Posted December 06, 2017in Political Mercury
Can Dr. Andy McGuire reconcile Moore bashing, Clinton denial? Dr. Andy McGuire of Des Moines, an Iowa Democrat running for governor in 2018, is quick to believe the women who have accused Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual harassment and assault in the 1970s. She says the Moore
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Posted December 06, 2017in Film Review
A fantastic dark comedy with great performances “The more you keep a case in the public eye, the better your chances are at getting it solved.” Whether or not you believe the quote, this does posit a rather interesting idea. What lengths would you go to ensure there’s justice for
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Posted December 06, 2017in Food Dude
Common poultry made extraordinary at local restaurants To some, Cowboy Chicken is a brilliant bird rising from the ashes of an American legend. To others, it’s an intelligent business lesson in restraint. Kenny Rogers, the singer, entered the franchise food league in 1991 with a restaurant called Kenny Rogers’ Roasters. It became American folk
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Posted December 06, 2017in Your Neighbors
It’s you, and you, and you and you and you… The woman had been kicked out of her apartment, was living on the street and was unable to get in the homeless shelter. If she could get to Indianola, she had a place to stay, but the needle on her
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Posted December 06, 2017in Joe's Neighborhood
“I’d offer you lunch, but I’ve already eaten it,” the old man says without a hint of a smile. Dry humor fits this landscape of dust and whirling blades and blowing chaff. A foreign country for sure, where everyone operates on a seasonal punch clock. Not my world, even though
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Posted December 06, 2017in Center Stage
“Disney’s The Little Mermaid” Take a big breath as the Des Moines Playhouse prepares you for a deep dive into Ariel’s world with the “Disney’s The Little Mermaid.” This year’s holiday show began its run on Dec. 1 and runs through Dec. 23. Based on the beloved tale by Hans
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Posted December 06, 2017in Belly Up To...
South side revamp “We wanted it to be that neighborhood pub that everybody comes to,” co-owner Renee Way says. Originally three separate businesses in one building, Renee Way and husband Clark Way, along with Clark’s sister Stephanie White and her husband, Dan White, purchased the building at 2301 S.W. Ninth St. in 2016. The
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Posted December 06, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
Boyhood friends replicate a Wagon Queen Family Truckster “This is a damn fine automobile, if you want my honest opinion,” said the car salesman to Clark Griswold before concluding his bait-and-switch in the 1983 comedy, “Vacation.” “You think you hate it now,” the slickster adds. “But wait’ll you drive it.”
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Posted December 06, 2017in People & Pets
Real reindeer Jodi and John Philipp aren’t your average Santa and Mrs. Claus. You won’t find them at the local mall either. For 17 years, the couple has been touring their troupe across the Midwest and beyond, and that includes reindeer. “We try to spread some Christmas magic,” Jodi Philipp,
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