Branstad egg-cited about modern Iowa agriculture
Over-hard or scrambled. That’s how the governor likes his eggs — which are part of his breakfast diet one or two days a week, he says. Gov. Terry Branstad talked [...]
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Posted July 23, 2014in Political Mercury
Posted July 23, 2014in Book Review
‘The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry‘
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Shirley Shiffler Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill April 1, 2014 $ 24.95 260 Pages The very charming “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry” is [...]
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Posted July 23, 2014in Tech Talk
Do it yourself with 3D printers
Everyone has that one gadget in the house that runs perfectly for years and then unexpectedly falls apart. It might be the disc tray on your Blu-ray player or the [...]
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Posted July 23, 2014in On the Move
College student starts water accessory business
Austin Hayden, a 21-year-old Iowan and a senior at Truman State College in Missouri, created a company called ParadisePad to sell thick foam pads used as floating devices. Currently assembling [...]
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Posted July 23, 2014in On The Tube
R.I.P. Hercule Poirot
Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) returns to “Masterpiece Mystery!” with his waxed mustache, three-piece suit and formal manner — so formal that he even refers to himself [...]
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Posted July 23, 2014in The Sound
Taking the long view
The evolution of Fitz & The Tantrums can be viewed in microcosm in their music. One song, specifically: 2013’s “Out of My League.” “Out of My League” was a song [...]
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Posted July 23, 2014in News of the Weird
The continuing crisis Clinton Tucker, who is black, sued Benjamin Moore paints in Essex County, New Jersey, in June for wrongful firing — after, he said, he had tolerated years [...]
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Posted July 23, 2014in Rap Sheet
Metro’s most wanted NAME: Alfredo Gonzales-Angeles SEX: Male RACE: Hispanic AGE: 44 HEIGHT: 5’ 8” WEIGHT: 190 HAIR: Black EYES: Brown DOB: 7/19/1969 Crimestoppers This information was obtained from the [...]
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Posted July 23, 2014in Film Review
Skin game
“A Most Wanted Man” 3 stars Rated R 121 minutes Thriller Starring: Grigoriy Dobrygin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Homayoun Ershadi Anton Corbjin’s unconventional post-9/11 spy thriller (based on John le Carré [...]
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Posted July 23, 2014in Cover Story
48 Hour Film Project
The list of things couples should avoid to ensure a happy marriage is long and treacherous. Topping the list are the common hotspots of long-distance relationships, airing dirty laundry in [...]
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