Posted March 01, 2023in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to celeste@dmcityview.com — Be sure to include your name Next month’s photo: This month’s winner “Here’s one dude who excels at reading between the lines.” — Dennis Moore Runners Up “Keep looking on the bright side dude — gray goes with almost
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Posted March 01, 2023in Iowa Artist
Artist Olesya Maupin is well known for her beautiful paintings in her hometown of Almaty, Kazakhstan, which borders Russia. As she invites me into her basement studio in Ankeny, she explains how her artwork began appearing in public buildings. As a 5-year old girl, she and her mom were sitting
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Posted March 01, 2023in People & Pets
Walking into Shirley Harder’s home, friendly corgis clamor for attention, almost saying, “Look at me! See how wonderful I am? Here’s my toy — when can we play?” Meanwhile, two of Harder’s cats scatter to another room, while one cat, Phil, sits on his cat tower throne, oblivious to the
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Posted March 01, 2023in Stray Thoughts
There is an interesting study in contrasts playing out right now in Iowa. One example comes from the Davis County School District in Bloomfield. It is the 96th-largest of Iowa’s 328 public districts, with an enrollment of 1,150 students. The other example comes from the Iowa Legislature and Gov. Kim
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Posted March 01, 2023in Film Previews
“Inside” R | 105 minutes Director: Vasilis Katsoupis Starring: Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, Eliza Stuyck Isolation is a terrifying concept. Humans are naturally social creatures. When a person is deprived of interacting with others for an extended period, one tends to go a little nutty. If you’ve seen “The Lighthouse,”
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