AMBER ALERT: Nicholas Jimmerson was abducted from a Des Moines McDonalds
An AMBER alert has been issued for Nicholas Jimmerson.
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21
Apr
14
Apr
IOWA ICON: Pete Kuyper’s idea changed the future of his hometown.
In Marion County, the name is everywhere. Outside Iowa, it means one thing.
We know it for its own icons, for the landmarks, and the landscape inside our borders, we know it by name.
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7
Apr
AMBER ALERT: Nicholas Jimmerson was abducted from a Des Moines McDonalds
An AMBER alert has been issued for Nicholas Jimmerson.
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31
Mar
ROLLOVER ACCIDENT: Des Moines Police say a mother was driving recklessly when she rolled her car several times injuring herself and her children
A mother is facing charges of reckless driving and failure to maintain control for an accident that injured herself and her two children Wednesday morning.
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25
Mar
HOME AUTOMATION: Central Iowa company works on technology to help you save energy while you’re away
One central Iowa company is working on new technology that will allow you to control the sunlight coming into your home while you’re away.
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18
Mar
TEEN KILLED: Police say Driver of One Vehicle in Crash was Drunk
Police say that a man involved in a fatal crash was drunk behind the wheel when the crash occurred, but that his drunk driving was not responsible for the crash.
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12
Mar
LAW SIGNED: Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that increases the prison time for certain domestic abuse convictions
A bill that increases the prison sentence for someone convicted of choking, but not killing someone in a domestic abuse situation, has been signed into law.
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9
Mar
Furniture for Keeping it Green
Wood obviously comes from trees, so wood isn’t necessarily eco-friendly if our forests are depleted to make coffee tables. Tree farms supply the demand, so it’s not all bad, but trees take some years to grow, so new supply sources are constantly being expanded. New eco-friendly building materials are lending themselves to eco-friendly environments of today.
Eco-friendly means using materials that are sustainable or are recyclable. Eco-friendly means less of a carbon footprint; where manufacturing processes aren’t excessive. Eco-friendly furniture is defined as furniture that doesn’t drain the environment. Ineffective delivery adds to millions of miles of carbon emissions polluting the air. Packaging adds to tons of plastics heading to landfills every year.
Eco-friendly furniture is furniture that is made from handy materials. It is made from fast growing trees and plants like bamboo, so that supply sources aren’t diminished. It is furniture that is made from all the things that we’ve used and thrown away. Take a look at artisan works of tables made from tires, barn boards, recycled tiles and more. Eco-friendly furniture typically involves cleaner lines so that less is involved in manufacturing. Green furniture also means that little or no chemicals are added to treatments and finishes, making for a more pollutant and toxin free home.
Cast-off cardboard is hip and trendy now; some designers are showing gallery-level pieces created from this unusual material. When these chairs are finished, they look like suede. Go figure! Ecological material like recycled plastic that looks like wood is an low-cost green solution to traditional woods. Recycled metals from shipping crates, railroads, shuttered manufacturing plants, rusty fencing, timeworn barn wood, recycled tires, and recycled cardboard…all of these are just a few options when furniture is sustainable.
Check your local want adds…someone’s old furniture could be just what you want and you’d be doing your part. Search “green furniture” or “eco-friendly” furniture. Create your own furniture using recycled materials in innovative ways. Check into eco-friendly furnishings. Locate dealers and artists by heading online. Add your zip code to find local dealers, so you do your part by not adding emissions to the air with a ton of driving. Shop online first.
You no longer have to spend hours finding info about 3 person hot tub.
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5
Mar
VISIT PROTEST: Demonstrators are protesting the visit of China’s vice president because of human rights issues involving China’s rule of Tibet
On the day China’s vice president Xi Jinping is touring the state, a demonstration was taking place right outside the state capitol against his visit.
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28
Feb
IOWA ICON: Pete Kuyper’s idea changed the future of his hometown.
In Marion County, the name is everywhere. Outside Iowa, it means one thing.
We know it for its own icons, for the landmarks, and the landscape inside our borders, we know it by name.
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