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Monday, Oct. 5, 2026
There is a reason it is called work. I know. It’s a brilliant observation. Somewhere, Larry Winget is nodding his head.
 
Winget, the author of “It’s Called Work for a Reason,” has made a career out of telling people things they already know but don’t want to hear. His basic message is, if you want the rewards that come from work, you actually have to work. What a concept.
 
We live in a world that seems increasingly fascinated with shortcuts. We want to lose weight without exercising, get rich without saving, become successful without failing and have a clean house without putting anything away.
 
We also seem to have developed an expectation that work should always be fun. If it isn’t fun, we are told we should find something else to do. I’m not buying it.
Work isn’t always supposed to be fun. Sometimes it is just supposed to get done.
 
There are days when you wake up excited about what you are doing. There are other days when the alarm goes off, and your first thought is that you should fake your own disappearance. That doesn’t mean you hate your job. It means you are human.
 
Every job has boring parts. Every business has frustrating customers, difficult employees, broken equipment, missed deadlines, unexpected expenses and way-too-long meetings.
 
The difference between people who accomplish things and those who continually talk about accomplishing things often comes down to who shows up and does the work. Talent helps. Education helps. Connections help. Luck certainly helps. But none of those things can replace effort.
 
My dad would often say that nothing worthwhile comes easy. I am sure someone else said it before him, but I heard it from his mouth enough times that I eventually determined he must have been right.
 
The frustrating thing about work is that the payoff is not always immediate. We may work for months before seeing results. We may plant something today that someone else enjoys years from now. We may put in countless hours building something that looks, from the outside, like it happened overnight. It didn’t. Somebody worked.
 
That’s why I like the title of Winget’s book. It is blunt, practical and likely irritating to those looking for a life hack that takes less time than reading this column.
 
There are no magic shortcuts. Want something? Work for it. Want to get better? Practice. Want to build something? Start. Want to succeed? Keep going when the excitement wears off. Because it’s not called “easy.” It’s not called “convenient.” It’s not called “overnight.” It’s called “work.” For a reason.
 
Have a memorable Monday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman

President and Publisher
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515-953-4822, ext. 305
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FROM KCCI: Carlisle water crisis drags on as residents ration buckets and schools close again. Water concerns in Carlisle continue after city officials announced on Sunday afternoon that the community will have to enter another day without water. Carlisle Community School District also announced that they will be closed for a third day in a row. Gov. Kim Reynolds took to Facebook Sunday afternoon to say that her office and the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management are working with county emergency managers and Carlisle city officials to restore water services as soon as possible. ... READ MORE

FROM WHO-TV: Ames emergency teams work to recover submerged truck with person inside. Ames emergency crews work to recover a truck with one person inside after it became submerged in water. The Ames Police Department says that shortly after noon on Sunday, officers were dispatched to the 4500 block of Mortensen Road on reports of a vehicle in the water. At the scene, officers identified a truck with one person inside. Ames Police say the truck later became fully submerged with the person still inside the vehicle. ... READ MORE

FROM WOI: 1 man shot in Court Avenue Entertainment District early Sunday. One man is in the hospital after a shooting early Sunday, according to the Des Moines Police Department. Just after 2 a.m., Des Moines police officers on foot patrol in the Court Avenue Entertainment District heard gunshots near 4th Street and Court Avenue. Officers found a 23-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital. ... READ MORE

 

FROM AROUND THE WORLD: A Saudi-led coalition says its fighter jets are bombing Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government began a major offensive Monday against the Iranian-backed Houthis rebels on the country’s Red Sea coast, under an intensified air campaign by the Saudi-led coalition. The offensive came just after the rebels said they had captured more territory in the southwestern part of Yemen, taking a key town in a blow to the Saudi-backed forces as they advanced toward a strategic provincial capital in the region. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE NATION: 2 killed, dozens hurt as gunfire erupts at homecoming block party in south Georgia. Law enforcement officials are still working to determine just what happened when a chaotic homecoming party spanning a four-block radius of a southern Georgia town erupted in gunfire early Sunday, leaving two people dead and nearly three dozen others injured. Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy identified the two people killed as 21-year-old Jaquevion Jackson of Cordele and 23-year-old Macaleb Jackson of Hawkinsville, Georgia. ... READ MORE

FROM AROUND THE STATE: Black Hawk County man arrested and charged with murder of grandfather, Sheriff’s office says. A man has been arrested for killing his grandfather in rural Black Hawk County. The Sheriff’s Office was called to a home on Elk Run Road for an unknown reason Saturday evening. When officers arrived, they found 75-year-old Gale Anthony Mervin dead and 21-year-old Eric Paul O’Connell II hiding in another room. There was also a sign of a struggle in the home. ... READ MORE

 
 
