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Posted July 02, 2014in Iowa Watchdog

Board to spend $927,000 for a road to almost nowhere

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors voted to borrow $927,000 for a road project which, the county engineer says, will be little used after 2016. CF Industries, which is expanding its Port Neal fertilizer plant, asked the county to extend 240th Street to provide another route for trucks

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Posted July 02, 2014in On The Tube

Home is where the heart isn’t

In the opening scene of “Finding Carter” (Tuesday, 9 p.m., MTV), 16-year-old Carter (Kathryn Prescott) shares a tender moment with her mother over frozen yogurt, then heads off to party with her friends. A bit of low-level recklessness lands them briefly in jail, but the authorities don’t release Carter along

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Posted July 02, 2014in Book Review

‘The Astronaut Wives Club’

Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Grand Central Publishing June 3, 2014 $17 320 Pages In 1959, when the names of the Mercury Seven astronauts were announced, their wives were skyrocketed from typical military wives — prepared to pick up and move their families at a moment’s notice

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Posted July 02, 2014in Tech Talk

Spend money to make money

Continuous growth is the demand of every shareholder and blight of every company. Everyone from CEOs down to mailroom clerks wants to rake in profits as much as investors, but failure to recoup bigger and bigger profits can quickly kill their job and reputation. How do companies bring in new

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Posted July 02, 2014in Sound Circuit

More fun than ever

It’s a big, busy year for Brother Trucker. The band is a mainstay in the Des Moines landscape, and its members — front man Andrew Fleming, guitarist Mike Fitzpatrick, bassist Lyle Hogue, keyboardist Matt Jesson and drummer Jim Viner — are some of the most respected musicians in town. But

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Posted July 02, 2014in Sound Check

Phish “Fuego” ATO Records People don’t tend to care much about Phish’s studio albums. There’s just something about that “live jam” feel that the band has never really been able to translate into a studio cut. But, you know, hope springs eternal. So is “Fuego” the album that makes people

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Posted July 02, 2014in Center Stage

All-time and timeless

Off in faraway places, I’m always hearing about our city’s opera. The rising star Michael Mayes, en route from one big stage to another, even got in touch via Skype to share his “deep respect” for the Des Moines program. This season, the Metro Opera’s (D.M.M.O.) 42nd, singers and musicians

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Posted July 02, 2014in On the Move

Movie-lovers rejoice: 10-screen theater coming to Altoona

Cinemark Holdings of Plano, Texas, said it has plans to build an all-digital movie theater on Adventureland Drive. The new luxury theater is expected to open in fall 2015 across from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. It will feature electric-powered recliners with footrests and cup holders, along with wall-to-wall and

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Posted July 02, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… City of Des Moines

Amount: $880.72 To: Broken Arrow Wear T-shirt Printing & Embroidery For: Forty-nine T-shirts and polos with screen prints for the City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department Amount: $7,442.91 To: Commonwealth Electric Company For: Light repairs and replacements Amount: $2,106.15 To: Communication Innovators For: Labor for the Waste Water

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Posted July 02, 2014in Rap Sheet

Metro’s most wanted NAME: Joshua Paul Thompson SEX: Male RACE: White AGE: 22 HEIGHT: 6’ 1” WEIGHT: 165 HAIR: Brown EYES: Blue DOB: 11/15/1991 CHARGES: Burglary, Weapons Charges Crimestoppers This information was obtained from the Polk County Crime Stoppers website. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court

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