March 07, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
People like to say we control our own destiny. But in some of the most important aspects of that destiny, we have zero influence. None of us has a say in where we were born. We aren’t consulted about who our parents will be. Nor are we looped in
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February 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
Mr. President, may I have a few minutes of your time? I would like to suggest an alternative to the big Veterans Day parade in Washington, D.C., that you asked the Pentagon to plan. I certainly appreciate your desire to honor the men and women in our armed forces who
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February 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
The who, what, where and how with Des Moines fashion show producer Camille Renee Des Moines is a well-dressed metro, according to Camille Renee. The 26-year-old model has returned home, and she likes what she sees, saying Des Moines men have great shoes and its women have great hair. Raised in the Midwest, Renee has modeled
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February 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
The past, present and future of Des Moines’ favorite amateur hockey team SOLD. Last fall the United States Hockey League announced the sale of the Des Moines Buccaneers hockey team to Orchard View Sports and Entertainment (OVSE). According to the team’s new president, Nate Teut, OVSE is led by New York City financial investor Michael
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February 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
What’s corned beef got to do with it? St. Patrick’s Day is one of America’s great celebrations of ethnic pride and alcohol consumption. To most people here, it has much to do with shamrocks, green beer, leprechauns and corned beef with cabbage. The celebration took off in 1947 when the first St. Patrick’s Day parade in New
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February 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
Hy-Vee’s decision to quit putting weekly advertising inserts into newspapers is another blow to Iowa’s newspapers — and it’s a particular hit at the 75 or so small dailies and weekly papers where grocery-store ads are an economic lifeline. “It’s big money,” says the publisher of one small daily, but
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February 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
And he doesn’t speak Spanish Never in the annals of human history has a gay man so brilliantly wooed a straight woman. Apple CEO Tim Cook and other forces at the tech Goliath, the latest apps and wizardry in hand, seduced our governor with the siren song of Siri, boosting
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February 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
A radically different kind of comic book movie Due to the recent oversaturation of the superhero genre, many have developed a fatigue to these movies by now and are tired of seeing the same old thing rehashed over and over again. Worry not, viewer — “Black Panther” stands alone among
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February 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
February brought us one of the rarest weeks ever for culinary celebration. Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, the first week of the Lenten Fish Fries and Bacon Fest all transpired over just five days. Valentine’s Day is the only one of those with a fixed date, and others
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February 28, 2018 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
Climbing the ranks and never giving up “This coach has swag,” says Kahlil Carter, as he describes himself. “Swag is about something you are, not something you wear. It is a belief in yourself, and I’ve always had to believe in myself.” The football coach’s long road began in Little
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