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• Why a Northpark Dental dentist was fined over online review replies

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 71.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dentist fined for 'unprofessional' responses to patients' online reviews (kcrg.com) — An Urbandale dentist has been ordered by the Iowa Dental Board to complete an ethics program and pay a $1,000 civil penalty after concerns about how he responded to patients' online reviews. Regulators say he shared patient information in those replies, and they've formally warned him that similar conduct in the future could trigger stronger discipline.
   

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Saturday August 29
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  Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
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• Girls Cross Country: Johnston Sunrise Invitational (Varsity)
  Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
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• Boys Cross Country: Johnston Sunrise Invitational (Varsity)
  Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
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  Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
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  The Ingersoll Tap, 2837 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines
  1:00 pm
• Summer Concert Series →
  Johnston, IA Calendar, 6221 Merle Hay Road, Johnston
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Member Orientation
  Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce Adel City Hall 301 S 10th Street Adel, IA 50003
  10:00 am
• Volleyball: ADM JV1 & 9A Quad (Junior Varsity)
  Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
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• Football: ADM vs Winterset (Junior Varsity)
  Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
  6:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Meeting →
  Johnston, IA Calendar, 6221 Merle Hay Road PO Box 410, Johnston
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Tuesday September 1
• Chamber Closed | Labor Day
  Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce 301 S 10th St, Adel, IA 50003

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Rockwell Man Wins $300,000 in Iowa Lottery Scratch Game (kiow.com)
• Arvena Dahm (ottumwaradio.com)

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• Iowa father says he had 'delusion' he could save baby's life as he beat her to death (kcau9.com)

West Des Moines

• Many Hands Thrift Market opens new store in West Des Moines (kcci.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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