03/28/24
What rights do Palestinians possess? Are they citizens of any nation? The answers to those questions are murky at best, particularly right now with war raging in Gaza. Technically, under [...]
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March 28, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
March 26, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
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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March 25, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
It’s time for leaders to address ‘the Big C’ in Iowa
No problem is so big that we can’t run from it — or at least avoid thinking about it. That’s human nature. There are many concerns that should command our [...]
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March 21, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
03/21/24
Want to get away from it all? The daily grind, the tough-to-solve challenges, the folks who bug you, the recurring insoluble problems? For a few weeks there’s a possible solution: [...]
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March 19, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
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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March 18, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
These government officials did whaaaat?
What were they thinking? That is a question I ask myself a lot lately. Those were the first words out of my mouth when the Manhattan district attorney had to [...]
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March 14, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
03/14/24
Two events within a few months of each other 75 years ago forever altered the political and military landscape of the world. Their combined effects play an all-powerful role in [...]
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March 12, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
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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March 11, 2024 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Regardless of party, irresponsible is still irresponsible
Like many people who call this state home, I have long taken an interest in the careers and achievements of people who have gotten their start in Iowa. As a [...]
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Iowans are born with a weather gene
My Iowa-coded genetic material struck like a squall when I wrote a letter to faraway family members. Before you could say “Chinook wind,” I’d flooded the page with a lengthy [...]
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