Take a stroll to summer cruise nights and car
shows
around the metro
“I never want to part with her you see, this
little car means a heck of a lot to me,” sang
Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys in “This Car
of Mine.”
That sentiment holds true today as hundreds
of classic car owners throughout the metro gas
up and hit the road on a weekly basis, attending
numerous cruise nights.
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The
Sound Bruce Hornsby: making noise with the best of
them
If you’re only familiar with Bruce Hornsby
thanks to a quarter-century-old pop song, you’re
missing the bigger picture. For more than three
decades of music, Hornsby has developed a reputation
as a tireless worker and endlessly creative
song writer.
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Civic
Skinny
How U of Iowa subsidizes Pollock display; Doug
True blabs; Knapp goes to GOP event
The University of Iowa and the federal
government are still arguing about who
is going to finance a new art museum
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Last
month’s opening of the first Twin Peaks
in Iowa was thoroughly covered by the
media. Still, there’s much more, and
much less, than meets the eye at the
local version of this Texas “breastaurant”
chain. Read
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Political
Mercury
Why we need at least six political parties
Raising the topic of more viable parties in
American politics is an awful lot like speculating
about a cure for the common cold. It would seem
inevitable, and do so much good.
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Locker
Room Iowa
Senior Olympics
Age
is just a number, and for the past 26
years older athletes have proved that
theory correct as they compete for medals
and glory at the annual Iowa Senior
Olympics. Read
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The
Sound 
