Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! ON THE NAUGHTY LIST A 15-year-old North High School student was arrested at the 1400 block of East Grand after he assaulted his mother while a passenger in the vehicle she was driving. The two started arguing while driving on Guthrie Avenue around
Read More →Nuclear Tractor Pull Redneck Geek: Edward Teller, the famous theoretical physicist known as the “father of the hydrogen bomb” for his work on the World War II-era Manhattan Project, died in 2003, but his daughter Rene told The Free Press of Kinston, N.C., in November that she had recently discovered
Read More →Iowa City-based Velcro Moxie is a five-piece, but most of what the band is about comes from two sources: vocalist Jasmine Terrell and guitarist/vox-man Nick Carney. “(Velcro Moxie) came from (Carney),” Terrell explained in a phone interview. “He used to work on a project called Bloody Dove, and he had
Read More →Thank you for your article, “Santa’s Secrets” (Dec. 12). The commercial versions of Santa have, lately, made me hate all things Santa. I especially cringe when I see television commercials of Santa shopping at a Big Box store or, in any way, portrayed as “purchasing” his gifts. It made me
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Democrats in the filibuster-free U.S. Senate fill key administration vacancies, U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley assailed a Department of Homeland Security nominee for playing a key role in aiding Terry McAuliffe’s electric-car company raise funds through a visa-investor program. “Whistleblowers have provided my office with very troubling
Read More →GRAN TURISMO 6 (E) *** Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 3 200 racetracks. 1200 cars. In its bid to one-up rival racing series Forza Motorsport and its paltry 200 cars, Gran Turismo clearly chose the route to quantity rather than quality. But the reality is that, unless you’re Jay Leno or
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Posted December 18, 2013in Art News
This year has treated Des Moines’ art fans to grand-scale exhibitions. At the Des Moines Art Center, “Transparencies” gathered 10 artists from five countries whose works explored glass as both a subject matter and medium; “Phyllida Barlow: Scree” delivered 27 monumental tons of magic stuff; and “Gravity and Grace: Monumental
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Posted December 18, 2013in Political Mercury
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy built an industry with one of the best joke set-ups since “Knock-knock.” “You must be a redneck if…” goes the moneymaker in the Foxworthy arsenal. Similarly, political candidates have sought to sell voters on their answers: “You are a real Iowan because…” Some candidates talk of detasseling,
Read More →When “Peter Pan” starts to soar at the Des Moines Playhouse, it bears out an old theater truth: A spectacle begins with a spectacular set. The shifting landscapes of “Pan,” from the interior of a Victorian nursery to the exterior of a Neverland pirate ship, it could be the best
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