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May 01, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in The Dish

Early spring is full of bad news

No one has thought to extend the definition of endangered species to include small family farmers. During a time when astronomers and physicists celebrated a photograph of an “unphotographable” black [...]

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May 01, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in People & Pets

Enormous dog

When Michael Pareene takes Tinker Bell for a walk, he is stopped multiple times with common questions. What kind of dog is that? How big is it? Can I pet [...]

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May 01, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Book Review

Book Reviews

‘The Calculating Stars’ There is a small handful of writers who don’t just craft a good story, or comment smartly on modern life, or create fascinating characters you’d want to [...]

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May 01, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Rants & Reason

Marking a centennial for the freedom it led to

And how we might lose that. This year marks the 100th anniversary of two U.S. Supreme Court cases often characterized as miscarriages of justice. Those cases, however, also led to [...]

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April 30, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

Free speech sometimes is uncomfortable

The First Amendment isn’t long, but it certainly packs a lot of angst into those few words: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the [...]

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April 30, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

The Culture Buzz

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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April 24, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Stray Thoughts

How you use your money tells us a lot

When you drive down Columbia Street in Bloomfield, you will roll past two lessons on selfless giving. Both of those “lessons” are wrapped in one important building, the Bloomfield Public [...]

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April 23, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

The Culture Buzz

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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April 16, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in The Culture Buzz

The Culture Buzz

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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April 15, 2019 by Brent Antisdel in Marketing

Failure in business is part of success

Have you ever tried something new for your business that didn’t go how you thought it would? Me too. Don’t let it make you feel like a failure. Ever heard [...]

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