Posted January 07, 2015in Civic Skinny
Gov. Terry Branstad and his fellow defendants in the long and nasty harassment, discrimination, extortion, retaliation and defamation lawsuit filed by former Workers Compensation Director Chris Godfrey, want to turn [...]
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Posted January 07, 2015in Joe's Neighborhood
“The squirrel nests are high in the trees, have you noticed?” My mail carrier is a fairly sane looking man. Not a youngster by any means. He hustles every [...]
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Posted January 07, 2015in Food Dude
Des Moines’ food scene began simply some 20 years ago with flour, yeast and water. Before George Formaro built a Sicilian-style brick oven and Steve and Joe Logsdon began [...]
Read More →“The Rosie Effect” furthers the adventures of socially awkward genetics professor Don Tillman and his wildly unpredictable wife Rosie Jarman in a sequel to Australian Graeme Simsion’s acclaimed first novel, [...]
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Posted January 07, 2015in Film Review
“The Woman in Black ” was released in 2012 and was a bit of a pet project put together by director James Watkins, writer Jane Goldman and actor Daniel [...]
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Posted January 07, 2015in Cover Story
Let’s be honest: It doesn’t matter how hardcore or badass you are, nobody relishes the idea of being in a bar and realizing “I have to poop.” For most [...]
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Posted January 07, 2015in Locker Room
Inevitably, the arrival of the New Year brings well-intentioned resolutions. Favorites include pledges to quit smoking, drink less, spend more time with family and friends, travel more, develop a [...]
Read More →Charli XCX “Sucker” Asylum Records The odds are that if you know of Charli XCX, it is for her credits on Icona Pop’s “I Love It” and Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy.” [...]
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Posted January 07, 2015in Your Money
City of West Des Moines Paid 12-17-2014 Amount: $1,724 To: ASCAP For: License fees Amount: $503.70 To: Embark IT For: Service calls and printer Amount: $5,478.90 To: Ahlers & Cooney [...]
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Posted January 07, 2015in What the?
Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “That’s a beaut, Clark.” -J. Hess Runners-up: “1974 Polluter free with every tree purchase.” -Doug Arndorfer “This year, Clark saved [...]
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