September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
September 03, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Cars in the City
This isn’t your parents’ Ford Maverick
When I heard Ford was coming out with another Maverick vehicle, I groaned. As a child, I grew up riding in a brown Maverick four-door, a barebones vehicle for a family of five. With no air conditioning and a small backseat, I fought my siblings for a window seat. But,
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September 02, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Podcast Library – https://archive.org/details/@the_culture_buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership &
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September 02, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
President stays on sidelines after school kids are shot
Even the best salesman would struggle explaining away the reasons for the latest contradiction from the president of the United States. He believes crime in Washington, D.C., is so out of control that 2,000 National Guard soldiers and federal agents need to keep residents and visitors safe. His order came
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August 28, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
08-28-25
The No Kings Act should be the law of the land A year ago this month, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, introduced the No Kings Act with 36 co-sponsors. With the Senate under Republican control, the bill did not receive a vote and therefore died.
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August 27, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
It’s time for government to learn why ‘more light, less darkness’ needed
Government regulates business to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public. That is the theory behind enacting and enforcing regulations, and it is a commendable mission. But, too often the regulators seemingly do not want the people they are supposed to protect to know which businesses fall short
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August 26, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Podcast Library – https://archive.org/details/@the_culture_buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership
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August 21, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
08/21/25
American pundits are prone to designate their immediate time period, whenever it happens to be, as a “turning point.” When the political situation balances on a knife’s edge, as it does these days, every event becomes another one of those in media reports. But this month may actually be a
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August 19, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Adventurers:
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Podcast Library –
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August 14, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
08/14/25
The Democratic presidential nomination appears to be wide open today. No shortage of obvious hopefuls, with another batch who are probably mulling it over. More will pop their heads up in the weeks and months to come. Here’s one who deserves serious consideration: George Clooney. I’m not joking, and this
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