It’s time to overhaul, or end, the caucuses
For 40+ years, Iowa has been pulling the wool over the eyes of the free world every four years. It is time our state’s political leaders put aside their love [...]
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February 04, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
January 22, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Remember, our imperfections don’t define us
Every one of us probably has a moment of dread from our grade school days squirreled away in the dusty recesses of our memories. Or many such moments. For me, [...]
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January 21, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
Quote of the Week “Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers.” -Anne Lamott, title of 2012 book Featured Cultural Offering LITTLE BLACK DRESS the fearlessly funny ladies’ night out musical [...]
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January 16, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Something for Legislature’s ‘To Do’ list
There is a retired businessman in western Iowa who bristles every time he reads a newspaper article from somewhere in our state about government officials who have misused their government [...]
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January 14, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
Quote of the Week “One extends one’s limits only by exceeding them, and exceeding limits requires effort.” -M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled (1974) Featured Cultural Offering The Greater [...]
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January 03, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Tribute
Ken Fuson — 1956-2020
Here’s a one-paragraph, one-sentence, 293-word essay Ken Fuson wrote for The Des Moines Register on a warm spring day in 1995: Here’s how Iowa celebrates a 70-degree day in the [...]
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January 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Cuddling therapy
When intermingling with people and getting hugs isn’t enough, this therapeutic and platonic touch may be the answer. Michelle White was looking for a way to fulfill her need for [...]
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January 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
Winter Arts & Entertainment Guide
CITYVIEW’s quest to eradicate hibernation continues. Wicked arctic blasts have invaded central Iowa, and Old Man Winter now occupies the region. This evil bully rules with an ice-cold fist while [...]
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January 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature
A cloud of uncertainty
EDITOR’S NOTE: After this story went to press, President Donald Trump signed a bill that raises the federal legal age for purchasing tobacco from 18 to 21. Beginning in the [...]
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January 01, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Jeff Young’s spotty record. Tirrell’s sentencing date set. Kauffman is a reporter again. Godfrey bills. Dog treats.
The Des Moines City Council on Dec. 16 gave the go-ahead for the plan by developer Jeff Young to turn the old Franklin Junior High School into an entertainment center, [...]
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