March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Rocks tell a story
Pinnacle art form evolved billions of years ago When crafting a story about how the earth was created millions of years ago, the creator didn’t post pictures on Instagram or upload Google documents describing the planet’s surface. Only one creative form accurately describes what the earth was back then: rocks.
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March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Fluffy pets
Adorable alpacas a dream come true For more than a dozen years, Luanne Sellner would visit the animal barns at the Iowa State Fair and dream of owning her own llama or alpaca. “(The animals were) cute,” she remembers. “Just like big fluffy teddy bears with huge eyelashes.” Yet her
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March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Business Feature
Copyright circle?
Understand the rights, obligations to protect and use intellectual property. Businesses hire the employees at Performance Marketing to create original names and concepts for products. That’s why the company’s employees brainstorm ideas, check their ideas through their own system and verify the originality of the idea through a legal process
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March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in At Home With
Whimsy and real people co-exist on 47th Street
Fox family perfects the art of balance. The pig planted atop the windmill in the front yard gives you a hint of the fun and fantasy you’ll find within Meggan and Ryan Fox’s home, and the cottage style windows and red front door give you an indication of the solid
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March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
Kelly’s Little Nipper
Dive bar since 1940 As I sat chatting with the bar patrons at Kelly’s Little Nipper, we pondered the bar’s appeal. Austin said it’s like the “Cheers” bar, where everyone knows your name. When we asked the millennial bartender, Elsie, if she knew what the “Cheers” reference was or if
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March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Book Review
Book Reviews
“The Gown” by Jennifer Robson “The Gown” tells a beautiful story set in 1947 London, when England is still recovering from World War II. Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin are two talented embroiderers at the famous fashion house of Norman Hartnell. They have been selected to create the wedding gown and train
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March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Duffy
March 06, 2019 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Lunch with Larry Lehmer at the Merle Hay mall food court
Author of books about early days of rock and longtime Des Moines Register editor speaks Larry Lehmer spent 25 years at the Des Moines Register, mostly under the radar on the sports desk. Since retiring he has published two books about the music industry – “The Day the Music Died,”
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