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By Jeff Angelo Apr 16, 2021 The Marion Independent School District is struggling to come up with a mascot name that won't offend anyone - Jeff is here to help; Professional skateboarder and musician Mike Vallely moves his family and business to Des Moines and tells Jeff why; Greg Edwards celebrates the return of Monster Jam and other events; Legal studies expert John Malcolm describes which policing reforms are necessary and which will harm law enforcement. Click to hear hour two of Need To Know With Jeff Angelo for Friday, April 16, 2021. About Need to Know with Jeff Angelo

Des Moines-area hotel property values fall 30% ‘When the cash flow goes away, the value goes away,’ says one local banker Friday, April 9, 2021 6:00 AM For over a year, more than half of the Des Moines area’s 13,000 hotel and motel rooms have sat empty, a result of the economic shutdown caused by the pandemic.  The sudden drop of hotel guests caused revenues to plummet and employees to be furloughed or laid off. In March, the Polk County Assessor’s Office released information showing a 30% decline in assessed valuation of the county’s 123 hotel and motel propertie...

By Jeff Angelo Apr 9, 2021 Former legislator Jeff says the events surrounding a Black Lives Matters protest at the Iowa Capitol were not much different than other emotional protests he's experienced in the past; Gun Law Expert Emily Taylor fact-checks President Biden's comments at a news conference announcing gun control executive orders; Greg Edwards of Catch Des Moines says big events are returning to Central Iowa; John Clark provides an update on The Masters. Click below to hear hour two of Need To Know With Jeff Angelo for Friday, April 9, 2021. About Need to Know with Jeff Angelo

Last modified on Sat 3 Apr 2021 03.05 EDT Last year, a few weeks before lockdown began, Gilles Peterson was watching the Brit awards when the American musician Tyler, the Creator won the international male solo artist award. In his acceptance speech, he said something deeply unexpected: “Shoutout to all the British funk of the 80s that I’ve tried to copy.” Peterson was startled. He had been an aspiring teenage DJ during what has become known as the Britfunk era – a period from 1976 to 1982, when London spawned a succession of homegrown bands putting their raw spin on the s...

On Leadership: Iowa 'She-roes' inspire today’s leaders BY SUZANNA de BACA , President and group publisher, Business Publications Corp. Friday, March 5, 2021 6:00 AM March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect and celebrate the accomplishments of female role models. Right here in Iowa, countless women have shaped and advanced our state and made a difference in our lives, including the 180 particularly noteworthy women honored in the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame. While I had been familiar with the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame, an endeavor of the Iowa Commission on the Sta...