Glorious guinea pig
The perfect apartment pet Cassidy Dixon is a self-described animal lover, so it comes as no surprise to her that, in her late-20s, she is a first-time guinea pig owner. [...]
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review
Book Reviews
‘Beaut’ Award-winning author Donald Morrill presents his first novel, “Beaut,” a gorgeously written tale of family and motherhood, love and heartbreak, and the possibilities and failures in life. We learn [...]
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Fast times at The Ridgemont
A Windsor Heights neighborhood bar Friday nights at the Ridgemont aren’t necessarily fast, but the drinks poured during happy hour go down quickly. The bar, named after the coming-of-age teen [...]
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
62 years of touring
Johnny Mathis a classic act The Who, Rolling Stones, Neil Diamond and Johnny Mathis all have something in common — they’ve toured for 50 years. Johnny Mathis, 82, surpasses that [...]
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Couch Surfing
Melinda Hoffman
The traveling artist Meet Melinda Hoffman, an artist from San Diego, California, who travels the world selling her art at shows. She has developed a network of folks who she [...]
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Rants & Reason
Hoover, Truman, Orwell
Antidotes to Trump (and Reynolds) If you seek respite from the madness and despair inflicted by Donald Trump, you’re fortunate to have two “safe houses” within a few hours of Des [...]
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
Facebook knows virtually everything about you
And, passively, it’s all your fault. Ninety-five percent of the world has no idea how the Internet works. Security breaches, data leaks, identity theft — these are life-altering events that [...]
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May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
May 02, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
Say no to the Live Nation/Ticketmaster monopoly
In mid-January, the City of Des Moines Economic Development office put out a Development Concept Request to developers for the Argonne Armory Building. The “Armory,” as it is known, is [...]
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