May 03, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Walks of Life
May 03, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Rants & Reason
Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain
Happy Law Day! Even if you didn’t celebrate Law Day on May 1, there is time to do so now. Law Day, like The Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and other meaningful holidays, merits commemoration. When it comes to Law Day, however, praise and appreciation aren’t the first things that may
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May 03, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Chief John Quinn
Wanting to write this column with someone in law and order, I asked several people in the criminal justice system for recommendations. The unanimity amongst their responses amazed me. Waukee Police Chief John Quinn is so well respected among colleagues, and former adversaries, that phrases like “Iowa’s super cop,” “the
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May 03, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Tech Talk
Be careful, the Internet is watching
You may not have realized this, but for the last month, and every month going forward, your web browsing history has been packaged and sold. In two disgustingly fast weeks in late March, both houses of the United States Congress and President Donald Trump sold you out. Both Iowa senators
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May 03, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Couch Surfing
Adam Jones
Enjoying what makes him happy Meet Adam Jones. The 43-year-old from Denver has been traveling the world for 30 years and couchsurfing for 10. He is a remote CAD support specialist and an experienced mountaineer. Adam reached out needing a place to stay in March, as he was taking a
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May 03, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Your View
May 03, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Meet The Beatles
Rob Kuhn has a love like that “She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah…” When the immortal Beatles lyrics above played on the car radio four decades ago, Rob Kuhn was hooked. “I was like, this song is great,” he remembers. Riding skateboards and tossing the football had previously been his
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May 03, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
Wells Fargo supplies solid time-tested acts this month. Starting with Daryl Hall and John Oates and Tears For Fears providing a dose of nostalgia on Monday, May 8. Showtime is 7 p.m. Tickets are $35-$129.50. Neil Diamond brings his 50 Year Anniversary Tour to town on Sunday, May 21. Showtime
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May 03, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Foxholes finds balance on new album
In 2012, Trevor Holt began putting together his band Foxholes while living in Ames. There were potential bandmates found (and later rejected) from Craigslist, but eventually Holt managed to pull together two steady members, guitarist Kyle Folvag and bassist Jessica Villegas. The trio (with no drummer) played their first gig
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The making of a newspaperman
How Art Cullen won a Pulitzer Editor’s Note: The following is an April 19 column from Art Cullen, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his editorial writing in The Storm Lake Times. Connections with Art and his brother John date back to my childhood days in Algona, my college days
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