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Kevin “The Fire” Burns…Round Two
Iowa native…Kevin ”The Fire” Burns will be taking on Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for the 2nd time this year…Burns defeated Johnson on the 19th of July. Round two…will take place in Las Vegas on December 13th, 2008.
I had the opportunity to talk to Kevin and he is looking forward to the rematch. He is currently still working […]
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Des Moines Race for the Cure–October 25th, 2008
The Komen Race for the Cure is set for October 25th in Des Moines. The event will be held at Grand Avenue and 9th Street . Last year about 15,000 people took part in this event to help raise awareness about Breast Cancer. October is set aside as the National Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Activities begin at […]
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Lo Lo Jones Makes the Finals for the 100 M Hurdles
Lo Lo Jones ran track for Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa. She landed a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team for the 100 m hurdles. In between, she has overcome many obstacles. Lo Lo ran her heart out in Beijing and made the finals for the 100 meter hurdles.
As the race began, […]
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Shawn Johnson Wins the Gold
Wow…what a performance for Shawn Johnson on the balance beam. She did a fantastic job and her smile says it all! Finally a gold medal for Shawn, making all the hard work pay off.
I was relieved she did not have to perform first on the beam–as she did in the floor routine. I felt her floor routine […]
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Which Des Moines Websites Do You Visit?
As previously reported on iDesMoines.com, the Des Moines Register (dmregister.com) and State Of Iowa website (iowa.gov) are two of the most searched and visited local websites. In addition to those, there are plenty of other local businesses and organizations that get their fair share of traffic/visits here in the metro. Based on data from Google, here are […]
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Olympics…Des Moines Natives Going for the Gold
Des Moines, Iowa is going to be represented in Beijing. We have two athletes going for the gold: Shawn Johnson a current Valley Student…Lolo Jones a former Roosevelt athlete. Johnson is a talented gymnast and Jones is competing in 100 m hurdles.
Shawn Johnson is a West Des Moines native. In my opinion, Johnson is a shoe-in to win the […]
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Iowa & Des Moines Blogs. Add Yours Here!
As a follow up to Cara Hall’s article in Juice (and on dmjuice.com) titled Get Blogging Already, I decided to create this post to help our readers find more Des Moines blogs and other bloggers in Iowa. If you live in Iowa and would like your blog added here, either add it to our comments […]
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Salon Resources | Equipment, Furniture, Software
Owning a beauty salon or barber shop can be a fickle entrepreneurial endeavor these days.
Luckily for business owners seeking avenues out of the red, local owned Iowa Beauty distributes hundreds of low-priced beauty products, including salon equipment and beauty salon furniture imported from several European distributors.
Iowa Beauty’s success can be directly attributed to its enormous […]
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2008 Iowa State Fair | What You Should Know.
Summer is flying by and the temperature is heating up…along with the increasing temps and humidity comes the 2008 Iowa State Fair. The State Fair begins on August 7th until the 17th. The Theme: U gotta Love It!
Some of the everyday events at the fair include activities like: the “Extreme Canines Stunt Dog Show”, the “Bill Riley’s Talent Show”, “Perry’s Petting Zoo”, […]
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Meet Des Moines’ UFC Fighter - Kevin Burns
Kevin Burns looks like the average “Joe”…dresses like the average “Joe”…holds a full-time job like the average “Joe”. However, Kevin “The Fire” Burns is not so average…he is a professional MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter, living and working in greater Des Moines. I had the opportunity to interview Kevin this week, and here is what I learned…
Kevin “The Fire” Burns had his […]
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