Iowa’s venerable, living food pioneers
We ask for opinions from you, our readers, quite frequently. We do so with our one and only Best of Des Moines poll, our Ultimate Places surveys and our favorite [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Publisher's Note
July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Previews
Film Previews
“The Exorcism” R | 93 minutes Director: Joshua John Miller Writers: M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Worthington To answer the obvious question: Yes, this [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
Sarah Grant’s Independence Day party
Sarah Grant has returned to her camp stake roots. The grand dame of Des Moines’ art scene has opened a celebrative new solo show at Moberg Gallery. Grant has always [...]
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July 03, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
Curtain call
For many people, public speaking is their worst fear. They recall suffering from butterflies in the stomach or worse before stepping out on the stage for their elementary school programs [...]
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July 01, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Abortion ruling raises questions — lots of questions
Through the years, justices on the Iowa Supreme Court typically avoid harsh or overzealous language in their decisions. That is why two separate dissenting opinions jumped out Friday when the [...]
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June 24, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Rules optional for some, mandatory for others
You know how some memories stick with you for no logical reason? One such memory involves my dad in the 1960s when I was a teenager. After World War II, [...]
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June 18, 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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June 13, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
06/13/24
Eighty years ago, in June 1944, a massive invasion force landed on Axis enemy soil, opening a beachhead that led the following year to ultimate victory for the World War [...]
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June 11, 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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June 10, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Teachers, parents, the public still want answers
It has been months since a 17-year-old Perry High School student walked out of a school bathroom and began shooting toward students who were having breakfast before heading to their [...]
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