Why I’d have wanted Mitt Romney advising my unwed teen mom
It’s a great irony. Not cruel. Just there. I’m in the business of conversation, recording it, creating it to illuminate issues, people, the many communities we cover. But I [...]
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Posted October 10, 2012in Featured Story, Political Mercury
Posted October 09, 2012in Rap Sheet
Posted October 09, 2012in Book Review, Recent Posts
‘The Timekeeper’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Barb Palar Hyperion Books 9/4/12 $ 24.99 240 pp Mitch Albom, who brought us “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “Have a Little Faith,” has woven [...]
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Posted October 03, 2012in Geek Chic
Smartwatches
What is this, 2005? Put away that Bluetooth headset, you’re not impressing anyone. What was once a status symbol of geek chic is now a cliché. Headsets are often mocked [...]
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Posted October 03, 2012in Joe's Neighborhood
Bartenders and astronauts
Bartenders are imbedded in the American psyche, don’t you think? What isn’t there to like about a bartender? He or she is the modern-day pirate. Not ethically pure, by any [...]
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Posted October 03, 2012in Publisher's Note, Recent Posts
A few changes at your alternative newsweekly
We don’t change much to the content of this newspaper. With 97 percent of our papers picked up each week, and with more readers than we have had in the [...]
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Posted October 03, 2012in Game Day
Big Ten deserves tarnished brand
FIRST DOWN: You roll as your flagships roll. Why is the Big Ten down? Rich Rodriguez. Jim Tressel. Joe Paterno. Jerry Sandusky. There. Next question. The B1G’s traditional One-Percent [...]
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Posted October 03, 2012in Center Stage, Recent Posts
‘Dead Man’s Curve’ makes Des Moines debut at Kirkwood Theatre
The pressures of supporting a wife and a newborn baby can lead to unintended consequences. For Bob Leonard, a doctor of anthropology, it meant taking on a night-shift job as [...]
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Posted October 03, 2012in Sound Check
No Doubt
No Doubt ‘Push and Shove’ Interscope There are two ways to judge No Doubt’s sixth studio effort: in a void, or as a greater body of work. If you choose [...]
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Posted October 03, 2012in Sound Check
Deadmau5
Deadmau5 ‘> album title goes here <’ Ultra Attention, electronic dance music fans: Deadmau5 has just released the album of the year. Oh wait, it’s NOT 2002 anymore? Well that’s [...]
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