Des Moines school board incumbent Strong raises most at $14,420 (The Des Moines Register)

5 September 2008, 2:11 am

Incumbent Ginny Strong raised the most money among eight candidates for three seats in Tuesday’s Des Moines school board election.... read more

Civility prevails in last forum before school board election (The Des Moines Register)

5 September 2008, 2:11 am

Civility closed out the last of six Des Moines school board forums Thursday after a series of increasingly hostile candidate round tables.... read more

Final school board forum is attack-free (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)

4 September 2008, 11:11 pm

Civility closed out the last of six Des Moines school board forums today after a series of increasingly hostile candidate roundtables. About 135 people attended the attack-free forum held at First Christian Church on University Avenue and sponsored by A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy.... read more

Calendar -- West Des Moines, Clive & Waukee (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)

4 September 2008, 11:11 pm

Kids in Parks Art Contest. Through Nov. 30. Send in photos, poems, and other art forms that focus on "Kids in the Park." Entries will be entered in an all-city publication and judged by the West Des Moines Parks and Recreation Green Team. For ages 18 and younger.... read more

Civility prevails in last forum before school board election (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)

4 September 2008, 11:06 pm

Civility closed out the last of six Des Moines school board forums Thursday after a series of increasingly hostile candidate round tables. About 135 people attended the attack-free forum held at First Christian Church on University Avenue and sponsored by A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy.... read more

Final Des Moines school board forum tonight (The Des Moines Register)

4 September 2008, 10:23 am

Voters tonight at 7 will have one more chance to hear Des Moines school board candidates lay out their visions for the state’s largest school district.... read more