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That made me really kind of sad
I don't know, I guess we'll go with some second-rate The Onion-style satirical news story to express the fact that nothing occurred that ravaged my soul to the point I briefly considered moving to Des Moines, Iowa, to cover the local school board to get away from the absolute inhumane depravity of this city once and for all.
And it doesn’t hurt that we’ve had two recent Olympians from West Des Moines (Shawn Johnson and Gabby Douglas)More quotes »
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Biotechnology experts win food prize
Moines, Iowa -- The World Food Prize Foundation on Wednesday took the bold step of awarding this year's prize to three pioneers of plant biotechnology whose work brought the world genetically modified crops. The private, nonprofit foundation, which is in part 11 m ago from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »
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Chasing Standards in Des Moines, by Kevin Mangan, note by Larry Eder
and Monaco have a non-DL 1500), neither of the two World Challenge meets have the men's 1500. I expect the top three in Des Moines to be racing the clock in the Stade de France on July 6th. If one or all of them still don't have the "A" then Monaco will effectively 6/19/13 from RunBlogRun Read more »
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Track & Field Championships could lead to Olympic Trials
U.S.A. Track and Field Outdoor Championships is underway in Des Moines, and organizers said it could pave the way for an even bigger sporting event. "Our national championships are the biggest event that we stage outside of the Olympic Trials," said Jill Geer, 6/19/13 from KCCI Des Moines Read more »
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US Track and Field Nationals start today in Des Moines
opportunity for kids K-12 to go for free.The free tickets are available at Iowa Hall of Pride, located at 330 Park Street, Des Moines – 515-280-8969. There is a limit of two tickets per student, and students must show school identification in order to claim 6/19/13 from Quad-Cities Online Read more »
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Ed Carpenter Racing PR - Ed Carpenter Prepared For Strong Iowa Run, Indy 500 Polesitter Ready For Another Charge Sunday
ovals and his return to Iowa Speedway this weekend fits right into his strength. The fastest, high-banked short oval east of Des Moines has seen some spectacular wheel-to-wheel competition from the IZOD IndyCar Series in the past and this Sunday's Iowa Corn 6/19/13 from Trackside Online Read more »
