The National Football League just can’t seem to keep its players’ names out of the papers. San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller was arrested on March 5 for domestic abuse. Miller, 27, was arrested around midnight in Northern California and was fined $2,000. He could face jail time. The 49ers
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March 25, 2015 by justin
in Center Stage
For a minute halfway into “My Name is Asher Lev,” nothing matters so much as a shadow. The dark profile of the title character, a budding artist, falls across a blank canvas, while his mentor prods him to do better — to leave his mark. What’s more, the shadow evokes
Read More →“My Name is Mary Sutter” is the story of a strong-willed young midwife from Albany, New York, who is determined to become a surgeon at a time when women were largely barred from that career path. When the Civil War breaks out, Mary defies her mother by traveling to Washington,
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March 25, 2015 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Nick Klinefeldt for Congress? The U.S. Attorney is the guy that the Democratic Party in Washington wants to run against first-term Republican Congressman David Young. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee thinks Klinefeldt could win — he’s young and smart and solid and has no known political baggage — and the
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March 25, 2015 by justin
in Locker Room
If you’ve got the need for speed or are simply a glutton for auditory punishment, make your way to the Iowa State Fairgrounds this Friday and Saturday. The Prairie Tractor Pullers Spring Shootout has all kinds of crazy Mini Rods running on two side-by-side tracks that are sure to please
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March 25, 2015 by justin
in Political Mercury
As it turns out, in all this nonsense about a rural-urban Iowa civil war, “them” is actually “us.” Carroll’s Kuemper Catholic High School Alumni Director Sharon Olerich reports that there are 992 graduates of the western Iowa school living in Des Moines and its immediate suburbs. Kuemper holds an annual Des Moines
Read More →Paid for in March Amount: $1,000.87 To: Zaps Learning Company For: ACT test prep Amount: $100 To: Iowa State University Athletics For: Entry fees Amount: $389.98 To: Menards For: Supplies for house project Amount: $400 To: Mr. Magic Productions For: Performance Amount: $6,512.92 To: Hiland Dairy Foods For: Milk Amount:
Read More →Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “Dr. Seuss meets Breaking Bad — Horton Heard a Who was a meth drug runner!” -C. Butts Runners-up: “Randy found out the hard way that there really IS a Fashion Police.” -Paul G. “All Dr. Seuss characters were being brought in for questioning after
Read More →I remember the debate about where President Obama was born. The Tea Party was taking advantage of the ignorance of the general population about citizenship. Their premise that he could not be president because he was born in Kenya was bogus. If one parent is born in the United States
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March 25, 2015 by justin
in The Sound
Flyleaf had an interesting problem on its hands. Normally, when an act achieves some level of success in the realm of “Christian music,” it is not uncommon to see that band attempt to downplay its ties to the Christian community. Not necessarily for any lack of faith, but out of
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