The good KCWI-TV Great Day Meteorologist Jason Parkin has been named the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society’s Celebrity of the Year for the Iowa Chapter. The award is based on a candidate’s success in generating funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society during a 10-week campaign from March 7-May 11, and
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May 22, 2013 by justin
in Good Bad Ugly
May 22, 2013 by justin
in Food Dude
Hot dogs and nostalgia
Older folks pine for the days when butcher shops sold meat, green grocers retailed fruits and vegetables, milk trucks delivered dairy products and dry grocers sold canned goods. People too young to remember that era just wonder how much time was wasted grocery shopping. Food nostalgia wears racehorse blinders —
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May 22, 2013 by justin
in Your View
Question for the ‘smartest film critic in the world’
I have a question for Cole Smithey (“The Smartest Film Critic in the World”) about his review of the movie, “Sightseers” (Film Review, May 16). He refers to the gaudy sweaters that “approach a mythic level of hideousness last seen in the Beatles’ mocumentary ‘Help.’ ” Is Mr. Smithey perhaps
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May 22, 2013 by justin
in Locker Room
Rocket with wings
The saying around the track is that if you think racing is boring to watch, then you’ve never seen it live. Well, for those naysayers out there, here’s your chance. The Lucas Oil Knoxville Championship Cup Series is the United States’ premier 410, 360 and 305 sprint car series, with
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May 22, 2013 by justin
in Sore Thumbs
‘METRO: LAST LIGHT’ (M) ****1/2 Deep Silver Xbox 360 In “Metro 2033,” we were given a glimpse of what post-apocalyptic living would be like for our Cold War rival. Huddled together in uncontaminated subway tunnels, the remnants of Russian society warded off attacks from the usual assortment of homicidal mutants
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May 22, 2013 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Legal bills for IPR. Speaker Cownie?
The Des Moines Register is advertising for a new publisher, but apparently not in The Des Moines Register. An ad on www.linkedin.com seeks a president and publisher for the Register who would be “responsible for operational, strategic and financial success of Register Media and for establishing a culture of success.”
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May 22, 2013 by justin
in Book Review
‘After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Scribner Feb. 19, 2013 $26 299 pp. In 1970, 35-year-old Chicago journalist Bob Hainey died suddenly, leaving behind a wife and two sons, ages 8 and 6. The younger son, Michael, grew up with a nagging sense of emptiness and a wistful
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May 22, 2013 by justin
in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Polk County
Amount: $2,560 To: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler For: Payment for legal defense services preparing a subpoena for David Wetsch and other pretrial services and conferences (12.8 hours at $200 per hour). Amount: $6,905 To: Pay-Less Office Products Inc. (Omaha, Neb.) For: Purchase of office chairs, including $82 in total freight
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May 22, 2013 by justin
in On The Tube
The real Liberace
In “Behind the Candelabra” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), HBO assembles high-quality artists to tell the story of a low-quality one: the glitzy piano player Liberace. Steven Soderbergh directs, Michael Douglas camps it up as the inexplicably popular musician, and Matt Damon throws himself into the role of Scott, Liberace’s boy toy
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May 22, 2013 by justin
in Tech Talk
The coolest gadget on the road
If tomorrow I win the lottery and can finally start making the ludicrous purchases we all dream of making, my first splurge will be the same as many as others’: a new car, specifically the Tesla Model S. For those expecting to read Ferrari, Aston Martin or Bentley, I’m sorry
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