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 [...]
Read More → August 21, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 21, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		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 [...]
Read More → August 19, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 19, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		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), [...]
Read More → August 14, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 14, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		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 [...]
Read More → August 12, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 12, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		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. [...]
Read More → August 11, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 11, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		Lyman Dillon resides in the dusty recesses of Iowa history for his role in 1839 in one of Iowa’s earliest infrastructure projects. Dillon’s work also figures indirectly in a modern-day [...]
Read More → August 07, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 07, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		Do elected leaders grow to covet great power once in office, or do they assume power already coveting it? And what about those who resist the siren song of power, [...]
Read More → August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		The Iowa State Fair has many staples that fairgoers recognize or have experienced time and time again. The butter cow, the giant yellow slide, the midway, deep fried everything and [...]
Read More → August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		Historically, Iowa has been barbecue challenged. Before refrigeration became common, the BBQ genre developed in the American South as the main method of preserving meat, seafood and poultry. In Iowa, [...]
Read More → August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		For many companies, corporate games are a way to boost morale and bring coworkers together in meaningful (and often unexpected) ways. Organizations like DLL Finance, Corteva Agriscience, and Zirous have [...]
Read More → August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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				August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
				
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		University coaches are often the highest-paid state employees, which is true in Iowa. For example, the University of Iowa’s head football coach, Kirk Ferentz, is compensated $7 million a year [...]
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