Lifting to failure — part 1
The big man in the tight singlet dips his hands into the chalk. His gaze is elsewhere. Fingers spread wide, he brushes his callused palms back and forth letting the [...]
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Posted October 08, 2014in Joe's Neighborhood
Posted October 08, 2014in Game Day
Iowa State (1-4) vs. Toledo (4-2) When: Saturday, Oct. 11 Where: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CDT You have to hand it to Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie [...]
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Posted October 08, 2014in On the Move
Downtown hotel rebrands, changes name
The owners of The Suites of 800 Locust have rebranded the downtown hotel and renamed the property Des Lux (pronounced deluxe) Hotel. Rebound Hospitality paid $3.27 million for the hotel [...]
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Posted October 08, 2014in Your View
Better than a hearing
Much attention had been on Bruce Braley missing hearings when he has a voting rate of 95 percent in Congress. What about Joni Ernst missing 36 percent of votes in [...]
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Posted October 08, 2014in Duffy
Posted October 08, 2014in Cover Story
The bra
Bra. Brassiere. Bustier. Over-the-shoulder boulder-holder. Call it what you want, but there’s no denying the impact the bra has had on our culture. Most women know the bra intimately, and [...]
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Posted October 08, 2014in Book Review
‘We Are Called To Rise’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Fay Jones Simon & Schuster June 3, 2014 $25 307 pp Laura McBride’s new novel offers an emotionally powerful tale about a different side [...]
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Posted October 08, 2014in Belly Up To...
Come home to the Copper Cup
Going to a bar can feel so formal and anonymous. You walk in, show your ID to someone who will forget your name the second they hand it back to [...]
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Posted October 08, 2014in Food Dude
Taste of New York
It’s becoming a common story that Iowans find endearing. New Yorkers visit here, discover that public schools actually work, that the quality of life is less stressful and that they [...]
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The Branstad regime: most scandalous ever?
Given Iowa’s reputation for clean government, it once was of no particular notoriety for an office holder to rank among Iowa’s “most scandalous ever.” Some Illinois politicians would kill for [...]
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