Older men
Older men are a dying breed. Sad to say. They are a species unto themselves, and I worry about their extinction, which causes me to write on their behalf. I’d [...]
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Posted May 28, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
Posted May 28, 2014in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Des Moines School District.
Amount: $6,245.85 To: Achieve Highpoints For: Nineteen students for the fall 2013 session. Amount: $102.48 To: Achievement Products for Child For: Noise-muting headphones. Amount: $6,110 To: Ampco System [...]
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Posted May 28, 2014in Duffy
Posted May 28, 2014in Tech Talk
Don’t get Angry (Birds)
Some of you are sharing far too much information online. I’m not talking about pictures of your post-workout abs or nauseating details of your child’s bowel movements. No, this over-sharing [...]
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Posted May 28, 2014in Civic Skinny
Jack Who? Out-staters lavish cash on Branstad. Susan Knapp backs Hatch while Bill aids Guv.
Gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch received no significant Iowa money from outside Des Moines in the latest reporting period. Terry Branstad received carloads. That’s a major reason the Republican Governor has [...]
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Posted May 28, 2014in Sound Circuit
Raising the tide
Mary McAdams is always pushing someone. McAdams, an elegant musician and tireless worker, is also co-host of Ritual Cafe’s monthly “Women Writers in the Round” series, along with Patresa Hartman. [...]
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Posted May 28, 2014in Center Stage
Sunday Funday upside-down
That’s quite a box of toys. Rings and dishes in neon plastic, batons of varying length and heft, balls of all sizes, weights and colors — the stuff is a [...]
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Posted May 28, 2014in Sound Notes
The Iowa State Fair has announced the lineups for its free stages this week, and it’s the usual delightful mix of bands you used to like, think you’ve heard of, [...]
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Posted May 28, 2014in On the Move
Ballyard Lofts offer new apartments downtown
Construction began on the Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield building at 350 S.W. Second St. last September and finished in March. Now, renters searching for space downtown will find 43 [...]
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Reggie, the editorial, meets ALAS, the therapist
When you deal day in and day out with daffy politics and scary politicians, you run the risk of becoming a bit confused yourself. Maybe that explains why many of [...]
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