FROM KCCI: Pickup driver crashes through tree, hits house in Pleasant Hill. Authorities say a pickup truck driver drove through a Pleasant Hill property Monday morning and crashed into a house. The crash happened around 10 a.m. after the driver veered off N.E. 64th Street, hit a tree and pushed it through the home’s front doors before slamming into the house. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the preliminary investigation shows the driver lost control of the vehicle. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: DM Labor Day Parade draws crowds despite rain. Despite the rain, crowds of people packed Des Moines’ streets Monday morning for the annual Labor Day Parade. It’s considered one of the largest annual parades in the city, bringing together thousands of participants. It features marching union members and local laborer groups like educators, bus drivers, carpenters, and steelworkers. All vehicles participating in the parade are American-made. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: Weather Impact Alert Day issued for Tuesday due to dangerous heat. The Local 5 Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert Day for Tuesday due to anticipated extreme heat. Heat and humidity return in full force Tuesday, Sept. 8, with highs in the mid-90s and even higher feels-like temperatures. Heat indices as high as 102 degrees are expected around and south of Interstate 80. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: What to know about Canada’s escalating trade war with the US as Carney retaliates with tariffs. Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada. The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller U.S. ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP finds. For three days this summer, teachers converged at the Flight 93 National Memorial in remote western Pennsylvania to talk about 9/11. How best to educate a new generation about the attacks 25 years ago? Which details are appropriate for young kids? What do victims’ families want students to be told about the dead? “Even worse than getting started wrong or using inappropriate language is the total omission of telling the story,” Gordon Felt, whose brother Edward Felt died on United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, told teachers in one session. “That’s our biggest fear.” ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Man killed in southern Iowa skid loader accident. Authorities tell KCCI that a man has died from injuries he sustained Monday morning in a southern Iowa skid loader accident. Wayne County Sheriff Keith Davis said the accident happened on Main Street in Clio, a small town near the Missouri border, but didn't immediately have other details to share. ... READ MORE

Tuesday Touts
Eggplant season is at its peak and near its end. Eggplants, in all their many forms, are perennials and intolerant of freezing temperatures. They are technically fruits, and, though their skins and seeds are edible, they can taste bitter, especially so when raw.

In Des Moines, International Farmers Market shows off the diversity of the fruit. They come in all shapes, colors and sizes due to their dual origins (in India and the Middle East) and sensitivity to climates. African growers at the Saturday market at MLK and Carpenter grow species different from those the S.E. Asian growers harvest for downtown and Beaverdale markets. 

Eggplants are all extremely absorbent. That’s likely why they are usually cooked with several flavor-heavy vegetables like tomatoes, zucchini, shallots, onions, garlic and chilis. They drink up olive oil like sponges. They are forbidden in Jainism because they also absorb microscopic life and bugs.

We think their best applications are in Indian curries and in ratatouille, which was borrowed by the French from Italians via Sicily and Egypt. 

Today's deals
• High Life Lounge (200 S.W. Second St., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special tenderloin, tots and tang pie for $12.99.
 
• Fresh Thyme (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines) has $6 quarts of prepared soup on Mondays. rotisserie chickens on Tuesdays. 
 
• The Empire's (223 Fourth St., Des Moines) Tuesday special is chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes for $10.
 
• Flamingo Lounge (3089 North Ave., Norwalk) has half-priced flatbreads on Tuesdays.
 
• Tuesday is $5 chats day at Desi Bites (3820 100th St., Urbandale).
 
• Spaghetti and meatballs is today's special at Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni). 
 
• Talk Shop Lounge (3357 St. Charles Road, St. Charles) has a deal Mondays on fried beef tacos, $3.
 
• The False Nine Social Club (206 Fifth St., Valley Junction) offers half-priced appetizers on Tuesdays.
 
• Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar (150 S. Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines) celebrates Tomahawk Tuesday with a choice of 35-ounce prime tomahawk or 34-ounce prime porterhouse, two salads, two sides and two desserts. $162.
 
• Waveland Cafe (4708 University Ave., Des Moines) offers a corned beef club special today.
 
• B&B Grocery, Meat and Deli (2001 S.E. Sixth St., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special Killer's grinder with fries and soda $11.95.
 
• Striking Sparrow (1930 S.E. Sixth St.) has a $12 double smash with fries and soda every Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 
• All pizzas are half priced at Maggie's Rumble Room (1432 Second Ave., Des Moines) 5-9 p.m. on Tuesdays.
 
• It's steak night at Grand Junction (1970 Grand Ave., West Des Moines). Steak, salad and potato $13.99. 
 
• Guesthouse Tavern and Oyster (9500 University, West Des Moines) offers fried chicken dinner special on Tuesdays, $17-23, plus half-priced whiskey pours.

 
• Mullet’s Norwalk offers a free kids meal per adult meal on Tuesdays 4 p.m. to close.
 
• Mickey's Irish Pub (50 S.E. Laurel St., Waukee) has a special $10 half-pound burger with a side all day Tuesday. 
 
• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers a "Tendy's Tuesday" pork tenderloin basket with a drink for $11.50.
 
• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special pork tenderloin with a side for $10.
 
• Eastside Eddie's (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) has a Tuesday special cheeseburger with fries, tots or salad and a drink for $10.
 
• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) offers $7 breakfasts and $8 burgers Tuesdays.
 
• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) offers a special smashburger with cheese, fries and a draft beer for $12 on Tuesdays.
 
• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a beef stroganoff special on Tuesdays, $14 including beverage.
 
• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts 222 BBQ today from 5-9 p.m.
 
• Baklava is half priced Tuesdays at Istanbul Cafe and Bakery (3281 100th, Urbandale). 
 
• Red Robin stores are featuring a $10 cheeseburger with an "endless side" on Tuesdays.
 
• Jethro's Tuesday special is 2 pounds of bone-in smoked wings for the price of one. 
 
• Kids meals are half price till 2 p.m. today at Machine Shed (11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale).  
 
• Taco Tuesday brings serious discounts to La Familia (1610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines), all Taco John's, all Abelardo's, all Fernando’s, Malo (900 Mulberry St., Des Moines), Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines), Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines), The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines), Gilroy's (1238 Eighth St., West Des Moines), Jack's Place Grill & Bar, (6112 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) and both Faustino's. 
 
• Most Hy-Vees offer $6 two entrees Chinese deli meals on Tuesdays. 
 
• Today is beef and noodles day at Maxie's Supper Club (1311 Grand Ave., West Des Moines).

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

1957: Althea Gibson becomes first African American to win U.S. Open tennis title. On Sept. 8, 1957, 30-year-old Althea Gibson becomes the first African American to win the U.S. Open, beating Louise Brough, 6-3, 6-2. Afterward, vice president Richard Nixon presents her with the championship trophy. "Now I have been doubly honored," Gibson says. "I won Wimbledon before Queen Elizabeth II and now I have won here before our vice president.” … READ MORE

1968: First Miss Black America crowned. On Sept. 8, 1968, at nearly three in the morning, Saundra Williams walks across a stage with a cream rhinestone cape around her shoulders, a sash across her torso and a scepter in her hand, ready to be crowned as pageant royalty. Though it was the same night as the Miss America pageant, Williams’ crowning wasn’t just about beauty. It was about protest. … READ MORE

1975: Gay Sergeant challenges the Air Force. On Sept. 8, 1975, Air Force Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears on the cover of Time magazine above the headline “I AM A HOMOSEXUAL,” challenging the ban against homosexuals in the U.S. military. A month and a half later, he is given a “general” discharge by the air force.. … READ MORE

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