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Building a community-funded model of journalism

Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a two-part series looking at challenges to business models in the media industry and the possibility of more community-funded models. This piece looks at three examples in …

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Nominations open for WDM Chamber’s DEI workplace awards

The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce is holding the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Workplace Excellence Awards event for its second year. The purpose of the awards is to learn from and amplify the efforts of individuals, …

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Two directors quit Vinton library after complaints about hirings, LGBTQ and Biden books

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Vinton Public Library has lost two directors in two years as city residents have complained about the library’s display of LGBTQ books and books about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala …

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FINA votes to restrict transgender women from elite swimming competition

ESPN: Swimming’s world governing body, FINA, on Sunday voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions and create a working group to establish an “open” category for them in some events as …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Senior discounts, Medicare and COLAs, oh, my!

This week I officially became a sexagenarian. While that may sound sketchy, it’s actually a clean term that simply means I’m now in my 60s. It started creeping up on me slowly over the past …

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Old fire station comes full circle under new ownership

The old Fire Station No. 1, at the corner of Ninth and Mulberry streets downtown. By Duane Tinkey

The future of the former Central Fire Station No. 1 will be a nod to its past, one …

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Iowa Supreme Court approves grants for nonprofit programs

The Iowa Supreme Court has approved $241,373 in grants to nonprofit programs that provide legal assistance to low-income Iowans with civil legal problems, the court announced. The grants were awarded to 11 Iowa organizations. The …

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Will emerging nonprofit models help sustain local news?

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a two-part series looking at challenges to business models in the media industry and the possibility of more community-funded models.


Former journalist Kyle Munson traveled to many …

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Des Moines sustainable apparel sourcing startup featured in Times Square

Dhakai, a Des Moines-based apparel sourcing startup and Techstars Iowa alumnus, was the first Iowa startup to be featured on the Nasdaq billboard in Times Square last week, recognizing founder Russel Karim for his completion …

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Women Lead Change announces speakers for Central Iowa conference

Women Lead Change has announced several speakers for its Central Iowa Conference, to be held in October. Headlining the event will be Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, founders of the Home Edit, a national home …