‘Circe’ New takes on these ancient stories have been done so many times that it takes something extraordinary to bring back the spark of interest to a jaded public. Madeline Miller has more than succeeded in bringing a new facet to Greek Mythology with her new book, “Circe.” Miller takes
Read More →Empty-nesters order “right-sized” home Becky and Mark Hauder moved into the home they had designed and built on 35th St. S.W. in Altoona. They are excited to start their life adventures as empty nesters. They moved from Dubuque and started their hunt for their new home. “We looked all around
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Posted October 31, 2018in Collections & Hobbies
You want answers? UFO investigator is working for the truth. “Iowa is known as a hotbed for triangles, although we have other shapes as well.” — Beverly Trout, Iowa MUFON’s chief investigator Martians. UFOs. Aliens. Life on other planets. Whatever you want to call extraterrestrials, 61 percent of the people
Read More →Steve and Kristy Little have sold the popular Beaverdale cafe Chef’s Kitchen. The last night for Chef’s and the Littles will be New Year’s Eve. Chef’s began in the skywalk and moved first in Beaverdale to the venue where Players is now before their current venue at 11903 Beaver. They
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Posted October 31, 2018in Tech Talk
And you won’t even need a manual. Manuals are the bane of nearly every man’s existence. It doesn’t matter if you’ve purchased a “some assembly required” set of shelves, a brand new computer, or a car; reading a manual is one of the dullest tasks in the world. Plus, manufacturers
Read More →A testimony to the Cowles-Willkie friendship and their civil rights advocacy stands at 900 17th St. in Des Moines Talk about good timing! Consider the recent release of “THE IMPROBABLE WENDELL WILLKIE, THE BUSINESSMAN WHO SAVED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND HIS COUNTRY, AND CONCEIVED A NEW WORLD ORDER.” The book,
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Posted October 31, 2018in Couch Surfing
Maybe millennials just do things backwards. Fall wedding season is in full effect, and I have had to turn away a few travelers coming through town due to the volume I have been receiving. In some ways, it is exciting that more and more people are couch surfing as a
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Posted October 31, 2018in Art News
Neo Rauch is one of Europe’s most interesting and wealthy painters. Orphaned as an infant, he grew up in the old East Germany, near Leipzig. He has lived life from both sides of the wall and its rubble. He was in Des Moines recently for “Neo Rauch: Aus Dem Boden,”
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Posted October 30, 2018in Stray Thoughts
Let’s skip the debate over whether our president bears even a smidgen of blame for contributing to the domestic terrorist incidents last week in the United States. Let’s agree we are never going to agree, so there’s no use driving each other’s blood pressure higher by talking more about that.
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