Posted December 09, 2015in Center Stage
When an old show succeeds, it’s often got a new look. Trying out a fresh set designer, in fact, may be the best move the Playhouse made. For “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” Andrea Nice, based in New York, has dreamed up strange amalgamations that take you straight to the heart
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Posted December 09, 2015in The Sound
Over the past decade, The Wombats have firmly staked out a place in the long line of great Liverpool bands. Originally pitched to the world as an indie rock band, The Wombats have evolved with each album and do not put much stock in that — or any — label
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Posted December 09, 2015in Civic Skinny
Circulation of The Des Moines Register continues to fall in both the metro area and the state at large. An increase in the numbers of people buying the digital edition doesn’t come close to offsetting the precipitous drop in subscribers to the print edition. Statewide, circulation of the print and
Read More →Two of a kind Joseph Randle, a former running back for the Dallas Cowboys, was arrested outside a Kansas casino at 10:40 p.m. on Nov. 24 after he assaulted police. Randle, 23, was initially asked to leave for being too drunk, but he assaulted an officer on the way out
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Posted December 09, 2015in Joe's Neighborhood
“As American as pumpkin pie.” An interesting thing to say about our relationship to a squash. Certainly, the ingredients are a melting pot of pumpkin, ginger, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, milk, cloves, eggs and, of course, a piecrust made with lard. But “as American as pumpkin pie”? That’s a lot of pressure
Read More →Paid in November Amount: $1,793 To: Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. For: Legal services Amount: $1,353.88 To: B&H Photo-Video For: Camera Amount: $110 To: CDW Government Inc. For: Software license Amount: $103.15 To: Control Installations of Iowa For: Repair Amount: $980.44 To: Contemporary Services Corporation For: Security Amount: $1,407.25 To: Victory
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Posted December 09, 2015in Film Review
Krampus is a thing now. For those who do not know, Krampus is a mythical being from Bavarian folkore who worked along with Saint Nicholas to separate the good children from the bad. Saint Nick gives the good ones presents; Krampus steals the bad ones away. Over the past few
Read More →If you’re a fan of James Bond, you’ve probably noticed the last two films have relied heavily on the magic of computer hacking. Apparently “Q,” James Bond’s gadget guru, can do more than hide lasers in watch wristbands — he’s also a cyber security terrorist. In the film “Skyfall,” Q
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Posted December 09, 2015in Locker Room
After six seasons in Webster City, Iowa’s own Midwest Rampage is moving to Carlisle. “The main reasons we are moving to Carlisle has to do with location, location, location,” said John Elkin, team owner and linebacker of Midwest Rampage. “While we had a roster of 39 players last season, only
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Posted December 02, 2015in Cover Story
Donald Trump, at his campaign kickoff last June, famously said that Mexico was purposely sending immigrants to America with “…lots of problems. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists…” Trump’s nativist march has continued apace; he even recently flirted with the idea of creating a nationwide database of Muslims. Yet here’s the
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