Quote of the Week “We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives so that it will be possible to live by the contrary assumption, that what is good for
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October 29, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Here we go again. Many politicians and their followers are warning of the dangers of the United States drifting into socialism. If you listen to those sounding the alarm, the culprits behind this trend are presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic Party in general, and some of
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October 22, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
I have been sputtering like an old pickup truck for the past three years over the sometimes outrageous, sometimes ill-informed, and often infuriating comments our president makes each day on his Twitter account. But before readers rush to judge me too harshly for that statement, allow me to add: It
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October 10, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
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 journalist. The first step on that journey occurred when I walked into the offices of the Bloomfield Democrat and introduced
Read More →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 to it neither power nor time.” -Mary Oliver, poet, National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize (1935-2019) Featured Cultural Offering BEAST VILLAGE
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
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 decade ago. In the beginning, the duo’s DIY haunted popup attraction operated on the city’s Southside — behind the American
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
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 franchise history last season. For the first time in its six-season existence, the team reached the American Hockey League (AHL)
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
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 with which she’d been diagnosed. About three years ago, her doctor diagnosed her with hypothyroidism, a condition in which the
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October 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
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 looked on as the newspaper’s owners and managers have attempted to stop the bleeding [in circulation and news coverage] by
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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 viewership. The most recent example took place on the October 6, 2019, broadcast of CBS News Sunday Morning hosted by
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