Thrill of the chill
Even with record-high temperatures in 2023, a trend that is expected to continue, do not underestimate Iowa’s ability to accumulate enough snow to last into the spring season. The snow [...]
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Posted December 06, 2023in Feature 2
Posted November 01, 2023in Feature 2
Whatever happened to…?
Des Moines is considered a small market, at least for media, entertainment and designers. That’s changing now in a world flash-shrunk by the Internet. Before the last 20 years, most [...]
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Posted October 04, 2023in Feature 2
A good death — Hospice and end-of-life options for your pet
The little black and white bundle is not much bigger than my two hands as he rolls in the long grass with feet in the air and tail wagging. The [...]
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Posted September 06, 2023in Feature 2
Football wins
Football is the new national pastime. It took down all competitors during the last 50 years. The game generates more interest than all other sports in the U.S. It sells [...]
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Posted August 02, 2023in Feature 2
The ultimate metro breakfast
Breakfast is not what it used to be. In the days of the classic diners of Des Moines, breakfast was a 24-hour-a-day offering of eggs any way you wanted them, [...]
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Posted July 05, 2023in Feature 2
2023 CHOICE Awards
The idea for the CHOICE awards originated eight years ago and was inspired by Japan’s Living National Treasures. That program honors “preservers of important intangible cultural properties.” In the years [...]
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Posted May 31, 2023in Feature 2
Summer jobs — they work!
Times are changing in the workplace. Overall, young people are less eager to join the labor market than previous generations, particularly since COVID shutdowns. Many companies are turning to retired, part-time [...]
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Posted May 03, 2023in Feature 2
Spring sports preview
If you are looking for fast-paced sporting action this spring and summer, you are in luck. The Des Moines Menace soccer team and the Iowa Barnstormers arena football team, although [...]
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Posted April 05, 2023in Feature 2
Second chances
When Todd Cappel finished serving nine months in prison, he hesitated to apply for work. Thankfully, unlike many others emerging from incarceration, he had plenty of community support. “Part of [...]
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Posted March 01, 2023in Feature 2
A new normal — COVID after 3 years
A look back on the pandemic — and a glimpse of the future Masks hanging from rearview mirrors. “Unprecedented times.” Clear plastic partitions. “Stop the spread.” Social distancing stickers scattered [...]
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