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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel in Civic Skinny

McCoy needs GOP’s help to become Polk chair. Home sales. CITYVIEW, Register circulation figures.

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

The exclusion of rural Iowans in politics

“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

‘The Gentlemen’

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

Graduation of University Avenue

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

37 mismatched napkin rings

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

Giants in the earth

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

Beat the winter blahs

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

Norwalk man will compete to win $10,000 and a world championship

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 [...]

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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel in Commercial Real Estate Transactions

Commercial Real Estate

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 [...]

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February 05, 2020 by Brent Antisdel in Human Resources

Who should be eligible for my 401(k) program?

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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