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News from November 2021

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No new teachers in Des Moines sign pledge on Nov. 9 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 11, 2021

There were no new teachers in Des Moines who signed the pledge on Nov. 9, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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‘I remain committed,’ Gov. declares as Iowa joins lawsuit against vaccine mandate

By John Kelly | Nov 11, 2021

Iowa joins the lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s business vaccine mandate

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VA reports decrease of October appointments scheduled at VA Central Iowa HCS health facility in Des Moines

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 11, 2021

The VA Central Iowa Health Care System, subsidiary 636A6 in Des Moines, Iowa scheduled 21,776 pending appointments in October compared to 21,890 during the same period last year, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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'They bounced back from a lot': Iowa volleyball loses three competitive sets to Wisconsin

By John Kelly | Nov 10, 2021

Iowa volleyball falls to Wisconsin

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No new teachers in Des Moines sign pledge on Nov. 7 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 9, 2021

There were no new teachers in Des Moines who signed the pledge on Nov. 7, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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'I do': Iowa couple separated by COVID-19 have wedding in hospital

By John Kelly | Nov 9, 2021

Iowa man weds in hospital after long COVID-19 battle

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Lesly Quezada Rubio and Christian J. Lopez acquire 1522 E. 21st St., Des Moines

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 9, 2021

The two bedroom, one bathroom home at 1522 E. 21st St., Des Moines was sold on Nov. 9 by Yen K Nguyen for $164,000. The buyers were Lesly Quezada Rubio and Christian J. Lopez.

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Des Moines home sales during October 31-November 6, 2021

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 9, 2021

According to BlockShopper.com, there were 115 reported residential sales in Des Moines for the week of October 31-November 6, 2021.

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Weekly recap of Polk County home sales during October 31-November 6, 2021

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 9, 2021

According to BlockShopper.com, there were 227 reported residential sales in Polk County for the week of October 31-November 6, 2021.

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No new teachers in Des Moines sign pledge on Nov. 6 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 8, 2021

There were no new teachers in Des Moines who signed the pledge on Nov. 6, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Iowa 'looking to the community,' preparing to receive Afghan refugees

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 8, 2021

The Iowa business community appears to be settling around the idea of several hundred Afghan refugees soon being in the state to resettle.“Just found out today that an Afghan that I served with is one of the Afghan refugees that's being resettled in Iowa,” Iowa businessman and former National Guard veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq Ryan O’Leary tweeted.

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'A complex issue': Iowa faces a worker shortage

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 7, 2021

Iowa resident Laura Abney warns it will take some heavy lifting for the state to raise itself out of its current employment crisis.“There is a worker shortage in Iowa,” Abney recently posted on Twitter.

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No new teachers in Des Moines sign pledge on Nov. 5 to teach Critical Race Theory

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 7, 2021

There were no new teachers in Des Moines who signed the pledge on Nov. 5, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Des Moines stagnates at seven in week ending Nov. 6

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 7, 2021

There were no new teachers in Des Moines who signed the pledge in week ending Nov. 6, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.

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October 2021: Home prices in Des Moines increased

By Des Moines Sun | Nov 7, 2021

The median sale price of a home sold in October 2021 in Des Moines rose by $13,325 while total sales increased by 9.6%.

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Drake professor publishes research showing virtual settings have no impact on team performance; findings go counter to popular assumptions

By Press release submission | Nov 7, 2021

New research from Drake University, ​co-authored by Professor Ina Purvanova, chair of the College of Business and Public Administration’s management and organizational leadership department, concludes that the performance of teams is not influenced by virtual environments.

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Notice of Park Property Prescribed Burns

By Press release submission | Nov 7, 2021

Des Moines Parks and Recreation have identified the following locations for possible prescribed burns Nov. 3 – Dec. 31.

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Food Pantry on November 21

By Press release submission | Nov 7, 2021

Donations received will go to Des Moines Area Religious Council to purchase items needed.

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Matching Donations! Double your dollars.

By Press release submission | Nov 7, 2021

Your $25 turn into $50 for a limited time. Matched donations up to $25,000

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Rapper Travis Scott Gifts Matching Rings to Kylie Jenner and 3-Year-Old Daughter, Stormi

By Press release submission | Nov 7, 2021

Beauty mogul Kylie Jenner revealed to her 279 million Instagram followers on Tuesday the matching “Toi et Moi” diamond rings gifted to her and three-year-old daughter, Stormi, by rapper boyfriend Travis Scott.