Book Reviews
‘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 [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in Book Review
Posted October 31, 2018in At Home With
Hauders enjoy Altoona
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 [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in Collections & Hobbies
High strangeness
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 [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in The Dish
Disrespect and burger mania
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 [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in Tech Talk
WiFi 6 kills the confusion
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 [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in Duffy
Posted October 31, 2018in Rants & Reason
Cries of ‘We want Willkie’ echo today
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 [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in Couch Surfing
Tori from La Crosse
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 [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in Art News
A German genius in Des Moines
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 [...]
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Posted October 30, 2018in Stray Thoughts
We must stop tearing each other down
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 [...]
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