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Posted March 30, 2016in Duffy
Posted March 23, 2016in Cover Story
Our Lust for War
It was a conflict that started out small, in fits and starts. A league of nations that fell apart, in disarray as one after another member became embroiled and dropped out. A standoff between France and Britain on one side, and Germany on the other. For a time, a “sitzkrieg”
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com This week’s winner: “Since Harrison Ford is making another Indiana Jones movie, Tom Hanks was looking into making a Turner and Hooch Sequel with Hooch’s grandson… Slobbernokins.” – Jim McCool Runners up: “Clem probably had a few too many
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Posted March 23, 2016in Political Mercury
Challenger says King is ‘politically impotent’
A self-described conservative pro-life Catholic, State Sen. Rick Bertrand, R-Sioux City, says his views and political ideology on a host of defining issues largely reconcile with veteran U.S. Rep. Steve King’s. The trouble, Bertrand says, is that King, a Kiron Republican, is now a captive creature of the Washington think-tank power structure who has lost touch with rural Iowa, and more important, has shown limited skill and
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Austin Lee Russell, 33, the TV celebrity simply known as “Chumlee” to most viewers of the cable show “Pawn Stars,” was arrested in Las Vegas on March 9 for felony weapon and drug charges. Officers allegedly found methamphetamine, marijuana and a gun at his home while serving a search warrant
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Posted March 23, 2016in Locker Room
Cold run for warm meals
Let’s face it. Most of us have put our winter coats away and are refusing to use them again until election time — not that anyone’s running off to Canada… yet. So in that spirit, maybe it’s time to get out and run. The third annual Cold Run for Warm
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Posted March 23, 2016in Belly Up To...
Superman bought a Schlitz
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope. It’s Superman and Batman arguing about Tanya Tucker and Reba McEntire while sipping on bottles of Schlitz. Welcome to All in the Family Lounge. “It’s a neighborhood bar,” said Manager Deb Fisher, when asked what makes the place special. She’s worked
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Posted March 23, 2016in Duffy









Obama was our glamour shot; Trump, our reflection
I am not a Donald Trump supporter. My newspapers endorsed Bernie Sanders and Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio. I also know my country is strong enough to survive any presidential administration, including his. At the same time, why are people, including members of the media and the
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