The Des Moines Symphony’s “collegiate 7” packages are now on sale. Head on down to the Civic Center box office with your current college student ID, and you can get tickets to all seven Masterworks programs in the 2014-15 season for $40. For more information, head on over to www.dmsymphony.org.
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Posted September 03, 2014in Sound Notes
Posted September 03, 2014in Locker Room
The grace of a swan, the ferocity of a jaguar
Understanding others makes a better knowledge of oneself possible, but that understanding takes time and attention. Why not branch out this weekend and take in the sites, sounds, smells and tastes of the Latino Heritage Festival. While enjoying some of the traditional delicacies and entertainment, make time to check out
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Posted September 03, 2014in Cover Story
Ernst vs. Braley
The race for the open U.S. Senate seat between Bruce Braley and Joni Ernst has turned into a blockbuster battle with not only the future direction of Iowa politics on the line but perhaps control of the U.S. Senate and the fate of Barack Obama’s presidential legacy. When U.S. Senator
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Posted September 03, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
The demise of shame
Shame is the first to leave the room when the years come calling. No kidding. And this is after shame seemed like such a steady companion. A trustworthy sidekick. There it was, lurking in the corners when you messed up in the workplace, or in relationships, or with your kids.
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Posted September 03, 2014in Your View
Lapping it up
I am the first to admit that I have no expertise in print advertising, and at 57 years of age I may not be the intended target audience, but did anyone else notice the placement of ads and content on page 42 last week? In the largest font was the
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Posted September 03, 2014in Food Dude
PerKup raises breakfast culture
With fusion cooks spanning the globe to create such things as taco pizza, barbecue egg rolls and chocolate fried chicken (a significant prize winner at this year’s Iowa State Fair), I have often wondered why so few restaurants have tried to pair espresso bars with traditional American breakfasts. Why does
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Posted September 03, 2014in Civic Skinny
With no foes, Democrats will control county till 2019. Register sets bizarre process for keeping news jobs.
Democrats will continue to control Polk County for the next four years. That was assured at 5 p.m. on Wednesday of last week, the deadline to file for county offices. No one chose to run against John Mauro, Angela Connolly or Tom Hockensmith, the three Democrats who control the Board
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Posted September 03, 2014in The Sound
Keep crawling
I don’t want to start mixing my pop culture metaphors, but Dick Prall is kind of like Andy Dufresne of “The Shawshank Redemption.” If you’ve seen the movie, you’ll remember the scene towards the end when Red, played by Morgan Freeman, describes Dufresne as the man “who crawled through a
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Posted September 03, 2014in On the Move
Spina Bifida Association hosts open house
The Spina Bifida Association of Iowa will host an open house at its Urbandale office, located at 8525 Douglas Ave., Suite 39, from 5-7 p.m. on Aug. 26. The open house will welcome its first executive director, Leslie Garman, as well as share plans for the upcoming year and celebrate
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Posted September 03, 2014in Book Review
‘Fives And Twenty-Fives’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Fay Jones Bloomsbury Publishing Pub Date: 08/26/14 $ 27.00 400 pp With his powerful debut novel, Pitre delivers an honest, definitive portrayal of the Iraq war experience. Pitre, a two-tour Iraq war veteran, joined the Marine Corps in 2002 and wrote this story to
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