August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Political Mercury
Can John Norris cut into Republican heavy countryside in governor’s race? The winding Montgomery County roads from Red Oak to the Norris family farm served as something of a time machine July 10, with both forward and reverse levers available to a politician many Democrats believe can resurrect the party’s
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Review
“Dunkirk” is a minimalist masterpiece from director Christopher Nolan We enter the town of Dunkirk with a group of five young men who appear to be looking for any rations or materials of value left within the city. Pamphlets fall from the sky and inform those Allied forces still in
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Food Dude
Old Thresher’s Reunion is the most nostalgic recurring Iowa event. Held each year in Mount Pleasant on Labor Day weekend, it attracts a large number of former Iowans who moved their bones out of state but never got Iowa out of their bones. Old timers reminisce with the miracles of
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
Dad’s Old Fashioned Lemonade has served its secret recipe to thirsty fairgoers since 1948. Sometimes life gives you lemons. It was 1948, and an unknown gentleman needed to leave town. He didn’t say why, and he didn’t say where he was going, but he needed to get to wherever he
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Joe's Neighborhood
If you’re feeling a little down because of what is occurring in the world, wondering what is going to happen to health insurance, taxes and world peace, you should play the “small potatoes” game. It is fun-packed, travel-friendly, and can be played by the entire family. You’ve never played before?
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
Community awards unite, celebrate region’s theater Unfurl the red carpets. Let the spotlights blaze. The 2017 Greater Des Moines Cloris Leachman Excellence in Theater Awards will be presented in the grandeur of Hoyt Sherman Place at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27. The third annual Cloris Awards recognize the best
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
Sports gambling is illegal in almost every state, and even the states where it is legal, it is highly regulated. For many, sports gambling is seen as a predatory evil that preys on the weak-willed and hurts society as a whole; others view betting on sports as a way to
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in At Home With
Yellow Door Gallery “The door was yellow when we bought it, just for the record,” says Emily Susanin Kessinger. Kessinger and her husband Mason’s south-side house serves as more than a home; it is also the Yellow Door Gallery, taking the name from the bright yellow front door. The couple
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Couch Surfing
In the year 2017, you wouldn’t think that two people would need to hide their relationship from each other’s families. I can’t even think of a time where someone told me that their religion was stopping them from being with someone, outside of it being a plot point of a
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Backyard bee breeding Jason Foley’s Des Moines home and the 1.72-acre property it sits on is entirely devoted to his bee breeding business, Foley’s Russian Bees. Foley has been breeding bees for 10 years and was successful enough to leave his desk job of 13 years to grow his bee
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