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Guest Commentary:


A generation or two ago, when there was still a Des Moines Tribune, a reporter wrote a long profile of David Kruidenier, chairman and publisher of the Tribune and the Des Moines Register and one of the two or three most powerful people in town. >> more

Cover Story: I'm watching you


In the current state of homeland insecurity, even Central Iowa pacifists are being labeled domestic threats

By Carolyn Szczepanski

The sheer irony isn't lost on Elton Davis.

Here's a guy who grew up dreaming of becoming an aeronautic engineer before joining the military at 17 years old. A math-minded problem solver who's worked contracts for Lockheed Martin, but now strives to "throw away the Cartesian duality" of social disconnection.... >> more

Jon Gaskell: If it walks like a duck


Lotto TouchPlay machines threaten delicate balance

Iowa Lottery President and CEO Edward Stanek is a brilliant man. Talk to him for a few minutes and you start nodding your head and saying, "yeah" and "right." His voice is like driving 55. There is nothing blurring by. He goes from A to B to C. >> more

Civic Skinny: Lost in the shuffle


Vander Plaats campaign sinks into the abyss; could he be looking at a different post?

Politicos and pundits are closely monitoring the financial situation of candidates in both gubernatorial primaries, with Chet Culver first out of the gate and claiming a million raised, and Jim Nussle announcing a few weeks ago his own $2 million. The focus is often on where the rest of the crowded field of Democrats will end up, and everyone will find out Jan. 20 when official fundraising results are made public. >> more

 
Food Dude : Cafè Baratta's


By Jim Duncan
CVFDude@aol.com

Chef Al Franco is a talent. Foodies know him from the Downtown Farmers' Market where he sold his homemade sausage, marinara, ravioli, sandwiches and other specialties. He also used to wholesale homemade specialty pasta to places like Baratta's, Sam & Gabe's and Cafè di Scala. But now he's given that up to run a cafè in the state historical building for South Side legend Baratta's. >> more

Scene Scribe : A rock band with a big beat

By Michael Swanger
michael@dmcityview.com

It was 1986 when Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith fused rock and rap on "Walk This Way" and launched a popular style of music that would pave the way for genre-twisting acts like Faith No More, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Fugees and Beck. >>more

City Sounds : Nashville's new 'it' girl hails

By Michael Swanger
michael@dmcityview.com

from deep in the heart of Texas Miranda Lambert likes her country music straight up and strong

From Bob Wills and Ernest Tubb to Willie Nelson and George Strait to Jerry Jeff Walker and Guy Clark, Texas has provided Nashville's Music Row with more talent than any other state. And after a whirlwind year that saw her star rocket through >>more

Rant & Rave:



You think you know something we don't know? Think we suck? Think other people suck? Think you can lead us to the promise land, or do you just want to spout off some serious lip? Then grab that thing in your hand (No, the thing in your other hand) and double-click right here. After we check to make sure you aren't wanted by the authorities and that you have your facts as close to straight as possible, we'll post it right here. Then other people sitting in their cubicles -- just like you -- can bask in your wisdom.

Oh, and if you're really funny, or enlightened or wonderfully horrible, we'll print what you've laid down in next week's issue of Cityview. So go ahead, what are you waiting for? >>more

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