Posted October 03, 2012in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
Quote of the week, or maybe the year, as reported by Jeff Eckhoff in The Des Moines Register: “My dad’s so tight you couldn’t pull a needle out of his butt with a tractor.” That was Diane Johnson, dismissing the idea that her father would have loaned former Polk County
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Posted October 03, 2012in Duffy
Posted October 03, 2012in Locker Room
Finally, a familiar phrase will be heard at the chilled Bucs Arena as “Let’s get ready to RUMBLE” blares through the loudspeakers to the anxious crowd, whipping them into an excited frenzy as they watch their beloved Des Moines Buccaneers hit the ice for the first time at home on
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Posted October 03, 2012in Film Review
Girl Power 3 STARS Rated PG-13 112 mins. Comedy Starring: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson Essentially a glorified episode of the television show “Glee,” “Pitch Perfect” is a spotty coming-of-age comedy that only marginally pays off on its promise of delivering harmonized vocal virtuosity. Barden University freshman Beca
Read More →A. Failure to comply with the sex offender registry, 92nd offense. B. Four counts of delivering a schedule I narcotic — ecstasy; four counts of failure to affix the drug tax stamp. C. Indecent exposure. D. Two counts of harassment of public officers and employees; fourth-degree criminal mischief. E.
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Posted October 03, 2012in Cover Story
How did the martini become a girls’ drink? Seriously. They’re sipped from an awkwardly-shaped glass that makes it impossible to carry in stilettos without spilling — especially while on the dance floor. And since the days of Frank Sinatra, the martini has been touted by sophisticated, elite male icons in
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Posted October 03, 2012in Featured Story, Food Dude
Wall-to-wall TV screens dominate the new super Hy-Vee’s Market Fresh restaurant. On a recent visit, each was tuned to a talk show, and all were muted. Why? Did restaurant consultants convince a team of architects and corporate executives that Urbandale diners all want a silent TV in their direct sight
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Guest Commentary
Beating a dead horse? Hardly. “The government is us; we are the government, you and I.” Theodore Roosevelt The last thing most of us want to hear is more about former Des Moines Schools superintendent Nancy Sebring’s sexually explicit emails. The emails provided insight into Sebring’s personal life, led to
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