Posted April 09, 2014in Film Review
“Under the Skin” 2 stars Rated R 108 minutes Drama Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay More visually accomplished than its malnourished narrative supports, “Under the Skin” works [...]
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Posted April 09, 2014in Belly Up To...
“Odd.” The word carries a three-part meaning: strange or unusual, an unplanned occurrence, or made of different types. All are true when it comes to encapsulating the feel of this [...]
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Julie Goodrich “Grim” Harlequin Teen 2/25/14 480 pp $16.99 Fairytales have a universal appeal that doesn’t just rest in children. These stories stick around [...]
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Posted April 09, 2014in Locker Room
So, like, there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who totally love running, and those who should take a chill pill. Truth be told, those who love [...]
Read More →Even before Alfred Hitchcock started to toy with it, “Dial M for Murder” was a dark farce. Frederick Knott, the playwright, whipped up some diabolical conniving, as Tony Wendice arranged [...]
Read More →Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! BATHROOM BREAK IN Police were called to the Quik Trip, 2428 Hubbell Ave., at 4:30 a.m. on April 3. Upon arrival, two 18-year-old suspects [...]
Read More →Amount: $110 To: Adams Door Company Co. Inc. For: Facility management for Des Moines Public Schools. Amount: $112.50 To: Damodhar Adhikari For: Interpretation services at Garton and Roosevelt schools. [...]
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa State Auditor’s office has launched a second audit of Sixth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services, less than three months after its report detailing [...]
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Posted April 08, 2014in Civic Skinny
Let’s say, just to make conversation, that you’re a pharmacist and that over four-and-a-half years you sold more than 700,000 highly addictive pills out the back door of your pharmacy. [...]
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