 
Weather forecast
Monday, Oct. 5
 
Sunshine!
High: 70
Low: 52
Rain chance: 0%
Tuesday, Oct. 6
 

Mostly sunny!
High: 75
Low: 58
Rain chance: 0%

Wednesday, Oct. 7
 

Mostly sunny and warmer
High: 74
Low: 53
Rain chance: 0%

 
 
Allergy alert
 
Today: 5 low-medium range
 
Top allergens:
Ragweed
 
 
The 2026 results: CITYVIEW's Best of Des Moines®
 
 
Best Local Landmark
1. Iowa State Capitol
2. Pappajohn Sculpture Park
3.Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
 
 
See all of the results
 
 

Back to the Biz
The Eggroll Ladies took inventory last week of their summer season with two food trailers: 61,380 eggrolls, 54,710 crab Rangoons — all hand rolled by owner Trang Pham and her two aunties. That's 116,090 items since Memorial Day. Trang said she exists on four hours sleep, often less. She learned discipline in the Army where she is a captain recently returned from a year in the Middle East.
 
Casey's bought 20 ASAP Energy convenience stores located throughout western Oklahoma.

Starbuck’s announced it will close 250 underperforming stores. 

Hy-Vee began converting its rural Dollar Fresh discount stores into Hy-Vee locations.

Deals today
• Guesthouse Tavern + Oyster (9500 University, West Des Moines) offers all-day happy hour prices Mondays. 
 
• High Life Lounge (200 S.W. Second St., downtown) has a Monday special tater casserole for $8.99.
 
• Fong's Pizza offers a free crab Rangoon with a pizza Mondays.
 
• Food Truck Mall Mondays, 4-7 p.m., held at 5299 East University Ave., Pleasant Hill.
 
• Fresh Thyme (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines) has $6 quarts of prepared soup on Mondays. 
 
• The Empire's (223 Fourth St., Des Moines) Monday special is spaghetti Alfredo with grilled chicken for $10.
 
• Marianna's (1305 University Ave., Des Moines) offers carnitas tacos for $2 Mondays.
 
• Centro (1003 Locust St., Des Moines) offers half-price pizza and Peronis on Monday.
 
• Cowboy (1234 E Euclid Ave., Des Moines) has a Monday special fajitas lunch for $11.99.
 
• The False Nine Social Club (206 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has British pies on sale Mondays for $10.
 
• District 36 (1375 S.W. Vintage Parkway, Ankeny) has a Monday special $60 dinner for two. Two entrees starring sea bass and NY strip de Burgo with soup or salads, a bottle of wine and a dessert to share. 
 
• The Key (360 Sixth St., Waukee) offers a half-pound sirloin dinner for $19 Mondays 5 p.m. till sold out.
 
• Cottontail Lounge ( 3700 Dennis Drive, Urbandale) offers first Monday sirloin, filet and prime rib dinner deals.
 
• Today is baked tilapia dinner day at Sale Barn Cafe (Lamoni).
 
• It's catfish night at Waterfront stores. Dinners cooked any way you like it for $19.99.
 
• It's Meat Loaf Monday at Mickey's in Yale.
 
• Chuck's (3610 Sixth Ave.) Monday special is three for $25 on all appetizers.
 
•  Bubba (200 10th St., Des Moines) has a Monday night sirloin dinner special for $20. 
 
• Kelly's Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers a "Monday grind" special grinder and fries basket for $9.50.
 
• Monday brings prime rib specials to both Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) and Christopher's (2816 Beaver Ave., Des Moines).
 
• Trostel's Greenbriar (Merle Hay Road, Johnston) has a Monday burger with a side and beer deal for $14.   
 
• Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines) has $8 omelets and $10 hot beef sandwiches or Mexican bowls on Mondays.
 
• Johnny's Italian Steakhouses have a chicken de Burgo special on Mondays before 4 p.m., $14 including beverage.
 
• Smoking Goat Pub (3015 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines) hosts Shelby Smokehouse Soul Food on Mondays, 5-9 p.m.
 
• G Mig's (126 Fifth St., Valley Junction) has $11 smashburgers today including a side.
 
• The Station on Ingersoll (3124 Ingersoll, Des Moines) has a Monday special Graziano grinder with a side for $12.
 
• The Continental (407 E. Fifth St., Des Moines) offers a Monday special double smash burger and shoestring fries, $12.
 
• Jethro's have a Monday chicken tenders and fries special $9.95 in Altoona and West Des Moines.
 
• Angry Goldfish (2301 S.W. Ninth St., Des Moines) has specials on chicken Parmesan and lasagna today, $15 with garlic bread and salad.
 
• Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Monday special is a burger with domestic beer, soft drink or well drink for $10.  
 
• Pelican Post (265 50th St., West Des Moines) has a special today on hot beef sandwiches, $10.95 all day. 
 
• Tito’s Lounge (3916 Urbandale Drive, Urbandale) offers all-you-can-eat wings Mondays. 
 
• Johnny's Hall of Fame (302 Court Ave., Des Moines) has $12 burger baskets on Mondays and Fridays.
 
