November 20, 2013 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
Sir, you do not know me, but I write to thank you for all you’ve done concerning drug dealing and illegal immigrants. As my representative from Iowa, I wanted to share with you how your observations were my salvation. And perhaps my story will be a cautionary tale to others
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November 20, 2013 by justin
in Cover Story
It’s time for last year’s winner to hand over her crown. Unfortunately, she can’t. We called her, and she seems to have misplaced it. “I lost it on one of my Sunday Fundays,” confessed Candace Nolan, Des Moines Sexiest person of 2012. Oh well. In this the fifth year Cityview
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November 20, 2013 by justin
in Political Mercury
A who’s-who list of Iowa business leaders joined military and state officials at Camp Dodge in Johnston last Tuesday for the unveiling of Gov. Terry Branstad’s Home Base Iowa, a far-reaching effort aimed at providing jobs in the state for returning veterans. “Through their service, veterans have already proven they
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November 13, 2013 by justin
in The Sound
Nobody knows quite what to do with Hed PE. That’s partly because of the band’s sound, which redefines the word “eclectic.” “When people come to a Hed PE show, they know they’re going to get four things,” said front man Jahred Gomes in an interview from his Anaheim, Calif., home.
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November 13, 2013 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Life’s backstage dramas: In a lovely little ceremony, The REACH program at the University of Iowa on Thursday named a suite of offices after former Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson, who was instrumental in getting the university to launch the program for students with autism, Down’s Syndrome and other intellectual challenges.
Read More →I think you have broken my heart with your writing about Lois Bright (Civic Skinny, Nov. 7). I wish I would have known her. But I feel maybe I do. A young mind does not travel with the resources to develop it, necessarily. Social policy does not always manifest to
Read More →Is it possible for slapstick to grow old? Once you know the gag with the spaghetti on the wall — no, not spaghetti, linguine, and that’s another joke — how many times can it deliver a laugh? The answer in West Des Moines: plenty. Slapstick comedy continues to bubble up
Read More →Lady Gaga “Artpop” Interscope As she says in “Artpop’s” debut single, Lada Gaga lives for the applause. She’s a phenomenally talented artist and a truly top-notch product of her time. But when you are the great hype-machine’s hype-iest piece of hype, it can be really easy to lose sight of,
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