September 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Duffy
September 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
Motorized scooters are a thing
Just not yet in Iowa In the season two “South Park” episode “Prehistoric Ice Man,” a guy named Larry is found frozen in ice and thawed, wherein they find he [...]
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September 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Couch Surfing
Action sports dad
Chad from Amsterdam is one of my new favorite humans. Every year I get some traveler from outside of the U.S. who passes through Des Moines while on a cross [...]
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September 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Vino209
Wine bar offers casual vibe in Valley Junction When Kelly Sharp visited her friends in Portland, Oregon, they frequented an intimate, casual place to drink a few glasses of wine and chat. [...]
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September 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Brad Burt at Maid-Rite
Brad Burt is CEO of Maid-Rite. We asked him to meet us for lunch, and he suggested the company’s store in the food court of Merle Hay Mall. That is [...]
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September 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in At Home With
Phenix Apartments to curate artistic growth
Valley Junction’s new apartments are move-in ready and cater to artists. Sometimes something that was once thought dead can find a second life. When Phenix Elementary was founded in 1939, [...]
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September 05, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Check
Sound Check
‘High Water I’ The Magpie Salute Eagle Rock Entertainment Group — released Aug. 10 The Magpie Salute, formed by former Black Crowes’ guitarist Rich Robinson in 2016, released its first [...]
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August 22, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Church needs action, not ‘lawyerly blabber’
At most services, Father P.J. McManus moves quickly through the announcements — typically covering such things as the coming Christ the King Church sweet corn festival, the signup for the [...]
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August 15, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
We need some common sense on immigration
Once again, our government has demonstrated that common sense really isn’t so common. I understand that Americans are not of one mind on the issue of immigration. I understand that [...]
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August 08, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
It’s not anti-cop to ask questions in this death
There was snow and ice on the ground in Burlington on the morning of Jan. 6, 2015. About 10:30 a.m., police were summoned to 104 S. Garfield Ave., where Autumn [...]
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