Join the rebellion!
Don’t tell Mitch Clefisch’s mom, but after 40 years, maybe it’s time for him to fess up. “The first day ‘Star Wars’ was on HBO (circa 1983), I pulled the [...]
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Posted November 30, 2016in Collections & Hobbies
Posted November 30, 2016in Rants & Reason
Let America Be America again
So, what holiday comes to mind when you think of the results of the 2016 elections? For Republicans, the holiday might be Christmas or Thanksgiving. For folks on opposite sides [...]
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Posted November 30, 2016in Art News
Dreamy textures and covered bridges
What a season it’s been. In one month’s time, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 [...]
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Posted November 30, 2016in Sound Check
Sound Check
St. Lenox “Ten Hymns from My American Gothic” Anyway Records A concept album about the experiences of Korean immigrants carving out a life for themselves in the Midwest released just [...]
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Posted November 30, 2016in Belly Up To...
1908 Draught House will not change its name
When the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, much of central Iowa joined in a long-overdue celebration. After nearly 100 years of torment since the team’s last crown, it [...]
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Posted November 30, 2016in Sound Circuit
Des Moines’ Max Jury returns with soulful sound
Max Jury, 24, released his eponymous debut album in June and spent the summer on the European festival circuit, playing Vestrock in the Netherlands, A Summer’s Tale in Germany, Montreux [...]
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Posted November 29, 2016in Just Released
Greater Des Moines Partnership Legislative Leadership Luncheon Dec. 8
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will hold its Annual Legislative Leadership Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 8. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greater [...]
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Posted November 29, 2016in Just Released
Iowa Public Television announces new Iowa Press host
Veteran political journalist David Yepsen, nationally recognized as an expert on the Iowa political scene, will return to Iowa Press as the program host in early 2017. Yepsen takes the reigns from [...]
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Posted November 29, 2016in Just Released
Public invited to participate in rhino calf naming at Blank Park Zoo
Blank Park Zoo officials have announced how the rhino calf born on Oct. 11 will be named. Anyone who gives $50 or more between now and Dec. 31 to the [...]
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Posted November 29, 2016in Just Released
Iowa communities to save through state revolving fund
The Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources today announced that 29 Iowa communities with current State Revolving Fund loans for water quality projects will save a [...]
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