February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
No one seems to have noticed — there’s not even a press release on the website — but Matt McCoy was elected chair of the Polk County Board of Supervisors [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
“Step aside, hick,” the urban Democrats can tell us. Talented rural Democratic candidates for the Iowa Statehouse with deep wells of connectivity in their communities — like Stuart’s Warren Varley, [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
Guy Ritchie’s latest film is a rehashed pastiche of a bygone era. Make no mistake: “The Gentlemen” is classic Guy Ritchie. Scoundrels of all sorts cross paths in an ever-widening [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Restaurants here mostly known for unexpected delights rather than fine-dining superstars. University Avenue is chock full of happy eating surprises. Many of those are hidden away in real estate that [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
And other Terrace Hill treasures “I taught for 45 years,” says Patrick Phillips-Schrock. As his official retirement date zoomed ever closer, he remembers wondering what was next. “This was my [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
Teaching was David’s thing. Music was David’s thing. And equality was David’s thing. “There were giants in the earth in those days.” Genesis 6.4. Yup, that’s what the Bible says [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
With a show… or two…or more. The beauty of living in a land of rugged winters is finding the indoor options that beckon to sweep us into compelling stories, rollicking [...]
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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Matt Ouverson won last year’s Steak Cooking Association Points Championship and will vie for a world title later this year. Last year’s steak grilling national points championship cost Norwalk’s Matt [...]
Read More →Commercial real estate transactions in Polk County from Dec. 12, 2019, through Jan. 16, 2020 ADDRESS: 5910 S.E. RIO CIRCLE, ANKENY SALE DATE: DEC. 12, 2019 PRICE: $17,400,000 SELLER: OPUS [...]
Read More →Retirement security. Sounds great, right? That’s the goal of a new law regarding retirement savings; on Jan. 1, the SECURE Act – entailing a variety of changes to retirement accounts [...]
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