Sore Thumbs 04.11.13
‘BIOSHOCK: INFINITE’ (M) ***** 2K Games Xbox 360 The original “BioShock” Ayn Rand-ian, underwater dystopia of Rapture is arguably the most compelling and atmospheric setting ever seen in a video [...]
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Posted April 10, 2013in Sore Thumbs
Posted April 10, 2013in Your View
Current energy policies will cost us more for electric
Our administration needs to rethink its EPA Green Energy mandates. Tougher compliance rules for coal-fired power plants will either put them out of business or pay massive fines that will [...]
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Posted April 10, 2013in Cover Story
Girls Rock!
Rae Fehring is one of the most effervescent people you’ll ever meet. The titular voice behind local act Rae and the Honeybees, Fehring has seemingly boundless energy, an addictively positive [...]
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Posted April 10, 2013in Featured Story, Food Dude
Fish wars get sexual
Recent news from the fast food wars came with a measure of shock if not awe. After surviving 10 years of economic booms and bust without a single decrease in [...]
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Posted April 10, 2013in Locker Room
Thrilla in I-o-wa
The strength of an Olympian. The agility of a gymnast. The stamina of a triathlete. The wits of a Chess master. Many sports boast having the world’s greatest athletes, but [...]
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Posted April 10, 2013in Sound Notes
Sound Notes Pick o’ the Week
The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition has made the first lineup announcement for this year’s 80/35 Music Festival. The event taking place on July 5 and 6 will be headlined [...]
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Posted April 10, 2013in Rap Sheet
On the clock
Play the “Name that Crime” quiz! VOLCANIC ERUPTION Police were dispatched to the Volcano Night Club, 1840 E. Army Post Road, regarding a burglary on April 4. The owner [...]
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Posted April 10, 2013in Duffy
Posted April 10, 2013in Good Bad Ugly
Good Bad Ugly 04.11.13
The good The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is introducing residents to the expanded public transit system in Greater Des Moines and is offering free rides through April [...]
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Posted April 10, 2013in Joe's Neighborhood
The Greenwood Lounge in three acts
Act I The Greenwood Lounge sits shadowed by a marquee on the north side of Ingersoll. Its exterior is reminiscent of an old strip club: ’60’s-style siding with windows covered [...]
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