‘NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH’ (E10+) **** Namco Bandai PlayStation 3 When Level-5 (the game developer responsible for the “Professor Layton” series) and Studio Ghibli (the animation [...]
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Posted January 30, 2013in Sore Thumbs
Posted January 29, 2013in Uncategorized
Posted January 28, 2013in Featured Story, Iowa Watchdog
Iowa’s failure to track welfare benefits risks $6.6M in federal aid
DES MOINES – Iowa leaders have yet to crack down on where and how welfare dollars are used, putting the state at risk of losing at least $6.6 million in [...]
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Posted January 25, 2013in Featured Story, Iowa Watchdog
Iowa fails in teacher prep, earning below-average grades
DES MOINES – Iowa’s teacher-preparation programs fail to produce graduates who are ready to lead a classroom, according to a new study that has quickly drawn criticism from some educators. [...]
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Posted January 23, 2013in Featured Story, Food Dude
Andrew Meek’s Gramercy Tap
Andrew Meek makes a short list of people responsible for turning the local culinary scene into a source of civic pride. At the turn of millennium, Meek and John Ross’ [...]
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Posted January 23, 2013in Cover Story
Radio killed the radio star
When MTV announced its presence in August of 1981 with The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star,” it seemed like a simple declaration of truth: Technology changes. Music video was [...]
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Posted January 23, 2013in Sore Thumbs
‘DMC: DEVIL MAY CRY’ (M) **** Capcom Xbox 360 It’s the age of the reboot, and even gun-toting demonslayers are not immune to the occasional reimagining. Corny, albino-haired Dante has [...]
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Posted January 23, 2013in Duffy
Posted January 23, 2013in Locker Room
Battle at the Barn V returns to Des Moines, NASCAR style
Thick, black ooze steadily crawls across the floor of the Iowa State Fairground’s Jacobson Event Center, leaving in its wake a sticky wasteland that would surely slow any who pass [...]
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Posted January 23, 2013in Your View
Was the Water and Land Legacy Bond a bait-and-switch?
Amber Williams’ article (“Turn It Over,” Oct. 17) captured the essence of what most voters believed about the $50 million Polk County Water and Land Legacy Bond and why they [...]
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