March madness
“Weeg,” my eighth-grade basketball coach yelled, “go in for Brown.” Sure. Behind by 30 points, the coach thinks it’s safe for me to enter the game. But is it really? [...]
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March 22, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Extra
March 22, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
How you can still lose while winning in court
Many years ago, during a conversation with an old lawyer, he made a comment I still remember: “You can sue the bishop of Boston for bastardy, but that doesn’t mean [...]
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March 16, 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 15, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Iowa should stop keeping police discipline secret
The actions of journalists and police officers were in the spotlight last week in a Des Moines courtroom. The scrutiny came at the trial of Andrea Sahouri, a Des Moines [...]
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March 09, 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 09, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
There’s more at stake than new road signs
Tucked away among hundreds of bills being considered this year by the Iowa Legislature is one people might have quickly embraced in a different era. But times have changed. It [...]
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Oops!
On Sept. 29, 1905, F. D. Harriman, an attorney from Hampton, lost control of his vehicle, hit a bridge and crashed into a ditch. Tragically, Harriman died as a result, [...]
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
Do farm subsidies work?
Since 1995, the top 1 percent of American farm subsidy recipients have received 26 percent of subsidy payments, and the top 10 percent have been handed 78 percent of the [...]
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature
Gone to the dogs
For those of us who grew up with “Lassie,” the beloved Timmy-saving Collie, our pet dogs were wonderful companions, even part of the family. We took them for walks and [...]
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March 03, 2021 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Food fight at Fong’s. Register’s circulation drops again. Court okays Dico-city deal. Ernst lines up with Hawley.
Print circulation of The Des Moines Register continues to plummet. Reported digital circulation is holding more or less steady, but at a low level, but internal numbers show it rising [...]
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