First and last tastes
Robert Anderson, the guiding force behind the Iowa Culinary Institute since 1974, once told me that, of all the students who passed through that academy, George Formaro was the one [...]
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Posted November 27, 2013in Food Dude
Posted November 27, 2013in Joe's Neighborhood
Sinterklaas and the mall Santa
The decorated tree, the sleigh that flies, the landing on the roof with a bag of toys, the chimney just wide enough and, of course, “On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, [...]
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Posted November 27, 2013in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Polk County.
Amount: $31,491.88 To: Anderson Erickson Dairy Co. For: Purchase of dairy products such as milk and cheese and other things like lemonade for the jail. Amount: $5,010.22 To: Cassidy [...]
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Posted November 27, 2013in Locker Room
Broomball doesn’t give a puck
Acclaimed comedian and actor Robin Williams once raved over the origin of golf, explaining: “Ya whack a ball into a gopher hole, and you put the hole hundreds of yards [...]
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Posted November 27, 2013in Center Stage
‘Free to Be’ turned timeless and family-friendly
In the elementary schools of Ames and Gilbert, the kids got quite a treat last week. They enjoyed a mini-musical, a selection from “Free to Be… You and Me,” the [...]
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Posted November 27, 2013in Sound Notes
The Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC) has announced the festival dates for next year’s 80/35 Music Festival. The event is traditionally held the same weekend as the Fourth of July, [...]
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Posted November 27, 2013in Cover Story
Women of the cloth
From the broad perspective of human history, the idea that women are spiritually challenged seems absurd. Most of the great ancient religions ascribed spirituality to the female principle and materiality [...]
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Posted November 27, 2013in On The Tube
‘Treme,’ a last jam
The final run of “Treme” (Sunday, 8 p.m., HBO) begins with Barack Obama’s election in 2008. We see a clip of Obama alluding to Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna [...]
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Posted November 27, 2013in Duffy
A lesson and legacy left behind
Omega Ranch sits in Dallas County alongside County Road F-90, not more than a half-hour drive from downtown Des Moines. Acreages may dot the surrounding landscape, but Omega Ranch is [...]
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