Best Local Fast Food Tasty Tacos Multiple locations, www.tastytacos.com Runners-up: B-Bop’s; Panchero’s Mexican Grill   Best Local BBQ Smokey D’s Multiple locations, www.smokeydsbbq.com Runners-up: Jethro’s; Bandana’s Bar-B-Q   Best Local Burger B-Bop’s Multiple locations, www.b-bops.com Runners-up: Jethro’s; Zombie Burger (Tie)   Best Lunch Under $5 Hy-Vee Multiple locations, www.hy-vee.com Runners-up:Read More

By Avis Allen. Two simple words:  Local Harvest.  What does it mean to you?  To me it means foods and grains harvested locally.  So what does locally mean?  In your city? County? State? Country?  There is no universally accepted definition of local food.  So, it is what you want itRead More

By Olivia Herr. Executive vice president at DMACC. President of the Ames Chamber of Commerce  Board. President of the Ames Red Cross Board. Would you believe that all of these titles belong to one person? Kim Linduska is all of these things and more. She has been with DMACC forRead More

By Buddy Jackson. The end of the semester approaches and that means it is time to evaluate the professors. Everyone has noticed that there have been mass emails sent out by Joe Dehart guiding us through the process of evaluations for this semester. The new system that has been putRead More

By Olivia Herr. Imagine you live in a place that is in constant conflict. A place where cultures clash and isn’t even recognized as an independent country. It can be extremely hard if you are from a place like the United States. For the Honorable Larry Eisenhauer, a senior judgeRead More

By Anna Duran. I’ve been attending DMACC for four years, and I get to leave in January. Needless to say, I’ve learned a few things. I started college in 2009 when I was 22. I had given birth to my second son, and realized I would not be able toRead More

By Martina Gutierrez Philosopher and Professor Tadd Ruetenik from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa came to speak at DMACC Ankeny campus Thursday, Nov. 14. Since 1998, Professor Ruetenik has given over 20 presentations at philosophy conferences around the country. Professor Ruetenik came to DMACC after he was invited byRead More