Our founders wanted the press to shine its spotlight
Fifty-three years ago, I was a high school kid in southern Iowa who knew what I wanted to do with the rest of my life: I wanted to be a [...]
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October 10, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
Quote of the Week “The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave [...]
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Time for The Slaughterhouse
A conversation with a co-founder of one of Des Moines’ most famous haunted attractions and two of his key collaborators. Ian Miller and his brother started Big Al’s Slaughterhouse a [...]
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
Hooked on hockey?
Witness the on-ice action at Wells Fargo Arena as the Iowa Wild take aim at a return to the playoffs while offering an unforgettable fan experience. The Iowa Wild made [...]
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
Root cause
Learn why some central Iowans are turning to holistic, functional medicine to cure body, mind. Brittany Cousins was frustrated with the moodiness and lethargy she felt from the thyroid condition [...]
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Mike Whalen wonders about buying Register. Was appointment of Iowa Corrections chief done legally? Bookings of women jump at Polk County jail; Godfrey bills jump.
An Iowa businessman is poking around to see if he can drum up support from some colleagues to make an offer to buy The Des Moines Register. “Iowans have [...]
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Why Ro Khanna should be Democrats’ vice presidential candidate
He’s a little Lyndon Johnson, a little Barack Obama, and that’s just the right blend for the time. Ro Khanna, a son of immigrants who earned a congressional seat in [...]
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
‘IT: Chapter 2’
This sequel might put the franchise to rest for another 27 years. If you came across nightmares from your childhood today, how would you respond? That’s one of the questions [...]
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Bistro Nomad
Stars of the appetizer menu included the pata de negro Iberico, the leg of the most coveted pig in the world for charcuterie. Bistro Nomad sits downtown with a view [...]
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Traditional network stations don’t usually report their lower viewership.
I’m amazed at how the traditional, over-the-air, television networks consistently report that “newspapers are dead.” Their anchors report that story time and again, but never report their own losses in [...]
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