Mid-week music is a tough sell in this town. I don’t understand why, because people still go to late movies and to bars and to baseball games, but stick a live band in a place, and suddenly everyone decides they have to get up early. That’s a shame, because there
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September 04, 2013 by justin
in Cover Story
Iowa’s right-wing representative Steve King, a Kiron Republican who was recently dubbed “Congressman Melonhead” for his off-the-cuff comments on immigration, is a man who speaks his mind. It’s safe to say that, regardless of politics and platforms, King is fearless in his convictions and makes no apologies to those he
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September 04, 2013 by justin
in Political Mercury
Bugs Bunny broke the news. Not the cartoon, but this wonderful plastic transistor radio shaped like the silly rabbit. No trick for this kid. That radio worked. For ball games. Bee Gees songs, maybe a Gerald Ford comment here and there — whatever was happening in 1975, when I was
Read More →Jackson and His Computerband “Glow” Warp So you know those times when you’re listening to an album, but you’re not truly “listening” — it’s just kind of on in the background — and then, the next thing you know, you realize that you’ve been doing stuff in complete silence for
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August 30, 2013 by justin
in Iowa Watchdog
Public pensions in Iowa may be in a much deeper hole than previously thought. A new Moody’s Investor Service report shows the state portion of unfunded liabilities in the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System is $2.3 billion, more than double the IPERS’ estimate of $1.1 billion. If the same holds true for
Read More →London police turn against their own in “Luther” “Luther” (Tuesday-Friday, 9 p.m., BBC America) features Idris Elba as the hulking London detective John Luther, whose crime-solving intensity sometimes leads to questionable tactics. Season three begins with a scary scene that made me cover my eyes, as Luther plunges into a
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August 28, 2013 by justin
in Film Review
“The World’s End” 3 stars Rated R 109 minutes Action Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman Although it exhibits nowhere near the level of inspired deconstructionist comic sophistication of “Shaun of the Dead” or “Hot Fuzz,” the latest effort from the writing team of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
Read More →Published arrest charges are obtained from official law enforcement records, which are available to the public. All who are charged are innocent until proven guilty. Play the “Name That Crime” Quiz! FAKING IT Sometime between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., an unknown suspect visited Earthgrains Baking Co.,
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