Posted April 23, 2014in Uncategorized
Posted April 23, 2014in Duffy
Posted April 23, 2014in On The Tube
Medication, no; hallucination, yes
Dr. Catherine Black (Kelly Reilly) is a world-renowned neuroscientist who specializes in bipolar disorder and who, unbeknown to her colleagues or her boyfriend, suffers from the disease herself. It’s hard [...]
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Posted April 16, 2014in Iowa Watchdog
IRS-Social Security seizure a ticking time bomb
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Washington Post declared victory Tuesday for exposing the seizure of income-tax refunds to claw back alleged Social Security overpayments. But the legal issue of garnishing money from [...]
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Posted April 16, 2014in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Paid for by taxpayers in Des Moines.
Amount: $1,322.21 To: Stetson Building Products For: Red duct tape and 10 cut-all multi purpose purple saw blades for Public Works Sewer Division. Amount: $425 To: TruGreen Commercial Services [...]
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Posted April 16, 2014in Food Dude
‘Iowa’s largest buffet’ at China One
During the reign of Louis XIV, buffets reached decadent heights of conspicuous consumption. Alexandre-François Desportes painted a few of the Sun King’s more lavish party spreads before Louis’ gold and [...]
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Posted April 16, 2014in Sound Circuit
Peace Love and Teamwork
From a talent standpoint, it can be easy to envy Peace Love & Stuff. Bassist Jacob Doll and drummer Joe McGuire provide as solid a rhythm section as you’ll find [...]
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Posted April 16, 2014in News of the Weird
NOISE IS GOLDEN The Formula One circuit is generally thought to attract fans as a showcase of motorcar technology and racing skill, but organizers of the Australian Grand Prix (the [...]
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Posted April 16, 2014in On The Tube
A portrait of the artist as a young mensch
Billy Crystal performs his Tony-winning one-man play “700 Sundays” before a live audience, telling the story of his wonderful, horrible Long Island childhood (Saturday, 8 p.m., HBO). He stands in [...]
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Posted April 16, 2014in Film Review
Rumsfeld crushes Morris
“The Unknown Known” 4 stars Rated PG-13 96 minutes Documentary Starring: Donald Rumsfeld, Errol Morris, Kenn Medeiros Errol Morris meets his match in Donald Rumsfeld. The notoriously contentious documentarian, whose [...]
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