Pitch a few ’shoes at the Holiday Classic
You know the old saying, “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades?” Well, if you never quite understood the former of the two, check out this year’s Holiday Classic [...]
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Posted July 03, 2013in Locker Room
Posted July 03, 2013in Book Review
‘Sisterland’ is a tale of two
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Random House June 25, 2013 $27 416 Pages Curtis Sittenfeld’s fourth novel centers on a pair of identical twins whose personalities appear [...]
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Posted July 03, 2013in Sore Thumbs
NINTENDO DIRECT E3 MEDIA BRIEFING Nintendo has problems. Despite ushering in the new console generation unopposed, the Wii U has had a tepid reception, selling only 57,000 units in its [...]
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Posted July 03, 2013in Duffy
Posted July 03, 2013in Rap Sheet
On the Clock
Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! NEIGHBORLY LOVE Two neighbors were outside of their apartment complex on June 23 at 1:30 a.m. at the 1800 block of Arlington Avenue. One [...]
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Posted July 03, 2013in Sound Check
Dylan Sires and Neighbors “No One” Independent Waterloo-based Dylan Sires is a great example of unapologetic pop music. It can be difficult working with something so light and seemingly insubstantial, [...]
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Posted July 03, 2013in Food Dude
Great China is great restaurant
To stay current, food writers pay considerable attention to what’s new. Sometimes a place of significant excellence can slip into the deeper levels of our consciousness. After writing about a [...]
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Posted July 03, 2013in The Sound
Unwanted lessons Brandi Carlile had to learn
The book on Brandi Carlile stops and starts with one thing: that voice. From the soft, delicate notes that waft out like a lullaby, to the raw, cracking, gut-wrenching highs [...]
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Posted July 02, 2013in Rap Sheet
Historic 5,000-meter run unsets the pace at ‘blue oval’
With all the great races enjoyed by the folks who journeyed to Drake Stadium for the USA Track and Field championships, maybe it’s to be expected that they should have [...]
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