Trim the excess branches
Duffy’s editorial cartoon panel, “Chickens Coming Home to Roost on the Weakest Branch of Government” (June 2) implies that state tax cuts and a drop in state revenues are putting [...]
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June 08, 2016 by justin
in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in…
City of Des Moines To be paid on 5/19/2016 Amount: $36.75 To: Carpenter Uniform Co. For: Police patrol summer cap Amount: $44.75 To: Carpenter Uniform Co. For: Police [...]
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June 08, 2016 by justin
in Film Review
From the lonely island to the big screen
School is out, and the sun is shining, which means that summer is here once again. In theaters, summer is traditionally the time when most everyone turns their brains [...]
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June 08, 2016 by justin
in Rap Sheet
Two of a kind?
This is even worse than detention. Dustin Diamond, 39, famous for portraying Screech on the hit sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” was put behind bars recently for a probation [...]
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June 08, 2016 by justin
in Center Stage
Reconciliation that rankles
Even with no set and only one of the two actors in costume, the tension percolates. The opening minutes of “Mothers and Sons” bring together the conservative mother [...]
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June 08, 2016 by justin
in On the Move
Ankeny wine bar and grill opens
Ankeny has a new restaurant and bar in the Prairie Trail development. District 36 Wine Bar and Grille is now open for lunch and dinner. The new dining spot seats [...]
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June 08, 2016 by justin
in Book Review
‘No Baggage’
Months after a tentative recovery from a mental breakdown, Clara decides to dive back into life with gusto. She has a stable office job, her own small apartment, and she [...]
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June 08, 2016 by justin
in Sound Notes
Tegan and Sara
“Love You to Death” Vapor Tegan and Sara, the identical twin musical geniuses from Calgary, reached what could have been considered their artistic apex in 2013 with the release [...]
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June 08, 2016 by justin
in The Sound
Loud and proud
For 15 years, the Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus has served as both a cultural ambassador for the city and an artistic outlet for Des Moines’ gay community. And for [...]
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