Posted October 21, 2015in On The Tube
“Hemlock Grove” Friday, Oct. 23 (Netflix) Season Premiere: Remember “Hemlock Grove”? It was “American Horror Story” Does “Twin Peaks” before “American Horror Story” started doing “Twin Peaks” (seriously, “Hotel,” stop), [...]
Read More →Shia LaBeouf, 29, found himself in police custody on Oct. 9 when he was arrested in Austin, Texas, and charged with misdemeanor public intoxication. Witnesses reported LaBeouf looked either drunk [...]
Read More →“I am Mary Iris Malone, and I am not okay.” Mim has believed this for the past 16 years of her life. Mim lives in Jackson, Mississippi, with her [...]
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Posted October 21, 2015in Food Dude
Some restaurants take confusing names. When Proof opened, it featured sandwiches, none of which used proofed bread. Scenic Route Bakery is in the middle of downtown. Bonefish Grill serves no [...]
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Posted October 21, 2015in Belly Up To..., Featured Story
The word “exile” brings about a sense of loneliness, referring to the state of being barred from a particular place, especially a person’s native country. And while that is exactly [...]
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Posted October 21, 2015in Joe's Neighborhood
“I was never pretty enough. I was never thin enough. I was never good enough. I was never smart enough.” The cold wind blows around the parked cars and down [...]
Read More →To ask your readers on your Facebook page how to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill is ableist and disingenuous. The vast majority of violent acts [...]
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Posted October 21, 2015in Civic Skinny
Nick Klinefeldt is the United States Attorney in Des Moines who is responsible for, among other things, going after drug dealers who violate federal law in this area. Charles Grassley [...]
Read More →Some kids impress their friends by telling them their mom is a police officer or a lawyer or an artist. Theresa Caputo’s kids grew up telling people their mom communicates [...]
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Asylums in the news
A continuing story in Iowa news is about a lawsuit regarding Gov. Terry Branstad’s decision to close mental health facilities in Clarinda and Mt. Pleasant. However, another institution that some [...]
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