Posted January 15, 2014in Civic Skinny
Rick Green, The Des Moines Register’s new publisher, has his work cut out for him. The latest audited figures show a continued steep drop in the circulation of the print editions of the Sunday and weekday newspapers. They also show a significant decline in online readership. The report, for the
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Posted January 09, 2014in Iowa Watchdog
MADISON, Wis. — As Congress debates extending long-term unemployment benefits for some 1.3 million Americans, lost in the heated rhetoric are some very important numbers for taxpayers. The state and federal unemployment insurance system has helped a lot of people in need, but it’s also allowed some ineligible recipients to fraudulently
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — On the last Friday of 2013, almost 16,000 Iowans who believed they had enrolled in Obamacare and would begin receiving health care coverage Jan. 1, received an unwelcome surprise — an email telling them they needed to enroll again. They were instructed to the use the
Read More →Bruce Springsteen “High Hopes” Columbia Initially, “High Hopes” confused me. The Boss is renowned as a tireless, blue-collar worker, but everything about this album seemed lazy. Nothing on the album is new: There are covers, songs Springsteen has released elsewhere and tracks that had previously been left on the cutting
Read More →The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden has kicked off its annual Botanical Blues music series this month. Held every Sunday through January and February, Botanical Blues features performances from some of central Iowa’s best blues musicians. This season’s lineup was kicked off on Jan. 5 by Matt Woods, and future
Read More →‘THE WALKING DEAD: SEASON TWO EPISODE 1 – ALL THAT REMAINS’ (M) **** Telltale Games Xbox Live Arcade The second season of Telltale Games’ beloved zombie series has, at long last, begun. And while “Episode 1” barely hints at the overarching plot that will eventually define “Season Two,” it does
Read More →Amount: $1,293.58 To: Bright Grandview Golf Course For: Purchase of 75 pizza buffet orders at $12.95 each, including a $125 non-alcoholic drink package, for a Human Resources reception that was held in August. Amount: $480 To: Environmental Compliance Technologies Inc. (Missouri) For: Payment for services calibrating, verifying and programming
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Posted January 08, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
The fire blazes nearly seven stories high as the North Sea wind whips the flames from one side of the structure to the other. The crowd of a couple thousand ebbs and flows around the giant wick as techno music throbs to the beat of the burning light show. And
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Posted January 08, 2014in Locker Room
The World’s Toughest Rodeo is once again bringing its all balls and bulls action to Des Moines bringing with it high intensity fun for the whole family. Rodeo is one sport that has managed to remain unchanged and authentic to the American West since its inception at the turn of
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