• Urban Cellars (640 S. 50th St., West Des Moines) offers $60 wine dinners for two on Mondays including two entrees with soup or salad, a dessert and a bottle of wine. 
 
• Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines) has a burger basket with fries deal Mondays for $9. 
 
• Red Lobster's Monday special is lobster and shrimp scampi with a side for $20. 
 
• Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction) has a Monday special loaded chicken on a croissant sandwich for $14. 
 
• Destination Grille (2491 E. First St., Grimes) has a Monday steak night special, sirloins and truffle fries for $18.
 
• Price Chopper delis offer two-piece, bone-in fried chicken dinners with two sides and a roll for $8 on Mondays. 
 
• Fareways have specials through Saturday on Fareway bacon at $4.48/pound, boneless pork loin or roasts at $1.99/pound and boneless chicken breasts for $1.99/pound.

— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com

 
 
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A pint with a purpose
Local blood donors roll up their sleeves to help save lives.

By Rachel Harrington

A single blood donation takes only a short amount of time, but its impact can last much longer. Across generations, families and individuals continue to donate blood because they know their contribution could help someone they may never meet. It could even save a life. For some local donors, that simple act has become a lasting commitment to helping others.

Helping others
David Sande began donating blood as a young adult. His first donation was in 2003 when a co-worker participated in a workplace blood drive and encouraged Sande to join him. Sande later participated in several more blood drives.

His wife, Nanci, began donating blood in the early 2000s. Her son was involved with a blood drive at his high school, and she joined in. Now, both regularly donate at the Urbandale LifeServe Blood Center.

David decided to become a blood donor because he felt it was simply a good thing to do and a way to help others. Besides, he said, it was not difficult. ...

 
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Sports headlines
FROM ESPN: Braves lean on Kerr, Fuentes in lieu of Sale, win NLDS Game 2. When spring training began and the Atlanta Braves reconvened, Ray Kerr was a minor league journeyman in the midst of a prolonged recovery from Tommy John surgery, and Didier Fuentes was a 20-year-old phenom with little chance of cracking the major league roster. Eight months later, in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, the two combined for 19 of the Braves' 27 outs in an improbable 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, earning them a split on the road with Chris Sale on tap to start Game 3 in Atlanta. ... READ MORE
 
FROM SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: The Lions’ Once-Bright Window Is Closing Quickly After Loss to the Panthers. Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jahmyr Gibbs were spotted by NBC cameras. Not when they were chewing up yards or making plays, but rather when Sunday night’s opponent, the Panthers, were doing it relentlessly to keep them off the field. The pair watched helplessly, something that has been the case far too often this season. In a 32–26 win for host Carolina, Detroit wasn’t just beaten. It was battered and embarrassed. ... READ MORE
 
FROM YAHOO SPORTS: Gabby Williams leads Valkyries to Game 1 win over Aces with 25 points, 11 rebounds. The defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces won all three of their matchups with the Golden State Valkyries during the regular season. But the Valkyries demonstrated that the postseason is a different scenario, winning Game 1 of their semifinal playoff series, 71-60. ... READ MORE
 

1947: Harry Truman delivers first-ever presidential speech on TV. On Oct. 5, 1947, President Harry Truman (1884-1972) makes the first-ever televised presidential address from the White House, asking Americans to cut back on their use of grain in order to help starving Europeans. … READ MORE

1989: Dalai Lama wins Nobel Peace Prize. The Dalai Lama, the exiled religious and political leader of Tibet, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his nonviolent campaign to end the Chinese domination of Tibet. … READ MORE

2017: New York Times publishes bombshell investigation into allegations against Harvey Weinstein. On Oct. 5, 2017, The New York Times publishes a detailed investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against film producer Harvey Weinstein. The bombshell report led to Weinstein’s eventual arrest and conviction on charges of rape and other sexual misconduct. It has since become recognized as one of the defining early moments of the #MeToo movement. … READ MORE

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Birthdays and notables
 
These celebrities were born on this date:  Kate Winslet, Jesse Eisenberg, Steve Miller, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Guy Pearce, Bob Geldof, Brian Johnson, Jacob Tremblay, Daniel Baldwin, Heather Headley, Barry Switzer, Bill James, Colin Meloy, David Bryson
 
Historical birthdays
1882: Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American physicist, inventor, and engineer credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926.
 
1858: Helen Churchill Candee was an American author, journalist, interior decorator, feminist, and geographer. She is best remembered as a survivor of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912, and for her later work as a travel writer and explorer of southeast Asia.
 
Morning chuckle

The answer to the last riddle: What do you call a snake that builds things? A BOA-CONSTRUCTOR! Bill Snyder, Gail Tomlinson, Anne Lentz, Carolyn Rogers. Or, a coiled conniver! - Rex Post. Or, Cobrastructor! - Irving Stone.

Today's riddle: Why don't snakes drink coffee?

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