Posted July 22, 2015in Your Money
Paid on July 9 Amount: $214.37 To: Office Max For: Various supplies and copies Amount: $22,752 To: Rubber Roofing Systems Inc. For: Skywalk roof removal and replacement Amount: $167.16 To: Menards For: Treated wood, Deep Woods OFF!, I-100 auger Amount: $4,710 To: Alexander Chemical Corporation (Illinois) For: Chlorine Amount:
Read More →Internationally known Israeli writer Keret, an award-winning author of short stories, graphic novels and screen plays, offers his first book of non-fiction, “The Seven Good Years.” His touching, insightful memoir is told in small, interlinked stories, short, yet powerful observations that reveal Keret’s intelligent, compassionate views. The slim pieces cover
Read More →Lamb of God “VII: Sturm und Drang” Epic Lamb of God has been a bit snake bitten of late. Most notably, there was vocalist Randy Blythe’s legal troubles in Prague, Czechoslovakia, after a fan died at a 2010 show. Through that, bassist John Campbell was sidelined for much of 2013
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Posted July 22, 2015in The Sound
If you allow for the possibility that a metal band can be a “band’s band,” i.e., one of those acts that does all the little technical things that only other musicians really appreciate, then Between the Buried and Me is a band’s band. Formed 15 years ago in North Carolina,
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Posted July 22, 2015in Political Mercury
Back in 1938, Orson Welles famously exposed the Great American Gullibility. With his Mercury Theatre On The Air, Welles, adapting “War Of The Worlds,” used a series of simulated news bulletins to convince radio listeners that aliens were attacking Earth. Earthlings of 2015, welcome to Mars. With each new outrage, provocation, charge
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Posted July 22, 2015in Locker Room
There are few rides as enjoyable as gliding across the beautiful High Trestle Trail, which is named for the original railroad bridge that spans the Des Moines River between Madrid and Woodward. If you haven’t made time to get out for a ride, this weekend is your chance to experience
Read More →Your guide to area dining. To place a listing, call Ashley at 515.953.4822 ext. 303 American B-Bops: We have the best burgers in town! For 23 years we’ve won Cityview’s “Best of Des Moines” readers poll and are proud to serve these burgers at more than seven locations throughout
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Posted July 15, 2015in Your Money
Paid on June 16 Amount: $895 To: Adams Door Company Co. Inc. For: East Overhead Door Repair Amount: $3,795 To: Adventureland For: Merrill Student Entry Fee Amount: $125 To: Best Buddies Iowa For: Indiana Conference Amount: $787.50 To: Carter Printing Company Inc. For: Greenwood Yard Signs Amount: $4,000 To:
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Posted July 15, 2015in Tech Talk
When exactly does good enough become too good? Most of us have the memory of coming home from a night of trick-or-treating on Halloween and gorging ourselves on sugary treasures. At first it’s delicious, but eventually it becomes sickening. Just as hard as it is to stop devouring unlimited chocolate
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Don’t expect logic when it comes to jobs in Iowa
Government exists for a variety of reasons, and one of the chief reasons is protecting people’s health and safety. Keeping competitors out of your business shouldn’t be one of the reasons. But in Iowa, that’s not really the case. There are too many examples written into Iowa’s laws and regulations that
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