08/15/24
Did the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Trump v. United States hold that American Presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for all actions they take while in office? No. [...]
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August 15, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
August 13, 2024 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), [...]
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August 08, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
08/08/24
During the “Progressive Period” in American history—two decades or so, from roughly 1896 until 1917—a number of states adopted the “initiative” and “referendum” as part of the way their governments [...]
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August 06, 2024 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), [...]
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August 05, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
No bragging on this Olympics Iowa angle
During the 40 years I was a newspaper editor/manager, I strived to ensure the staff incorporated context into their articles. Sometimes, in a journalistic shorthand, that was described “the Iowa [...]
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August 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
08/01/24
Question: When is a bribe not a bribe, but a thank-you gift? Answer: When it’s paid after the fact, not before. So says the U.S. Supreme Court. Here’s the setup: [...]
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July 31, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Iowa State Fair concerts
Foreigner has delighted music fans’ eardrums with their sound and style since the band formed in 1976. One of the iconic groups of the golden age of rock and roll, [...]
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July 31, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
CITYVIEW’s 2024 Ultimate Place for Lunch
It goes by many names: lunch, brunch, brown bag, high tea, luncheon, nuncheon, dim sum, almoço, déjeuner, mittagessen, hirugohan, obiad and smorgasbord, to name a few. But what’s in a name? [...]
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July 31, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature
The cost businesses pay for convenience
In 2024, accepting credit cards as a small business is a no-brainer. According to a Capital One Shopping Research study from June, 81% of shoppers prefer to pay with cards [...]
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July 31, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Coaching contracts. A casino conflict. A hungry horse. Newspapers nosedive.
The salaries of state employees are public information, and, to the surprise of some and the unsurprise of others, coaches from Iowa’s three state universities continue to be some of [...]
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