Blunt Boehner blisters Republicans in Congress
It’s time for a confession. I have misjudged John Boehner. Oh, I knew he might speak candidly. Or, more precisely, I knew he could be extremely blunt. But where I [...]
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April 06, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
April 06, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. Continue to be creative. Find ways to celebrate your thankfulness safely with family and friends. – John Busbee for The [...]
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March 31, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Opening in May: The nation’s biggest skatepark
The biggest skatepark in the nation? In Des Moines? Yes. Roughly 15 years in the making, the Lauridsen Skatepark is set to open at the end of May in the [...]
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March 31, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
Won’t you be my neighbor?
A map of Des Moines outlines the 52 official neighborhood associations chartered by the city. These groups of hard-working volunteers aim at bettering the spaces surrounding their family, friends and [...]
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March 31, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature
Protecting personal and business assets
A customer is about to enter your business on an icy Iowa day, slips and falls, breaking a bone… A diner in your restaurant gets sick after eating your special [...]
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March 31, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Meet the man behind Iowa’s Twitter vaccine finder
The mother of a 7-year-old Iowan said she’s used the recently launched and increasingly popular public-minded Twitter account Iowa Vaccine Alerts as a real-life and contemporary example of what the [...]
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March 31, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’
“Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is finally here, and it is a markedly different film than what was released in theaters in 2017 after Warner Brothers brought in director Joss Whedon [...]
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March 31, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Mulberry Street Tavern
Mulberry Street Tavern, in the newish Surety Hotel, covers the world to provide a cross sampling of marvelous amenities from both small villages and large cities. Surety is a part [...]
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March 31, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Des Moines Forgotten
Life before I-235
Many most of us take for granted that we can get most anywhere in the metro area in less than 20 minutes. We are all used to waiting until the [...]
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March 31, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
Vaccine — do you need another reason?
Seven of my siblings wait in line before me. Judy, Carol, Marla, John, Joyce, Jim and Cathy. I’m at the tail end. One at a time, they go into a [...]
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