Posted November 21, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Notes
As Lazer 103.3’s Samantha Knight said last week, “It’s a tall order, asking people to do a show on a Saturday night for nothing.” But time and again, bands and artists step up when asked. Kingston’s Superhero Rock ‘N’ Aid Masquerade is by no means the first benefit show put
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Posted November 21, 2012in Belly Up To...
Here’s a fun game to play with your friends while you’re waiting for your food at the bar. Give ’em the old Abbot and Costello routine with a witty text: “Hey, come share this pizza with me. I’ll buy u a beer! ” “OK! Where ru?” “The Other Place.” “What
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Posted November 21, 2012in The Sound
Samantha Knight wears a leather bracelet on each wrist. The Lazer 103.3 DJ wears one on her left wrist with “Rock Girl” written in braille. The one on her right says “Kingston.” “(Kingston) just turned 4,” she said. “He’s on a feeding tube forever. He has good days and bad
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Posted November 21, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Witness’ follows journalists into dangerous conflicts “Rio” is the last episode in the documentary series “Witness” (Monday, 8 p.m., HBO), which follows war photographers into hotspots around the globe. Rio de Janeiro’s conflict is internal: police vs. drug gangs in the Brazilian city’s 900 slums. Photographer Eros Hoagland ventures into
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Posted November 21, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
Rihanna ‘Unapologetic’ Def Jam Let’s just get it out of the way: Yes, that’s Chris Brown on “Nobody’s Business.” Yes, the two of them swap lines like “You’ll always be my boy; I’ll always be your girl” and “Your love is infectious, let’s make out in this Lexus” — the
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Posted November 21, 2012in Featured Story, Food Dude
“Table d’hôte” menus began in 17th century inns. One could rent a room with or without a set meal that was shared by other guests. After modern restaurants developed (as a consequence of the French Revolution leaving so many cooks unemployed), the term was applied to multi-course dinners with limited
Read More →Published arrest charges are obtained from official law enforcement records, which are available to the public. All who are charged are innocent until proven guilty. Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! REAL KICK IN THE STUMP Cops were dispatched to the 300 block of East Leland regarding a
Read More →Where are the ‘blowhard’ Republicans now? You know, we haven’t heard much from Gov. Branstad since election night. What happened to him? He took millions in federal stimulus money from President Obama to keep the state afloat but didn’t say anything about that in his endorsement of Mitt Romney, which
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Posted November 20, 2012in Featured Story, Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Officials at the University of Iowa Hospital submitted bills to Medicare riddled with errors, sought reimbursement for treatments that were never given and overstated the number of procedures performed, according to a newly released report from the U.S. Inspector General’s Office. Federal investigators reviewed 321 outpatient and
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