MARIO KART 8 (E) ***** Nintendo Wii U The Mario Kart series is a 22 year-old car that hasn’t had a substantial tune-up in about eleven years, and while this reliable old clunker could still always be counted upon to get you where you needed to go, it began to
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Posted June 13, 2014in Sore Thumbs
Posted June 13, 2014in Iowa Watchdog
Sioux City looks to bag paper and plastic
DES MOINES, Iowa — Paper or plastic? Shoppers in Sioux City may be hearing that question a lot less in the near future. “We’re looking at all possible options to get people to use plastic bags less and reusable cloth bags more,” city environmental analyst Melissa Campbell told Iowa Watchdog.
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Posted June 11, 2014in Tech Talk
Conference call
With almost a season-like quality to it, the tech industry follows a cycle. New products are released in late summer, research and development throughout fall and winter, and spring and summer is all about hype. So what is the hype medium of choice? Giant conferences. Since the release of the
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Posted June 11, 2014in Rap Sheet
Metro’s most wanted NAME: John Thomas Moss SEX: Male RACE: Black AGE: 28 HEIGHT: 5’ 5’’ WEIGHT: 145 HAIR: Black EYES: Brown DOB: 9/10/1985 CHARGES: Forgery, Theft – 2nd Degree Crimestoppers This information was obtained from the Polk County Crime Stoppers website. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty
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Posted June 11, 2014in Food Dude
Nick’s finds its niche
Is it possible to move a restaurant without altering its character? Iowa café owners have been mulling that question for decades. In Des Moines, both Full Court Press and Orchestrate found success avoiding duplications, choosing instead to expand with completely new concepts. Orchestrate’s one exception — a second Gateway Market
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Posted June 11, 2014in Our View
Politics and publishing — Dallas County Recorder chooses to violate media industry code of ethics
Elected officials should not be members of the media. Period. Chad Airhart, in his first term as the Dallas County Recorder, has apparently found time to also jump into the media business. He now serves as the publisher and co-owner of a glossy magazine that was mailed to select homes
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Posted June 11, 2014in News of the Weird
What’s in a name Vanellope, Rydder, Jceion and Burklee head the latest annual list of the most common baby names on the Social Security Administration register of first-time-appearing names. There were 63 Vanellopes (girls), but only 10 each for Rydder and Jceion, the most popular debut names for boys. Other
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Posted June 11, 2014in Locker Room
Boards down, bodies up
One might consider standup paddle boarding (SUP) a little out of its element here in Iowa — but then again we’re used to being pigeonholed. Just because Iowa lacks an ocean view doesn’t mean we’re without water. With 923 miles of designated water trails and an additional 892 miles currently
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Posted June 11, 2014in Civic Skinny
Lawyers, politicians: Settle the Chris Godfrey case. And a bad weekend for two Channel 13 reporters.
The state is nuts if it doesn’t try to settle the Chris Godfrey lawsuit right away. And the six present or former state officials who are defendants — who now are at risk for damages and legal fees — are nuts if they don’t demand the state settle. So say
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Posted June 11, 2014in On The Tube
The baby or the badge?
The season premiere of “Rizzoli & Isles” (Tuesday, 8 p.m., TNT) proves why it’s one of cable’s most popular series. As opposite types — Jane Rizzoli (Angie Harmon) rough and rude, Maura Isles (Sasha Alexander) posh and pedantic — they tease each other mercilessly. But they also have a sisterly
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