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Get a jumpstart

It’s the end of July already and school start dates are right around the corner. Take some time this weekend to cross off one of the things on your long to-do list: school physicals. Des Moines University, the Polk County

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Did you know?

Fun facts about DMU’s Student Education Center (SEC): The tunnel connecting the SEC with Ryan Hall is designed to support the weight of an 80,000-pound fire truck. The mall‘s oval paving and fog feature was inspired by an illustration of

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Show me your jazz hands

Can you hear that? It’s Jazz in July time again and things are off to a great start.  Metro Arts Jazz in July is Central Iowa’s longest-running summer music festival and the only festival to focus exclusively on jazz. This

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Beat the Monday blues

It’s a Monday and after the long holiday weekend it sure feels like one. Here are a few tips that you can use to help beat those blues: Be positive. Start the week out with a smile. On your drive in,

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Look up for a show

List of all fireworks displays & events in Des Moines and surrounding areas: Des Moines: Yankee Doodle Pops will be held tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. by the Des Moines Symphony at the Iowa State Capitol Grounds. The Iowa Cubs take on Omaha at Principal Park tomorrow

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