Posted August 14, 2013in Duffy
Posted August 14, 2013in Sound Stage
Young acts leave rockin’ first-impressions
Vaudeville Mews played host to three young acts this past Sunday. Originally part of a larger event with seven bands slated to perform, various difficulties cut the lineup down to [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in Good Bad Ugly
The good The Polk County Health Department recently announced that financial assistance is available for eligible families that have lead hazards in their home through its Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in Tech Talk
Tech levels filmmaker playing field
In film fanatic circles, much is made of the “Golden Age” of cinema, i.e. the 1930s and 1970s. Films from these periods, such as “Gone With the Wind” and “The [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in On The Tube
The abominable Kirstie Alley
The sitcom veteran makes a memorable villain in “Baby Sellers” “Baby Sellers” (Saturday, 7 p.m., Lifetime) goes inside the criminal operations that provide infants for the adoption market. The TV [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in Cover Story
State Fair Trivia
Ever wonder how much toilet paper attendees of the Iowa State Fair go through? How about how much cooking oil is used, beer is consumed and manure is produced from [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in Sore Thumbs
‘BROTHERS: A TALE OF TWO SONS’ (T) **** 505 Games Xbox Live Arcade Like “Ico” and “Journey,” “Brothers” is one of those games with a strong emotional resonance, despite — [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in The Sound
Call her successful, maybe
We live in a disposable society. Remember, like, an hour ago when “Gangam Style” was all the rage and the video became the first on YouTube to amass a billion [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in Book Review
‘The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls’ and horse lovers
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Riverhead Books June 4, 2013 $27.95 390 pp. Anton Disclafani soared from unknown to bestselling author with this story of adolescence set [...]
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Posted August 14, 2013in Locker Room
Get your cornhole on at the Iowa State Fair
Gather ’round, folks, and hear the tale of America’s almost forgotten pastime, cornhole. Back when America was in her infancy, after the first harsh winter, settlers needed something to distract [...]
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