Two of a kind Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, 55, was arrested in Indianapolis on March 16 for driving while intoxicated. Police reported pulling him over initially for erratic driving but then noticed slurred speech. Officers had Irsay get out of the car, where he was unstable and admitted to
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Posted November 12, 2014in Rap Sheet
Posted November 12, 2014in GoodNightIowa
Gov. Terry Branstad and the most famous mustache in politics were elected to a record sixth term in last week’s midterms… When asked what he has planned for the next four years, Branstad said, “I dunno, maybe a goatee.” A Dollar General Store in Iowa was robbed at gunpoint recently,
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Posted November 12, 2014in Sound Check
Ani DiFranco “Allergic to Water” Righteous Babe Ani DiFranco has come a long, long way, emotionally speaking. Those of us who cut our teeth listening to her early work — where lyrics were spat out like accusations, and you’d think her guitar was going to come apart in her hands
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Posted November 12, 2014in Food Dude
World shrinking at Rolling Wok
Years before Prasong “Pak” Nurack would open Des Moines’ original Thai restaurant, and decades before he would become a Thai national senator, he ran a diner on Court Avenue called Little Joe’s. That place served lunch cafeteria-style, and one day’s advertised special, veal parmigiano, seemed to be exhausted. “No more
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Posted November 12, 2014in Tech Talk
Meet the Smartphone: your new wallet
Anyone can point out the revolutionary technological advancements in the past 50 years — the personal computer, the cell phone, the Internet. The real trick is picking out the slow-burning tech gems that will one day change everything. The most glaring example might be the potential digital wallet that will
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Posted November 12, 2014in Film Review
Almost stellar
“Interstellar” Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine and Jessica Chastain Rated PG-13 169 minutes Cinemark 20 showtimes: 2:25, 3:40, 4:55, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45, 9:20 and 10:05 Christopher Nolan isn’t the first director to start making blockbusters — he’s just the one who has done it the best. Nolan’s greatest
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Posted November 12, 2014in Belly Up To...
The Exchange is Des Moines’ own Wall Street for beverages
If you’ve ever had a taste for the excitement of the stock market, you’ll probably find The Exchange is right up your alley. If you have no idea how the stock market works, you’ll probably still find it is a great place to spend your Friday night. Located on the
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Posted November 12, 2014in Locker Room
First aid (cocoa) kit
There aren’t many things that will motivate a sedentary person to go for a jog. Aside from being chased by Jason Vorhees or maybe a bribe, most folks are content with how they’ve chosen to best take care of themselves. Fortunately there are more than a couple of things that
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Posted November 12, 2014in Center Stage
Zombies, families, light and magic
For the people who put together “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom,” the show must feel like going home. For those who watch it, home may never feel the same. “Neighborhood 3” at StageWest brings together the same crew that mounted the show a couple of years ago for the Social
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Posted November 12, 2014in News of the Weird
Baby beauty Amanda Collins, 28, took “beauty pageant mom” to the next level (down) earlier this year when she entered her daughter Luna in Britain’s UK Princess and Prince International — based entirely on Luna’s ultrasound scan at age 20 weeks. Said Collins, “As soon as I saw her image
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