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On historic indictment day, Bob Woodward hears the echo from Nixon to Trump
Such prescient timing is beyond the scheduling prowess of any lecture committee: On the very day the first indictment of a sitting or former United States president was unsealed in district court in New York, the journalist most famous for thwarting abuse of presidential power delivered a free lecture in Des Moines. Bob Woodward, one […]
Varsity Cinema returns to help screen out the noise
A buzzsaw whined from inside the building as a construction worker named Nick walked out the front door carrying a long and thin artifact. “Want to keep your old handrail?” Nick said. “No, but I appreciate the offer,” said Ben Godar, director of the Des Moines Film Society, the nonprofit renovating this historic Varsity Cinema in the heart […]
Public servants deserve a hug, not a swift kick
Perhaps you nod in agreement when politicians or pundits criticize some of the books available in your children’s school. Maybe you see vaccine mandates as an overreach of government power. You may think election security needs tightening. If so, you can vote, speak up at school board meetings, write a letter to the editor or […]