Amount: $2,510.23 To: Ameripride Linen & Apparel For: Linen and cleaning expenses Amount: $3,021.44 To: Brewer Wholesale For: Catering and concession stand food Amount: $45.51 To: FedEx For: Postage Amount: $970.24 To: General Parts For: Repair and maintenance Amount: $9,436.94 To: Loffredo For: Catering and concession stand food Amount: $484.25
Read More →With “Reckless,” CBS tries to create a sexy summer series — and succeeds (Sunday, 8 p.m.). Jamie (Anna Wood), a gorgeous Yankee lawyer in Charleston, South Carolina, is introduced in stiletto heels first, the camera practically drooling as it pans up to her tight miniskirt. You might think that’s offensive,
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June 25, 2014 by justin
in The Sound
It’s practically impossible to understate how big Glenn Miller was in his day. The Clarinda native wasn’t just the preeminent musician of the 1940s, he was the preeminent entertainer, full stop. He was already immensely popular all over the world before World War II. Then, after joining the U.S. Air
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June 25, 2014 by justin
in Political Mercury
I consider Facebook in much the same way I do public restrooms. Yes, I could make other arrangements, but in modern America, with all the travel, and the necessity of employing millennials, I’m going to have to use both. I just try and get in and out of the social-media
Read More →Almost exactly a year ago, on one of the 80/35 free stages, Mumford’s frontman Nate Logsdon proposed to his girlfriend, Trouble Lights vocalist Adrien Daller. This past week, the pair tied the knot in a cake-and-crowd-surfing ceremony that was befitting of them both. Congratulations to both of them. Speaking of
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June 25, 2014 by justin
in Belly Up To...
Fans of the old Standard Martini Bar might be disappointed to see the sign has been taken down and replaced by one with a new name, but the long list of martinis is still present at the Stuffed Olive. Under the new management of Barmuda Companies, the Stuffed Olive and
Read More →Eyes of the beholder Thirty thousand spiders, led by members of the British Tarantula Society, gathered in Coventry on May 18 for the annual BTS exhibition, with a Socotra Island blue baboon spider taking Best in Show for first-time entrant Mike Dawkins. According to news reports, judges ignore spiders’ personalities
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June 20, 2014 by justin
in Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES, Iowa — When it comes to incompetence, losing money and union muscle-flexing, the U.S. Postal Service always delivers. A recently released audit by the USPS Office of Inspector General shows Postal Service officials failed to follow proper procedures and wildly overestimated potential savings when it awarded a contract for
Read More →Imagine you’re a teenager with dreams of being a comedian. The local club has an open mic night, but you’ve only got five minutes to make ’em laugh. You spend all day rehearsing, preparing your routine as you bus tables, and when that moment comes to step up to the
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