September 04, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
September 03, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
“I do not ‘get’ ideas; ideas get me.” -Robertson Davies, Canadian writer, 1913-1995 Are you curious about where I find these quotes? Dr. Mardy Grothe is considered the foremost authority [...]
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August 27, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
It’s wrong to ban Fair visitors for speaking up
This year’s Iowa State Fair received spotlight attention from coast to coast, thanks in large measure to the presence of just about everyone with an itch to be the next [...]
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August 27, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
“I’m happy where I am. Somebody said one time, ‘Success is getting what you want and happiness is wanting what you get.’ I got that house fifty years ago; I [...]
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August 20, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
Check out the latest Center Stage column by The Culture Buzz’s John Busbee in Cityview. This month’s feature is about the Greater Des Moines Cloris Leachman Excellence in Theatre Arts [...]
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August 20, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
We can see what is important to UI
The people of Iowa have gotten a look at the University of Iowa’s priorities in recent weeks. I doubt this was the message administrators in Iowa City intended to send. [...]
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August 13, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
Check out the latest Center Stage column by The Culture Buzz’s John Busbee in Cityview. This month’s feature is about the Greater Des Moines Cloris Leachman Excellence in Theatre Arts [...]
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August 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
“Failure has a thousand explanations. Success doesn’t need one.” – Alec Guinness, Academy Award-winning actor (1914-2000) Are you curious about where I find these quotes? Dr. Mardy Grothe is considered [...]
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August 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Congress has dithered long enough on guns
How many more will it take? How many more mass shootings? How many more bodies of adults and children will need to pile up — in the aisles of retail [...]
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August 01, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
There is no asterisk in this disclosure law
When he was governor, Terry Branstad often voiced his frustration that he was not able to comment on the reasons a state government employee was fired or demoted. In Branstad’s [...]
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