Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “Des Moines City Leaders Uber decision was greatly influenced by their Bemidji Uber experience.” –Brad Jensen Runners-up: “After a couple Nattys, Lois convinced Barney that it was, in fact, a tandem snow plow and not his ride mower.” –Heidi Soliday “Billy Bobs sno-mowing
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Posted December 17, 2014in What the?
Posted December 17, 2014in Duffy
Posted December 17, 2014in On the Move
Des Moines bank to be renovated
The West Bank branch location at 3920 S.W. Ninth St. will have a temporary location in a trailer at the same address while the bank’s inside is renovated. Teller stations and offices will fill the trailer, where customers can still do their banking during the estimated two-month remodel. There will
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Posted December 17, 2014in Civic Skinny
A backpack snoop (allegedly), a Republican wedding, a big legal bill, and how to cut the cost of your Register.
Remember Teresa Wagner? Probably not. Maybe this will help: She’s a Republican — an active, pro-life conservative — on the staff at the law school at the University of Iowa, which should narrow it down to one or two people. Wagner was, until the other day, associate director of the school’s
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Posted December 17, 2014in Political Mercury
Four candidates vying for Iowa Democratic Party chair
Des Moines, or Not Des Moines? That’s a central question for the central committee of the Iowa Democratic Party, according to a northern Iowa activist seeking the state chairmanship. Kurt Meyer of St. Ansgar, the chairman of the Tri-County Democrats (Worth, Howard and Mitchell counties) suggested Saturday the party choose
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Posted December 17, 2014in Sound Notes
Native sons Slipknot have found themselves back on top of things with the release of their latest album, “.5 The Gray Chapter.” Now that success has culminated in a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance, along with Motorhead, Anthrax, Mastodon and Tenacious D. The suspense will end on Feb 8.
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Posted December 17, 2014in Center Stage
Iowa Nice in a cage match
If anyone has established Iowa as a center for performance, it’s Scott Seipker. In 2012, Seipker’s sardonic “Iowa Nice” videos propelled him into gigs with ESPN and IPTV. Yet he began in theater, first at Iowa State University and then in small Des Moines venues. He often worked with Brendan
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Posted December 17, 2014in Film Review
Not very godly
“Exodus: Gods and Kings” 150 minutes Rated PG-13 Starring: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley There is a good movie hidden within “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” but there is also a very real chance that the things that are worthwhile will be lost underneath the weight of all the film’s
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Posted December 17, 2014in Belly Up To...
Eatery A: Five-star quality at a two-star price
Dust off that favorite little black dress in the back of your closet, ladies, and strap on your best heels. Ditch the tennis shoes, men, and find that one tie you only wear for work parties and funerals. Tonight, try something different with a romantic dinner date at downtown Des
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Posted December 17, 2014in Your View
A modern Benedict Arnold
A modern Benedict Arnold Ted Cruz is holding up the budget vote in Washington. He wants to push his own anti-immigration bill as a part of the deal. But yet, Ted Cruz is a Latino immigrant himself! He was born in Canada of a Cuban father. He should be working
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