Mayor Frank Cownie

Mayor Frank Cownie

Frank Cownie is the mayor of Des Moines, IA. Read about Des Moines politics or share your opinions about Mayor Frank Cownie. Frank Cownie owns a fur store name Cownie Furs. He served as an at-large member of the city council prior to... [more]

Frank Cownie is the mayor of Des Moines, IA. Read about Des Moines politics or share your opinions about Mayor Frank Cownie. Frank Cownie owns a fur store name Cownie Furs. He served as an at-large member of the city council prior to being elected Mayor.

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AMA Arenacross race results Des Moines

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A raucous crowd filled Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday night as the AMA Arenacross Series provided a sneak preview of the 2010 season at the second annual Des Moines prequel race. With an $11,000 purse up for grabs, Babbitt's Monster Energy Kawasaki's Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., claimed the AMA Arenacross class victory while Storm Lake Honda's Kurt McCabe, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa took the AMA Arenacross Lites win. Read Full Story

Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa vs. Northwestern post-game press conference transcript (The Des Moines Register)

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Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz answered questions after his team’s loss to Northwestern on Saturday. Share this! Read Full Story

Iowa's early Halloween-goers need jokes for treats

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There's no trick to earning a treat for Halloween in Des Moines. All that's required is a good joke. Even if it's a bad joke. "What's the skeleton's favorite instrument? The trombone!" said 10-year-old Anna Mattern. "But you have to emphasize the bone." For decades, as the city's make-believe ghosts and goblins trekked door to door on Beggar's Night, or the night before Halloween, they've had to perform to earn their treats. The custom began at the suggestion of a former city parks director as a way to tamp down on Halloween vandalism and emphasize wholesome childhood fun. The initial idea was to have ... Read Full Story

AMA Arenacross Series Des Moines showdown

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As the dawn of a new AMA Arenacross Series season looms just nine weeks away, the stars of the AMA Arenacross Series are prepared to put on a show for one final time in 2009 as Des Moines, Iowa's Wells Fargo Arena plays host to the second annual prequel race. After a stellar debut one year ago, the prequel returns this weekend on November 7-8 with some of the biggest names in the sport in an all-out run for the money with $11,000 on the line. Read Full Story

Des Moines eyes ‘fast-track’ diploma

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To graduate more students, Des Moines schools may offer a “fast-track” diploma, reports the Des Moines Register. Instead of the 23 credits now required, fast=trackers could earn a diploma with 18 credits. Yet they’d “meet all state and district requirements as well as the entrance criteria at Iowa’s three state universities,” according to Superintendent Nancy Sebring. Many school districts have increased the number of credits required to graduate from high school, the Register notes. The extra credits typically are in arts, world culture, economics, foreign language and other electives. However, students who don’t have enough credits to graduate usually are lagging in core courses: ... Read Full Story
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Cownie: Avoid cutting police, fire positions
Cuts to front-line police and fire personnel should be a last resort as city officials decide what they’ll eliminate to overcome a $5.7 million shortfall in next year’s budget, Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie said.  
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Sculpture creates a stir at Des Moines park's opening
Sculpture creates a stir at Des Moines park's openingDesMoinesRegister.comLeonard Boswell and Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie. Several of the sculptors whose work is on display participated in the weekend's festivities, ...and more »  
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Motorized bike taken from Des Moines mayor's property
Motorized bike taken from Des Moines mayor's propertyDesMoinesRegister.comPolice are investigating the theft of a motorized bicycle from a carriage house on the property of Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie. ...  
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Des Moines plans ceremony to mark Sept. 11
Des Moines plans ceremony to mark Sept. 11Chicago TribuneSpeakers will include Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie and City Manager Richard Clark. The Des Moines fire and police honor guards will also attend. ...and more »  
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Dog group opposes breed-specific laws
Dog group opposes breed-specific lawsDesMoinesRegister.comMayor Frank Cownie said the issue warrants a review to see whether there are ways to better protect citizens from dangerous animals. ...Des Moines City Council restricts vehicle lotsDesMoinesRegister.comall 96 news articles »  
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Mayor Frank Cownie, City of Des Moines

In 2004, Frank Cownie was elected as Mayor of the City of Des Moines. When he took office, the Des Moines downtown area was in the middle of a renaissance with $1.5 billion worth of new and renovation development underway. The cityscape is being redesigned and civic leaders are charged with improving infrastructure and public safety to meet the growing demands. The downtown business area is the largest employment zone in the state of Iowa with nearly 70,000 workers and is home to the Iowa state capitol complex. As mayor, Frank Cownie says he wants to take advantage of every strategic opportunity to continue to build momentum and keep the city's status as the destination in the Midwest for building businesses and raising families.

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