Posted August 06, 2014in Film Review
“Get On Up” 3 stars Rated PG-13 138 minutes Biography Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd Awesome! Between Chadwick Boseman’s riveting portrayal of James Brown and the film’s pitch-perfect kaleidoscopic narrative form, “Get On Up” is the kind of musical biopic that audiences await with baited breath. Aside from
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Posted August 06, 2014in Locker Room
The oil is bubbling. The heat is rising. The kids are on leashes. That’s right, it’s time to brave the humidity and get out there for this year’s Iowa State Fair. It is no different out at fairgrounds this year as an array of contests and activities take over the
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Fay Jones Little, Brown and Company 7/8/14 $26 393 pages When the world as they know it starts to crumble, Frida and Cal begin their own transformative journey for both survival and security, but above all, toward hope. Abandoning L.A. for the wilds of
Read More →Even if you don’t know Seth Anderson personally, you’ve probably witnessed the fruits of some of his efforts. Originally born in Nebraska, Anderson’s trekked around the country, with stops in Kansas and Chicago most notably before settling down here in Des Moines. Now Anderson busies himself with a litany of
Read More →Perspective Jeff Mizanskey, 61, is a poster child for one well-known criticism of mandatory-minimum sentencing laws — that nonviolent marijuana users (and small-time sellers) may wind up doing decades of hard time and, in fact, more time than some sociopathic offenders serve for heinous offenses. Mizanskey is 20 years into
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Posted August 06, 2014in Duffy
At the end of a recent Stagewest “Scriptease,” there was a lovely moment. As the applause rose, the two leads, Mary Bricker and Rebecca Scholtec, beamed at each other and fell into an embrace. Though the applause made it difficult to hear, I could swear one of them squealed. A
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Posted August 06, 2014in Political Mercury
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, says the federal government should keep confidential the location and identities of the 139 undocumented, unaccompanied immigrant children who have come to the state in the last year. Releasing the information, as some Republicans are demanding of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Read More →Metro’s most wanted NAME: Terry Maurice Young Jr. SEX: Male RACE: Black AGE: 25 HEIGHT: 5’ 8” WEIGHT: 160 HAIR: Black EYES: Brown DOB: 5/17/1989 CHARGES: Drug 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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Posted August 06, 2014in Civic Skinny
Marty Tirrell’s lawsuit against Charles Gabus Motors has been thrown out of court. Tirrell, the radio broadcaster with a long list of judgments against him, had said he had an employment contract with Gabus’ Toyota dealership. As “proof,” he cited two bizarre “to whom it may concern” letters. Not good
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