Posted January 15, 2013in Uncategorized
Posted January 10, 2013in Featured Story, Iowa Watchdog
IA: Police pension fund loses $7.3 million in investments
DES MOINES – Iowa’s pension fund for police officers lost $7.3 million in investment returns last fiscal year, a newly released report from the state auditor’s office shows. The Peace [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in Featured Story, Iowa Watchdog
IA: Welfare money flows to recipients without state oversight
DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers and taxpayers have no way of knowing where and how welfare recipients spend roughly $100 million a year in federal and state money. Federal banking laws prohibit [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in On The Tube, Recent Posts
Lena Dunham strikes again
The comedy phenom is on a roll with the second season of ‘Girls’ Part of me would love to be 26-year-old Lena Dunham: widely hailed as a comic genius when [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in Recent Posts, Sound Check
CD Reviews
Dropkick Murphys ‘Signed and Sealed in Blood’ Born and Bred Records It’s 2013, so it’s time for a new Dropkick Murphys album. The Irish punk Massholes have been releasing a [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in Featured Story, Food Dude
Updating the Mexican restaurant scene
In greater Des Moines, new national chain restaurants debut amidst a barrage of hype. Openings last year of Twin Peaks, Whole Foods and Chick-fil-A became publicity circuses attracting campers and [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in Cover Story
Back to work
Politicians are descending upon Des Moines. Dressed in their snappiest suits and pantsuits, Iowa’s elected officials are arriving in droves to Capitol Hill with what we hope are the purest [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in Duffy
Posted January 09, 2013in Your View
Guns kill… and protect
Cityview’s Dec. 27 issue ran local citizen’s opinions about the Connecticut shooting. They demanded an end to gunned-up America. Their talking points were Miss Manners-sincere yet cub reporter routine. The [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in Joe's Neighborhood, Recent Posts
18 years old
To look at the world out of 18-year-old eyes brings a certain clarity to the landscape, a certain freshness to encounters. Every day is literally a new day, because you [...]
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