The weekend comes filled with events in Des Moines, including "The Nutcracker," "A Christmas Carol," holiday music, Sebastian Maniscalco and more.

The scholar and Christian convert Ayaan Hirsi Ali wrote recently of her pleasure in experiencing Christmas as a person new to faith. Her essay underscores the vast chasm between a secular observance ...

Pope Francis "Your children need your presence more than ... who drew her name.” – Erma Bombeck, American humorist ...

Jack Handey “I want my children to have all the things I couldn ... go live with a car battery.” — Erma Bombeck “I don't want to hear about the endless struggles to keep sex exciting ...

Christmas, a cherished global festival celebrating Jesus's birth, fills the air with excitement and joy. Homes adorned with lights and trees, carols evoke nostalgia, and the spirit of generosity ...

Erma Bombeck “I want my house to be seen from ... Buddy, “Elf” “A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.”— ...

We're looking for outstanding faculty and session ideas for the 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop. Deadline for Proposals: April 17, 2025. Prospective faculty will be notified during the summer if ...

also wanted to grow old enough to understand that sentence. Erma Bombeck History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it. Winston Churchill The public, more often than not, will forgive ...

Five popular restaurant chains used to have locations spread out across metro Detroit or Michigan. Now, they're are down to one surviving location operating in the state. You'll find one inside an ...