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MARY RICHE

Fantastic RAGBRAI documentary “Shift” by the DM Register is a love letter to the state.

By MARY RICHE DES MOINES, Iowa, May 4, 2023 — I love cinema, and I love being in a theater as the lights go down, the music swells, and the film begins. I love storytelling. And I love Iowa. That’s why I really loved being in the Varsity Cinema for the premiere showing tonight of…

May 8, 2023 in MARY RICHE.

Our columnist was “a little showgirl right from the start.” How she became a musician.

By MARY RICHE DES MOINES, Iowa, March 1, 2023 — I don’t have family dishes or silverware that were passed on to me by my parents.  I was given a stack of sheet music, mostly hymns for the piano, because my parents Verda and Frank Riche witnessed music pouring out of me from the time…

February 28, 2023 in MARY RICHE.

A February reflection: Come on Mother Nature! All of us in Iowa wait for your magic.

By MARY RICHE DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 4, 2023 — I’m happy that the seasons change in this state, and I have spring fever.  It’s that time of the year. I’m full of anticipation, even excited. I was thinking about that on a recent sunny morning, but still a cold morning, and here’s what came…

February 4, 2023 in MARY RICHE, Poem.

A New York City trip helps her identify a theme for her 75th year: “Spunk and sass!”

By MARY RICHE DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 19, 2023 — I love celebrating my birthday. And I like the pivot point of a birth date, giving me reason to reflect on the past year while dreaming about the year ahead.   On my birthday in late 2021, there was absolutely nothing, not even a distant glimmer,…

February 3, 2023 in MARY RICHE.

Is it lame to use a column to send holiday greetings and recap our Christmas travels & fun?

By MARY RICHE DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 30, 2022 – My husband Chuck Offenburger and I received so many wonderful holiday cards, photos and letters with personal messages that, yes, it seems a bit lame to send holiday greetings and recap our Christmas travels and celebrations in a column.  I’m hoping you’ll indulge me in…

December 30, 2022 in MARY RICHE.

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