dsm Mar/Apr 2025

On the Cover – dsm Mar/Apr 2025

On the cover: Blank Park Zoo Mayor Oscar, a North American porcupine, posed for ...

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School spirits

  Who needs to go to a happy hour networking event when you can ...

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Better butter

  The Cheese Shop has a new offering, a French butter called Beurre de ...

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Summer preview

Kame Ogido inspects seaweed near her home in Japan in this portrait David McLain ...

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Garden plants seeds of hope

Writer: Emmett McMenamy A dozen years ago, some Drake University students lobbied for an ...

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Blackbird Bloom & Seed

Writer: Hailey Evans Photos: Duane Tinkey If music is a universal language, a bouquet ...

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100 years of music

Yo-Yo Ma will return to Des Moines on Nov. 1. Photo: Jason Bell Writer: ...

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Blow off steam

Photo: Lawrence Cunningham Writer: Stacey Zelenovich Thompson In a world that demands more from ...

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Editor’s Note: Defying Gravity

You’ve probably heard that bumblebees shouldn’t be able to fly. Their dinky wings shouldn’t ...

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Dickiebird takes flight

Dick Prall’s recent album “Headful of Hiss” lets it all out. Photo: Trilix Studio ...

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