Culture
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Iowa Puppy mills are a legal grey area
Any dog lover has probably heard the term puppy mill, but what exactly does that mean? Cathy Erickson, the director of the Iowa Pet Expo walks us through the definition and how they operate in a legal grey area.
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CDC vaccine schedule for children: what it means
Dr. Jon Van Der Veer explains the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices vote to add the COVID vaccine to childhood vaccine schedules.
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Girl Scout Cookie Taste Testing and Empowering Girls
Taste testing cookies as a career is a dream job for most of us. For Beth Shelton, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, it’s reality. Tasting cookies is just another day in the office. She’s a member of a secret Girl Scout leadership team that taste-tests cookies before the public knows about…
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Iowa City has BIG plans. Will they have the money?
Kim Casko, CEO of the Iowa City Area Business Partnership says the Iowa City area has really big plans. A mass transit system, affordable childcare, affordable housing, internet for all, and new river projects. She explains how the Better Together 2030 All In Vision Plan came to be and how the pandemic helped. Kim Casko,…
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Partnership CEO on why the skatepark matters.
Jay Byers is CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. He explains why we need skate parks, soccer stadiums and river fun.