Sound Advice
After all the merrymaking over the holidays, 2019 starts a bit slow in the arena concert scene. This might be a good time to bundle up and check out smaller bar [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
Flying below the radar on Reddit
“The front page of the Internet” has everything in place to be the next YouTube. The Internet can be a fickle place when it comes to success. For years, a [...]
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January 02, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
R-e-s-p-e-c-t
Nearly 6,000 memorials added to online archives such as www.findagrave.com and The IAGenWeb Project. Death is something all humans eventually accomplish. But on the way, many get to be mothers, [...]
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December 18, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Here’s an antidote to our nation’s discord
Americans these days seem to get along like dogs and cats. We don’t trust each other. We constantly snipe back and forth. This person is a crook. That person is [...]
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December 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Who are Des Moines’ Most Likeable People?
Eight men and eight women selected for social networking contest and charity event. “Mirror, mirror of Des Moines, who is the most likeable central Iowan of them all?” For the third straight year, this [...]
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December 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
Citizen’s Arrest
Iowa law allows for it, but those attempting to get involved should be careful. While there’s the rare case of a do-gooder stopping a robbery or vandals, most cases of citizen’s arrest aren’t [...]
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December 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Merry Christmas
Twelve drummers drumming… …for Gabriel Espinosa and the other 29 new citizens from 16 countries sworn in at a baseball game on July 3…and for Judge Robert Pratt, who swore [...]
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December 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
As your ‘conservative’ columnist, let me report the death threats
Abortion questions elicit extraordinary responses. Back in 2002, Doug Gross smiled widely as he fielded the question. “Your reputation proceeds you,” the Republican candidate for governor said in my office. [...]
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December 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
‘Widows’ is an engrossing, methodical, slow-burn story
Cast is phenomenal, story is engaging, and Steve McQueen shows he can make a big studio picture in a way that few other directors even attempt. There’s really no telling [...]
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December 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Gazali’s trove of delights
The ambiance is collegiate chic. Gazali’s is a secret trove. They have been around since the 1980s when they began in Valley West Mall and have been in their current [...]
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