Posted February 01, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
Some might say Randy Bieghler is sick. The Des Moines native works in IT, he has a family, and he generally appears to be a regular person — until he reveals that he roots for cold weather. “My wife would say I’m an ice fishing fanatic,” he laughs. “I enjoy
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Posted February 01, 2017in The Sound
Straight to the point with Dropkick Murphys vocalist Al Barr Dropkick Murphys has a penchant for delivering blue-collar, pint-hoisting, Celtic punk rock in strikingly consistent fashion. With nine albums under its collective belt, including the January release of its latest platter, “11 Stories of Pain and Glory,” the Massachusetts-based
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Posted February 01, 2017in Lunch With...
Frank Cownie has been called “a grown up all American boy,” and it fits. He’s tall, blonde, a champion swimmer and a successful businessman. He’s also become one of the most popular mayors in the city’s history and a surviving face of the Democrat Party of Iowa. He’s currently in
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Posted February 01, 2017in People & Pets
“She’s more of a fish girl, and I’m more of a coral guy,” says Dave Roth about the passion that he and his wife Deanna share for fish aquariums. Roth works in information technology (IT) by day. But at home, he labors over his two fish tanks with a watchful
Read More →‘Pure Heart: A Spirited Tale of Grace, Grit, and Whiskey’ By Troylyn Ball with Bret Witter Troy Ball grew up happily shadowing her father through his many business enterprises, so at a young age she acquired a fierce entrepreneurial spirit. When she married and had two boys born with special
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