Alphabet and the plethora of messenger apps
Almost from the moment Steve Jobs passed away, technology pundits have been hounding Apple over its lack of innovation. It is almost as if Steve Jobs was the puppet [...]
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Posted June 01, 2016in Tech Talk
Posted June 01, 2016in Center Stage
The family circus, back at home
“You Can’t Take it With You,” the Broadway smash from 1936, has probably been in production somewhere ever since. A laugh-fest with a lot of heart, it took home the [...]
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Posted June 01, 2016in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Urbandale Community Schools To be paid on 5/23/2016 Amount: $832,189.86 To: General For: Total bills paid for one month on May 23 [...]
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Posted June 01, 2016in On the Move
Men’s Style Lab moves to East Village
Des Moines online fashion startup Men’s Style Lab has moved to the East Village. The company will soon sell clothing not just online, but also by way of an [...]
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Posted June 01, 2016in Joe's Neighborhood
Sarajevo, Slipknot, and the Hawkeyes
“Where do you come from?” the young copper artists in Sarajevo asked. My wife and I told them. “But where in the United States?” they insisted. We went into [...]
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