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Chair of Iowa GOP discusses election integrity, cautions own party on debt.
The Iowa Caucuses take place January 15th and Jeff Kaufmann, Chair of the Iowa Republican Party tells us what to expect, which candidates are favored, and why the one who skipped Iowa will be skipping the White House. He also explains why Iowa Democrats can still save the Iowa Caucuses, and what happened in 2012…
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80% success rate ending homelessness in Iowa.
The success rate for ending homelessness in Iowa can go from 5% to 80% but spending more money isn’t it. After fighting homelessness for over 30 years, Andy Bales returns to Iowa from Los Angeles infamous skid row and he has a strong message for Iowans. Spending billions of dollars won’t fix it. In the…
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Native Americans and French territory? This week marks Iowa statehood.
Iowa has quite the past and tomorrow (December 28th) marks the anniversary of Iowa becoming the 29th state in the Union. Most Iowans don’t know about Iowa’s wild history, what role the French played, honey wars, and why Iowa has always been a “flyover” state. Leo Landis, State Curator, State Historical Society of Iowa shares all…
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US Intelligence Confirms Alien Life. But Do Iowans Buy It?
On Wednesday, July 26th an Intelligence Official confirmed the US Government is in possession of an alien space craft and non-human “biologics.” Oddly, Iowans don’t seem to care. According to the AP, “Retired Maj. David Grusch’s highly anticipated testimony before a House Oversight subcommittee was Congress’ latest foray into the world of UAPs — or ‘unidentified aerial…
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Iowa Cubs to invest $65 Million in renovations. “Cubbie Village” coming soon?
Iowa Cubs General Manager Sam Bernabe is celebrating 40 years with the Iowa Cubs this year in a big way. Principal Park will soon begin a $65 Million renovation, with the goal of becoming an entertainment district resembling Gallagher Way at Wrigley Field, or Ballpark Village at Busch Stadium. Will downtown Des Moines soon connect to a…
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Meet the creators of Shift: The RAGBRAI documentary
Shift, The RAGBRAI Documentary People travel from across the globe to ride RAGBRAI and this week on May 4th, a new documentary premiers in Iowa revealing the stories, people and places that make up this ride. The documentary, titled Shift, was directed by Courtney Crowder and Kelsey Kremer of The Des Moines Register. The film explain…
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Media chaos! Jason Clayworth at Axios shares the Iowa perspective.
BuzzFeed is gone. Vice is filing for bankruptcy. Fox News fired Tucker Carlson. CNN fired Don Lemon. The Des Moines Register lost 70% of its subscribers, and two papers close every week in the USA. As journalism faces a crisis, why did Axios just hit one million subscribers? Journalist Jason Clayworth of Axios Des Moines…
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Where did WHO Radio host Andy Petersen of The Big Show go?
Fans in Iowa and the midwest are still scratching their heads. Where did Andy Petersen, host of The Big Show on WHO Radio and WMT Radio go? Petersen is well known in Iowa. Listeners of The Max and Amy Show, previously the Van and Bonnie Show have been familiar with his farm updates for years.…
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Interview with Des Moines Mayoral Candidate Josh Mandelbaum
Downtown Des Moines belongs to all Iowans. It serves as a critical meeting point for State Wrestling, Girls and Boys Basketball, concerts and shows. But as large employers pull out, are we heading back to the dark days of the eye-sore 80s? Mayoral candidate Josh Mandelbaum has thoughts. He also shares one of his biggest…
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One Iowan’s take on tax strategy is so aggressive it needs a disclaimer!
Everyone should pay their taxes and abide by the law, but Drew Pells, co-owner of JT Pells Accounting Services says there’s no need to tip! Tipping is for your server, not Uncle Sam. It’s important to know this episode is informational and not tax advice for you specifically. Your situation is unique, so make sure…