July 17, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
The University of Iowa announced last week that it will close seven academic centers, shrink three others and eliminate 33 jobs. The reductions will save $3.5 million, officials said. The [...]
Read More →The suicide of writer/television star Anthony Bourdain devastated the food world in June. No other journalist has changed the way people think about food, travel and culture, at least not since the death in [...]
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July 10, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Don’t be surprised if a guy named Jamie Campbell turns out to be one of the key players in the 2018 race for Iowa governor. Campbell’s name will not be [...]
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Drop social media. Ditch your car. Declutter your living space. Detox your diet. People I Work With: “Hey, man, it was great to work with you. I’m going to add you [...]
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
How will the state’s most trusted news source stack up in the years to come? He and she never met, likely never even heard of one another. Yet here they are, leading [...]
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
If the Iowa State Fair isn’t your thing, then check out all these other great things to do in August The State Fair is Iowa’s biggest event. In a state with [...]
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
The FBI is asking questions about Marty Tirrell. An agent has contacted several people and is asking about “anything and everything,” according to one person who was questioned. The FBI [...]
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Grassley says Republicans’ economic-class-based strategy against Hubbell is “a problem.” Back in 1976, we gathered as kids around the console TV for what amounted to national viewings of primetime movies, [...]
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July 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
“Tag” is a fine callback to the sprawling ensemble comedies of the 1980s. “You don’t stop playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing.” While on [...]
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Bob Ray
Bob Ray became governor by luck. He remained governor because he was a very decent man. He was beloved not because he was a visionary leader, but because he was [...]
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