April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
No other person has served in the Legislature as long as Wally Horn has. There was noteworthy news coming out of the Iowa Legislature recently. This may surprise you, but I am not referring to the headlines about Bill Dix, the Iowa Senate’s majority leader, although that news certainly created
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
An interview over broasted chicken from High Life Lounge TJ Moberg and Ryan Mullin have been close friends most of their lives. Both went to East High School and developed a strong interest in the arts. TJ owns Moberg Gallery and is himself a successful artist in several disciplines. Ryan
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April 04, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
Yet another enticing gimmick With a high probability of certainty, I can say that you have fallen for gimmick technology. Maybe you bought a mini-disc player or a digital picture frame. You may have even considered a couch mixed with a refrigerator or a wireless text scanning pen. All that
Read More →‘Waiting for Tomorrow’ Nathacha Appanah’s “Waiting for Tomorrow” is a slim novel that packs a powerful punch. It tells the story of Anita and Adam. They met at school in Paris where they both felt like outsiders. Anita is from the island of Mauritius, and Adam is from the French
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March 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Here we go again. The ink is barely dry on the $1.75 million check the taxpayers of Iowa had to write last fall to settle a sexual-harassment lawsuit won by an employee of the Iowa Senate Republican staff. The leader of the Senate Republicans, Bill Dix of Shell Rock, resigned
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March 22, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
There was noteworthy news coming out of the Iowa Legislature last week. This may surprise you, but I am not referring to the headlines about Bill Dix, the Iowa Senate’s majority leader, although that news certainly created a buzz from border to border. The Shell Rock Republican resigned a few
Read More →Registration is now open for Celebrate North Polk. This is a fun evening that raises money to help enhance our school’s educational opportunities and extracurricular activities. The North Polk Fundraising Organizations – Fine Arts Boosters, Athletic Boosters, North Polk Schools Foundation – have joined forces since 2009 to host this wonderful event which
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March 13, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Two of his children and a colleague recall Register editorial writer, the “intellectual leader of state,” who died March 11 at age 93 Gil Cranberg may have been the smartest person ever to enter the Register and Tribune building. And — luckily for Iowans — he stayed for 33 years. In
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