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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 Film Review

Porn’s pimping price

“Lovelace” 3 stars Rated R 92 minutes Biography Starring:  Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Juno Temple “Lovelace” (mostly) succeeds as a brief biopic of Linda Boreman, a middle-class girl from Florida [...]

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Posted August 14, 2013in Sound Check

Bloc Party “Nextwave Sessions” Frenchkiss/Co Op It is always a shame when a band’s best work comes in its debut — such high hopes for the future, so much potential [...]

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Posted August 14, 2013in Rap Sheet

On the clock

Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz!   SUCKS FOR HOOVER Des Moines Public Schools reported a fraud case on Aug. 6, at 1:42 p.m., claiming that two computers and four [...]

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Posted August 14, 2013in Sound Notes

Tickets are now on sale for the Des Moines Symphony’s 2013-2014 season. The schedule starts with the season debut on Sept. 14 and 15 with From Russia With Ilya. Other [...]

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Posted August 13, 2013in Cover Story

Answers

Most of these facts are attributed to www.iowastatefair.org unless otherwise cited. 1. D) The first Iowa State Fair was held in Fairfield in 1854 before eventually moving to its present [...]

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Posted August 13, 2013in Rap Sheet

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Posted August 12, 2013in Iowa Watchdog

Iowa voter fraud probe has yet to produce convictions

DES MOINES – A $280,000 taxpayer-funded probe into voter fraud in Iowa has yet to produce a conviction after more than a year, although 13 individuals have been charged, according [...]

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Posted August 09, 2013in Iowa Watchdog

Records show Des Moines school board president mislead public

DES MOINES – The former leader of the Des Moines School Board misled the public multiple times about former Superintendent Nancy Sebring’s departure and the circumstances surrounding it, according to [...]

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Posted August 07, 2013in Iowa Watchdog

Grassley staffer questioned in insider trading scheme

DES MOINES – A former health policy adviser to Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley who still has ties to the senator’s office is one of the targets of a federal [...]

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