Posted March 25, 2015in Political Mercury
As it turns out, in all this nonsense about a rural-urban Iowa civil war, “them” is actually “us.” Carroll’s Kuemper Catholic High School Alumni Director Sharon Olerich reports that there are 992 graduates of the western Iowa school living in Des Moines and its immediate suburbs. Kuemper holds an annual Des Moines
Read More →Paid for in March Amount: $1,000.87 To: Zaps Learning Company For: ACT test prep Amount: $100 To: Iowa State University Athletics For: Entry fees Amount: $389.98 To: Menards For: Supplies for house project Amount: $400 To: Mr. Magic Productions For: Performance Amount: $6,512.92 To: Hiland Dairy Foods For: Milk Amount:
Read More →Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “Dr. Seuss meets Breaking Bad — Horton Heard a Who was a meth drug runner!” -C. Butts Runners-up: “Randy found out the hard way that there really IS a Fashion Police.” -Paul G. “All Dr. Seuss characters were being brought in for questioning after
Read More →I remember the debate about where President Obama was born. The Tea Party was taking advantage of the ignorance of the general population about citizenship. Their premise that he could not be president because he was born in Kenya was bogus. If one parent is born in the United States
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Posted March 25, 2015in The Sound
Flyleaf had an interesting problem on its hands. Normally, when an act achieves some level of success in the realm of “Christian music,” it is not uncommon to see that band attempt to downplay its ties to the Christian community. Not necessarily for any lack of faith, but out of
Read More →Luchtel Photography is moving to West Des Moines from Scottsdale, Arizona and will specialize in real estate photography. Photographer Kelly Luchtel plans to begin accepting new clients April 1 and will have an office open in late spring. She will offer interior and exterior photography for architects, designers and real
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Posted March 25, 2015in Duffy
Posted March 25, 2015in Tech Talk
Among the all-time colossal missteps in business, the biggest might be Coca Cola passing on the opportunity to buy Pepsi in the early 20th century. Sometimes the fate of one organization can be written in its failure to identify the true potential of the competition. An example would be Blockbuster
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Posted March 25, 2015in Film Review
For starters, here’s a caveat for this week’s review: I am not a teenage girl, so I acknowledge that I am not the target audience for “Insurgent.” Now, the caveat to my caveat: I am also not the target audience for “Frozen,” but I can still tell a good movie
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Posted March 25, 2015in Cover Story
There is a new music venue opening in Des Moines soon. Anyone even mildly interested in, or associated with, the local music scene will tell you this is a good thing, in no small part because it seems like quality places that support local music have become something of an
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