Posted March 31, 2015in Duffy
Posted March 31, 2015in On the Move
Kum & Go buys hundreds of properties throughout metro
After purchasing a large space of real estate with plans to move its headquarters to downtown Des Moines, Kum & Go has begun acquiring several properties and spaces of land throughout the Des Moines metro. At the time of Kum & Go’s purchase of the Gas Lamp building in February,
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Posted March 31, 2015in On The Tube
Fooled again
“Bacon House Nation” Wednesday, April 1 (FYI) The producers of “Tiny House Nation,” the reality series in which families scale down their living spaces from McMansions to custom 500-square-foot mini homes, have fried up the next logical step: houses fashioned entirely out of bacon. Host Padma Lakshmi (“Top Chef”) and
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Posted March 31, 2015in News of the Weird
Man’s best friend
Researchers are now preparing a study seeking to confirm that dog slobber, by itself (and not just the psychological advantages of playing with and petting a dog), might provide human health benefits (such as relief from asthma, allergies and inflammation). Specialists from the University of Arizona and University of California
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Posted March 31, 2015in Your View
More coverage, please
I’m writing to let you know that I am disappointed in the lack of coverage of the cock-fighting they have every month in the basement of the governor’s mansion. When I say “they” I don’t mean to be a snake about it, but I have to be. They don’t want
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Posted March 31, 2015in Tech Talk
Apple hits the open road
Is there a more terrifying company in the world than Apple? Sure, the company offers bulletproof devices, intuitive software that seems to know what you want before you do. And yes, it is continually two steps ahead of the technology market. The thing is, those same qualities are a nightmare
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Posted March 31, 2015in Locker Room
Death, taxes and whiffle golf
The winds of change are billowing. The age of “we” and “us” are gone, and it’s time to look out for No. 1. And there’s no better sport for this than golf. In conjunction with the City Council, Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie is launching the First Annual Whiffle Golf
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Posted March 31, 2015in Political Mercury
Kim Reynolds to pick transgender running mate in 2018
In what is widely regarded among insiders as something of a political man-made earthquake, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds is expected to select a transgender running mate for her gubernatorial bid, a bold stroke sure to sew discord in an increasingly fractured Republican Party, but a decision Reynolds insists is essential
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Posted March 31, 2015in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in Iowa
Amount: $125 To: Fareway For: An undisclosed amount of bread bags purchased to test the accuracy of Sen. Joni Ernst’s statements of using the items to keep her shoes clean as a child. Amount: $5,389.97 To: Wal-Mart For: Bottled water purchased by Des Moines Water Works for employees to drink
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Posted March 31, 2015in Center Stage
Show me the money!
Hillary Clinton can wear a director out. The former Secretary of State, even in late rehearsal for the PAC-funded show at Stagewest, keeps quibbling over stage directions. “Stage left?” asked Clinton. “That depends on your definition of ‘left.’ ” With the presidential campaigns beginning to show signs of catching fire,
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