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Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, the once and future king of Iowa, was the state’s most popular liquor brand. Wheat exploded to a 16-month high bolstered by potential Chinese demand following [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Dish
February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Hawaiian flowers bring aloha to Midwest
Rachel Secretario Hill makes people happy with her comedy and her art. Ask Rachel Secretario Hill which career works best, comedian or artist, and, depending on the day, she’ll most [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Marketing
Balancing marketing personalization and privacy
Have you noticed advertising “following you” around recently? You may be having a discussion about a toaster oven and then you start noticing more appliance ads everywhere shortly thereafter. Brands [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
RhythMatics
Seasoned musicians welcome crowd feedback. It’s one last “hurrah” for a new band of veteran musicians from Des Moines. The RhythMatics, who are all older than age 60, aren’t ready [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Previews
Film Previews
“Birds of Prey” R | 109 min Director: Cathy Yan Stars: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor You heard the one about the cop, the songbird, the [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
The early days of KFMG
The numbers on the dial changed, but Ron Sorenson’s commitment to the station and the Des Moines community remained consistent through the years. Ron Sorenson had no interest in a [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Gina the chicken lady
It’s not all about the eggs. When Gina Campos’ neighbors moved away from their current Waukee home, they gave Gina a few chickens. The chickens eventually died, and the only [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Accounting
Have you heard about the Disaster Relief Act?
On Dec. 20, 2019, the President signed the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019. Inside this law, Congress retroactively reinstated several tax deductions that lapsed on Dec. [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Sound
Eli Young Band
Breaking in dusty boots and Little League gloves. During their 20 years of performing, the Eli Young Band members have steadily churned out hit songs. With Billboard hits, Grammy nominations [...]
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