Congress needs to focus on this caravan
A small caravan crossed the United States border last month, but this was not the kind of caravan that has been in the news for more than a year. The [...]
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June 18, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
June 12, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
There’s judicial activism you like — and dislike
One of the most contentious issues in the Iowa Legislature this year involved the way the state’s judges are chosen. That process was established 57 years ago when voters amended [...]
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June 12, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in The Culture Buzz
Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:
There is a diverse and appealing array of cultural indulgences awaiting the Cultural Adventurer in Central Iowa. Leave the personal devices behind and savor the rich offerings that performing arts, [...]
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June 05, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Revisit Des Moines’ Drive-ins
Get your popcorn ready! CITYVIEW takes a look at the drive-in movie theaters of central Iowa — then and now. I moved to Des Moines in 2007. I was 21 [...]
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June 05, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
Under the knife
Learn the questions to ask about elective plastic surgery before you decide if it is right for you. The face of plastic surgery has become younger, more familiar and more [...]
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June 05, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
Walking on sunshine!
Summer’s slate of outdoor live music has no shortage of music festival offerings, all within driving distance of Des Moines. Woodstock. This summer marks the 50-year anniversary of 1969’smother-of-all music [...]
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June 05, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Dico, owing millions in fines, thumbs its nose at Feds. Register circulation plummets, more reporters leave.
Titan Tire is a deadbeat. The company or its affiliates own those 38 acres at 16th Street and MLK Jr. Parkway on the edge of downtown, land where the soil [...]
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June 05, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Republicans rebuke Mauro’s ‘offensive’ comments on Ernst’s military service
Democratic candidate contends senator’s military background hamstrings independence. Republicans forcefully pushed back on Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Eddie Mauro’s contention that Iowans deserve a “different kind of courage” than Sen. [...]
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June 05, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
‘Booksmarts’ is familiar yet wholly new
Turns out, it’s not that hard to get into college. “Booksmarts” follows the high school BFFs Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein), who’ve stayed out of trouble for their [...]
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June 05, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Pad Thai Garden
Probably just what suburban diners want. Pad Thai is much more than a restaurant named for a famous dish. One of the world’s most famous inventions, Pad Thai is also [...]
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