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Posted November 26, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… of the city of Des Moines

Amount: $1,763.20 To: Per Mar Security Services For: Physical security officer   Amount: $885 To: Plumb Supply Company For: Plumbing and piping supplies   Amount: $36.20 To: Pom Incorporated For: [...]

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Posted November 26, 2014in Tech Talk

Today’s tech lies become fact tomorrow

For anyone with the slightest inkling of technological know-how, one word sends a shiver down the spine: “enhance.” In the fictitious worlds of television shows and movies, no image or [...]

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Posted November 26, 2014in Rap Sheet

Two of a kind? Dina Lohan, mother of Lindsay Lohan, was arrested on Sept. 12, 2013, for DWI. Officials pulled Lohan’s white BMW over for going 77 in a 55 [...]

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Posted November 26, 2014in On The Tube

Thankstreaming

Cinema Insomnia (Roku’s Zom-Bee TV) “Your host” Mr. Lobo has presented late-night horror-cheese showcase Cinema Insomnia for 13 years through a smattering of regional cable outlets and, probably, subliminal mind [...]

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Posted November 26, 2014in Game Day

Iowa (7-4) vs. Nebraska (8-3) When: Friday, Nov. 28, Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City Kickoff: 11 a.m. CDT Legendary former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once said [...]

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Posted November 25, 2014in Civic Skinny

Blondie, Latin American sci-fi, lust, turtles in France and Brazilian women at play: Profs plan sabbaticals Also: Hotel Fort Des Moines is being sold

Your tax dollars at work: Lauren Rabinovitz, a professor of American Studies at the University of Iowa, will be taking a sabbatical next fall. She will use her paid leave [...]

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Posted November 19, 2014in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… of the City of Des Moines.

Amount: $841.50 To: Motorola For: Battery Amount: $377.50 To: Municipal Supply Inc. For: Repair clamp Amount: $258.98 To: Napa City of Des Moines For: Two receiver kits Amount: $69.87 To: [...]

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Posted November 19, 2014in GoodNightIowa

The New York Times recently released rankings for the states most passionate about college football and, with two major conference teams and dedicated fan bases, Iowa came in at fifth-most [...]

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Posted November 19, 2014in Belly Up To...

Classic cocktails with a twist at RoCA

I moved to Des Moines in May, as a lifelong Iowan with far too little knowledge of all that its capital city has to offer. When I took up this [...]

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Posted November 19, 2014in Locker Room

We don’t need skates!

It was bound to happen eventually, though delaying the arrival of snow a little longer would have been preferred. Yes, sometimes you want it to dump on you quickly so [...]

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