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Story: There she is... |
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By Chad Taylor
Jayde Henry’s journey to become
Ms. Wheelchair America.
Parking meters are 55 inches high. You’re not
expected to be able to do much with that information.
It’s not even something you think about all
that often because, well, they’re just parking
meters. But things like 55-inch parking meters
become something you notice when your line of
sight is only 44 inches. Welcome to Jayde Henry’s
world.
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| The
Sound: Meet Madam Jules |
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By Chad Taylor Madam Jules stands unique in Des Moines’ alt
rock scene, for a couple of reasons. Most obviously,
there is the talent of its singer/songwriter,
the titular Julia Mahlstadt.
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| Food
Dude: Reader tips — Shogun and Sonora |
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By Jim Duncan My month of checking out reader tips moved
to Hickman Road after hearing that I had missed
a call earlier this year when proclaiming Eastern
Sushi & Hibachi Buffet (ESHB) the best East
Asian buffet in central Iowa. Readers recalled
some difficulties ESHB had after my review,
including credit card thefts.
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| Duffy’s
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By Brian Duffy
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| Civic
Skinny: Knapp looks ahead, U of Iowa looks out of state |
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Bill Knapp turned 86 years old this week. Most
guys his age don’t buy green bananas. They think
the short term is this afternoon, the long term
is tomorrow. They buy razor blades one at a
time, open the paper just to make sure they’re
not in the obituaries, put $5 of gasoline in
the tank and worry they’re overspending.
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| Locker
Room: Ostrich and camel races |
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By Jared Curtis
Horses take a back seat to unique racing experience
From April through October, Prairie Meadows
Racetrack and Casino provides central Iowans
with plenty of heart-pounding action as live
thoroughbred and quarter horse racing takes
over the track. But another race during the
season draws quite a bit of fanfare, and it
has nothing to do with horses — it’s all about
camels and ostriches.
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| Political
Mercury: Romney avatar released into real world |
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By Douglas Burns
In his leafy prep days at Michigan’s elite
Cranbrook School, the Mittster earned a reputation
as something of a prankster.
As an underclassman, the 2012 Republican presidential
candidate reportedly guided a teacher known
as “the bat” into a face-plant with a door.
Mitt Romney had opened a series of doors, and
then gestured to the next door for the teacher
with diminished eyesight, who thought it was
open, The Washington Post reported.
An obvious question emerges for the Republican
Party. Can they see the door coming? Do they
get the joke?
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