Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Julie Goodrich $18.95 Oct. 28, 2014 Daw Books 159 pp When talking about beautiful languages, it is common to think of French, Spanish or Italian. English rarely makes the list. Yet, in the right hands, my native tongue can be fantastically lyrical, surprising and
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November 19, 2014 by justin
in Film Review
“Dumb & Dumber To” Rated PG-13 110 Minutes Starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels Cinemark 20 showtimes: 10:40 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 1:35 p.m., 3 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 5:50 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 8:45 p.m., 9:30 p.m., 10:15 p.m. “Dumb and Dumber To” marks the return of two of the Farrelly brothers’
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November 19, 2014 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
The curious, who were mostly French on this early November day, carefully made their way down through the hedges and brambles and thorny bushes of the steep embankment until the spiky plants opened onto the sand. Everyone stopped to look over the vast beach at low tide. A glorious sight.
Read More →Iowa (7-3) vs. Wisconsin (8-2) When: Saturday, Nov. 22 Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CDT When Elvis Presley recorded “It’s Now or Never” in 1960, he wasn’t kidding. While those five words were sung in the standard “male-telling-a-female-to-make-a-choice,” fashion, it’s been adopted and used in varying contexts
Read More →Des Moines newspapers and magazines must have a yearly quota on the number of stories they do about the Des Moines Social Club. At least Cityview’s recent cover story, Social Status (Nov. 13), isn’t all rainbows and sunshine. Obviously Christine Hensley isn’t aware of the theatrical irony of her reference
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November 19, 2014 by justin
in Political Mercury
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, captured 37 of the 39 counties the 4th congressional district to easily win re-election to a seventh term. He cleared the 80-percent-vote threshold in some of his more reliable reaches. His opponent, Boone Democrat Jim Mowrer, an Iraq War veteran, lost his home county to
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November 19, 2014 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Six weeks before Dahl’s filed for protection under the bankruptcy laws this month, it quit paying its former chief executive the severance negotiated when he left the grocery chain earlier this year. And three weeks before the bankruptcy was filed, he sued. According to the suit filed Oct. 20 in
Read More →Bob Etvel recently opened a new bar and restaurant at 8410 Hickman Road in Clive, where Drink was previously located. Serving fresh, not frozen, foods such as deep dish and thin-crust pizza, onion rings and mozzarella sticks, Celebrations aims to give customers an after-work party experience with DJs, party favors
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November 12, 2014 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
Great teachers are out there, folks. I’m talking about great teachers who are giants walking today’s earth. Great teachers who will make you lean in, or step back or gasp. Who, when they get done, make you realize you are no longer the same person. The planet has shifted. You have changed
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Fay Jones Harper Collins 09/02/14 $16.99 336 pp Fans of Michael Perry’s earlier essays will recognize familiar elements from those works, and readers of “The Scavengers” will find it easy to also love his new, engaging adventure story. Perry gives us a smart, strong
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