Two of a kind Michael Phelps, 29, was arrested for driving under the influence (again) at about 1:40 a.m. on Sept. 30 in Baltimore, Maryland. Officials pulled him over for driving 84 in a 45 when they noticed Phelps seemed intoxicated. Phelps’ blood alcohol level was nearly double the legal
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Posted November 05, 2014in Rap Sheet
Posted November 05, 2014in Cover Story
Atheism in Iowa
As this holiday season approaches, so will the annual news rush about “the war on Christianity.” Lawsuits, or the fear of them, will encourage government entities of all sizes to ban Christmas trees, songs that mention Christmas, nativity scenes, etc. What motivates such atheist activists? Why commit so much time
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Posted November 05, 2014in Your View
GOP may have lost Hispanic vote for future
One of the most important and controversial issues in the recent campaign was immigration reform, which has split the Republican Party down the middle with moderate Republicans supporting the Senate Immigration Reform Bill and the far right Tea Party opposing it. The Democrats unanimously supported the Senate-passed bipartisan Immigration Reform
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Posted November 05, 2014in On the Move
West Des Moines swim school now open
Aqua-Tots Swim Schools opened Nov. 3 near Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines. Equipped with a 46-foot by 24-foot heated indoor pool, the school is open year-round. It also has a viewing area with free Wi-Fi for parents, a play area, changing rooms, a snack bar and a
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Posted November 05, 2014in Duffy
Posted November 05, 2014in Tech Talk
Yahoo! fighting for its profitable life
“On a long enough timeline the survival for everyone drops to zero.” That paragon of pessimism comes courtesy of Chuck Palahniuk’s “Fight Club,” and the disturbing wisdom of the phrase can be applied to pretty much everything. Your career, your life, our planet — all of it will one day
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Posted November 05, 2014in Game Day
Iowa State (2-6) vs. Kansas (2-6) When: Saturday, Nov. 8 Where: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CDT Hey. Iowa State. If you wanted me to make an ass of me, why didn’t you just release a copy of my transcripts instead of getting me all positive and thinking
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Posted November 05, 2014in Sound Check
Taylor Swift “1989” Big Machine With “1989” there is, finally, no doubt about where Taylor Swift’s future lay. The soon-to-be 25-year-old got her start in country but has been slowly phasing those influences out of her music with each successive release, and “1989” is her first full-throated pop album. Swift
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Posted November 05, 2014in Civic Skinny
A hole and a question in Jeff Stein’s resume. New stars: Ernst and Mowrer. No Rack photos here.
Lawyer Jeff Stein withdrew his application to be executive director of the Iowa Public Information Board just in time. He was about to be booted off the list of four finalists after political aides from both parties alerted the board to the fact that Stein had twice had his law
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