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! WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE… A man called police around 8:20 p.m. on Dec. 17 after he was allegedly
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Posted December 26, 2012in Cover Story
Newspapers have three primary functions: The first, obviously, is to report current events; the second is to entertain and inform readers; and the third is to keep a record of time and history for a society of people. The latter is the reason so many newspapers, Cityview included, historically adhere
Read More →DES MOINES – A federal and state probe into spending by Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz has gone nowhere nearly four months after a state lawmaker requested it, according to officials. The inquiry centers on $280,000 Schultz is paying a Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation staffer to hunt down voter fraud in
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Posted December 19, 2012in Featured Story, Political Mercury
What the hell is going on in that house? That’s what I thought routinely in Lake Worth, Fla., as I’d hear the cries of kids in the house next to me. Some screaming. Just strange stuff. It’s been 20 years since I lived there during an internship for The Palm
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Posted December 19, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Notes
Ravi Shankar — the finest sitar player of his generation, inspiration to everyone from The Beatles to Philip Glass and father to Norah Jones — passed away last week. It’s been a tough December for fans of non-top-40 niche musicians, with the passing of progressive jazz legend Dave Brubeck on
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Posted December 19, 2012in Recent Posts, Sound Check
Razorwire Halo ‘Robotboy’ Independent One thing you need to give Razorwire Halo credit for is its level of commitment: There’s not a huge commercial clamor for electro-goth rock anymore, but that doesn’t stop the Kansas City four-piece from doing it to the hilt and doing it fairly well. The concern
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! SWEETWATER THIEF A 16-year-old girl called police around 1 a.m. on Dec. 9 and said she saw someone
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Posted December 19, 2012in On The Tube, Recent Posts
‘Project Nim’ tells a true tale of science gone wrong “Project Nim” (Thursday, 8 p.m., HBO) tells the story of a chimpanzee who was raised like a child in a misbegotten 1970s science experiment, then cruelly sent back into captivity. James Marsh’s absorbing documentary interviews the academics from Columbia University
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Posted December 19, 2012in Locker Room
Volleyball is a game where your mental game is as crucial as your physical game: No matter where the ball is on the court, each player must predict movements and anticipate the strategies of all players on both side of the net. “Playing volleyball can benefit your body in many
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Bah! Humbug! The Grinch who stole Iowa
Is there anything worthwhile left in Iowa for the religious and political right to demean or destroy? In the Hawkeye equivalent of Sherman’s March through Georgia, the folks on the political and evangelical right have done much to devastate Iowa. If you doubt that, consider some of the best aspects
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