Ira Grace and The Bible Belt Prophets ‘Big Tent Whiskey Revival’ Independent There are a few bands in town for which the magical alchemy of male/female harmonies mean everything. The High Crest and Dustin Smith and the Sunday Silos immediately come to mind as prime examples, with the former setting
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Posted May 08, 2013in Sound Check
Posted May 08, 2013in Belly Up To...
Good people, great food, TR’s Sports Bar and Grille
Thom Ruan was a fun guy. He loved his hometown and cherished good times with good company. So it was a natural move for him to open his own bar — a home for himself and his people, a place all their own. “He always wanted a Cheers-style bar. He
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Posted May 08, 2013in Duffy
Posted May 08, 2013in Geek Chic
Will the world ever have a real Iron Man?
Let’s say you’re 10 years old, you’ve just seen “Iron Man 3,” and your life is completely changed; you want to be Iron Man. Chances are you’ll never be bitten by a radioactive spider, and it’s too late to have been born on Krypton. But if you study hard enough,
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Posted May 08, 2013in Rap Sheet
On the Clock
Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz”! WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS A neighbor called police after noticing the victim’s door was open, and she knew the vicitm was in jail and no one should be there. Police found the home, located at the 2100 block of 38th Street, in
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Posted May 07, 2013in Uncategorized
Posted May 03, 2013in Featured Story, Iowa Watchdog
Court orders Des Moines board to turn over closed-session tape
A Polk County judge Friday agreed to review the tape of a closed-door meeting held by the Des Moines School Board in regards to former Superintendent Nancy Sebring’s controversial departure. Graham Gillette, a former school board member, brought a lawsuit against the district last year requesting that a judge review
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Posted May 02, 2013in Featured Story, Iowa Watchdog
Iowa lawmakers stall on measure to track welfare spending
DES MOINES – A bill to limit the use of Iowa welfare dollars at strip clubs, bars and casinos stalled Wednesday when members of the Iowa House approved an amended version they then returned to the Iowa Senate. With the Legislative session winding down, House members spent more than four
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Posted May 01, 2013in Cover Story
Vacationing in Iowa
Remember that clever, acronymic T-shirt some smart alec thought up in the 1980s to insult Iowans: Iowa — Idiots Out Wandering Around? As mean as it was, we’d be liars if we tried to argue that Iowa doesn’t have its fair share of just that. To the uninformed, we’re just
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Posted May 01, 2013in Duffy
