September 09, 2015 by justin
in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
Iowa State University’s three-year fight against basketball player Bubu Palo ended last week in the Court of Appeals. Once again, Palo won. And, finally, the university is giving up. It [...]
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September 09, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
“We Are Your Friends” is not a good movie. It is, however, not the worst thing I have ever seen, or even the worst thing I have seen this month. [...]
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September 09, 2015 by justin
in Political Mercury
Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker says he’d cut short the run of the of the Renewable Fuel Standard to a “couple of years.” The ethanol-boosting federal mandate supported by a raft [...]
Read More →Scott Cochran “I’ll See You in the Moonlight” Independent If Scott Cochran is not the best blues bassist in the state, he is certainly in the picture. Known mostly for [...]
Read More →Paid on Aug. 31 Amount: $228.87 To: Vendnet Parts For: Various parts and training Amount: $65 To: Benjamin Evans (Minnesota) For: Refund for traffic camera citation Amount: $149.99 To: Amazon [...]
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September 09, 2015 by justin
in Featured Story, Food Dude
Mexican cafés have overtaken barbecues as the No. 1 growth industry in Des Moines’ restaurant world. The metro can’t get enough Mexican food. It’s reasonably priced, fresher than most cuisines [...]
Read More →Hoyt Sherman Place has been announcing a lot of concerts lately, but this week’s announcement might be their oddest pairing yet. Tickets went on sale this past Friday for Foghat, [...]
Read More →Mary Kubica follows her debut novel, “The Good Girl,” with this psychological thriller about Heidi Wood. She is a charitable woman helping immigrants and refugees through the Chicago nonprofit for [...]
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September 02, 2015 by justin
in Cover Story
The Hy-Vee Triathlon had a rich, if not spectacularly long, history. Started in 2007, the event immediately made waves in the racing world by offering the largest prize in triathlon [...]
Read More →Paid on Aug. 19 Amount: $10,536.35 To: Beautiful Lawns by Long’s LLC For: Lawn care Amount: $437 To: Blue Beacon International Inc. (Kansas) For: Tractor washes Amount: $220.56 To: Capital [...]
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