“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” PG-13 | 111 minutes Director: André Øvredal Stars: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush Change is blowing in the wind… but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where, for generations, the shadow
Read More →‘Country Dark’ Chris Offutt deftly captures life in rural Kentucky. “Country Dark” begins in 1954 when Tucker, not quite 18, leaves Korea as a decorated veteran and heads toward his Kentucky home. Navigating life outside of warfare, he’s not too far into the woods when he saves a young girl
Read More →Scores of young people are preparing to return to school, some of them to colleges and universities that are miles from their parents. In a very real sense, college is and ought to be about more than simply preparing for the workforce; nevertheless, students and parents alike are justified in
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Posted July 31, 2019in Lunch With...
Just love food. Brooks Reynolds is a founder and the major force behind bacon festivals in Des Moines, Japan, Colorado and Iceland. Scott Toland is the CEO and President of ICS (International Chili Society), which owns the World Championship Chili Cookoff and 123 other regional events in 41 states plus
Read More →Many business owners and executives fail to realize the personal liability that comes with association and administration of a 401(k) plan. In recent lawsuits, the named defendants include the company, the investment committee and the owner and HR director personally as well as any executives with decision making power over
Read More →“Hey, Google”, “Siri, can you”, “Alexa, did you” know voice search is on the rise. Two in five adults are already using voice to search at least once per day. By the end of 2020, Google estimates searching by voice will surpass traditional text search. This means that over half
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Posted July 31, 2019in Belly Up To...
Bellhop Tiki bar opens in East Village. Imagine a tiki bar. What comes to mind? Usually it’s in a tropical place — a hut with a thatched roof, where patrons sit on rattan bar stools, sipping fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas while relaxing with an ocean breeze nearby. So when
Read More →Experts say Iowa’s capital city is one of the best test markets. Mark Twain said, “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it.” In this era of climate change fanaticism, is Twain still relevant, or even funny? Well Iowa and Iowa State universities have contributed
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