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 [...]
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August 21, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
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), [...]
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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 [...]
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August 12, 2025 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), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. [...]
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August 11, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Some local officials just plow ahead with secrecy
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 [...]
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August 07, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Morain
08/07/25
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, [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Rockin’ at the Iowa State Fair
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 [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
Seeking central Iowa’s ultimate BBQ
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, [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature
More than just fun and games
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 [...]
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August 06, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
University coaching contracts surprise. Office space vacancies rise. KCCI viewership increases.
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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