Posted February 12, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
Watching reality TV is like peeking down the alley into the curtained windows of the Red Light District. Titillating to be sure, but certainly not something you want to know too much about. Right? Listen, of course she’s on break from her final year of pharmacy school at Drake University.
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Posted February 12, 2014in Civic Skinny
The Bob Feller Museum in Van Meter is in danger of folding. It is closed for the winter and it hopes to reopen by Opening Day this spring, but the future is unclear. “Since Bob passed away in 2010, it’s no secret that the museum lost its heart and passion,”
Read More →Maximum Ames Records has announced a new Valentine’s Day release called “Maximum Love Volume 1: A Golden Love Affair.” People who head over to www.maximumamesrecords.com and hand over $5 will get two download codes for the EP — one for you, and one that will be sent to your V-Day
Read More →Loved Chad Taylor’s cover story (“What’s in a Name,” Feb. 6) and history lesson on the past naming of streets in Des Moines. We have war heros to secretaries along with a smattering of presidents and rich guys to round out those who are remembered with names on public properties. Will the legacy of
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Posted February 12, 2014in Duffy
Posted February 11, 2014in Iowa Watchdog
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The phone call came the other day as I drove to work. A tired, sad voice said, “Scott there’s going to be another murder trial.” My shoulders sagged. My 3-year-old daughter fidgeted in the backseat. And my mind was suddenly remembering a night of horror 24 years
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — Things got testy in the commerce committee as members of the Iowa House of Representatives discussed an amendment to a bill regulating e-cigarettes. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Chris Hall, D-Sioux City, would have defined e-cigarettes as tobacco products, even though the devices contain no tobacco.
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — Last week, two subcommittees of the Iowa House of Representatives worked on bills involving privacy and the possibility of police overreach. One bill was drafted to regulate the use of drones in Iowa. The other concerns strip searches. The two subcommittees came to very different conclusions. The
Read More →Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! WRONG ONE WIELDING THE BELT Police were dispatched to an apartment at the 200 block of Dickman regarding a domestic dispute, where a 13-year-old boy had become physically violent toward the family. He was tearing up the home because he was upset about being
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