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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Couch Surfing

Wayne from North Carolina

A “digital nomad” and his pug Meet Wayne from North Carolina. A 28-year-old bachelor who calls himself a “digital nomad.” He has traveled northwest on a skiing adventure with his [...]

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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Book Review

Book Reviews

‘It’s Not Yet Dark’ Simon Fitzmaurice is an award-winning Irish writer and film director, and his beautiful memoir — a No. 1 bestseller when it was published in Ireland — [...]

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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Art News

‘Wanderlust’

The kind of show that would make my grandfather roll his eyes The Des Moines Art Center has hosted many exhibitions that could easily have been subtitled “Wanderlust.” Their retrospective [...]

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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Collections & Hobbies

3,000 frogs, plus two live ones

Possibly Iowa’s largest collection of frog figures This started with a gift from her mother. Charlotte Loter was in seventh grade. It was a frog made of cloth and stuffed with something [...]

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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in The Sound

Matisyahu

The Jewish reggae rapper returns Matisyahu looks different today than he did when fans were first introduced to him. The singer broke through in 2005 with the live version of [...]

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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Belly Up To...

Des Moines Yacht Club

Boat shoes optional “We used to get boating magazines,” Des Moines Yacht Club co-owner Dirk DeBolt says. Admittedly, the name has caused some confusion outside the city of Des Moines, [...]

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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Duffy

Duffy’s View

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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in At Home With

Bringing the resort home

Dickersons add tropical touches to house and yard While some of us may have a “home away from home,” Sherry and Scot Dickerson are striving for a “resort away from resort.” When [...]

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January 31, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Rants & Reason

A ‘very stable genius’?

Or unhinged and unfit for office? This is the last Donald Trump item this column or CITVYIEW will publish. If you believe that, then you likely agree with Trump’s characterization [...]

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January 23, 2018 by Brent Antisdel in Just Released

REO Speedwagon Concert at Prairie Meadows Rescheduled

Acclaimed American Rock Band to Perform on October 13, 2018 January 23 – Altoona, IA. REO Speedwagon fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see the band [...]

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