“Pushing paint” doesn’t much sound like how a masterpiece is created. You push the grocery cart at Hy-Vee. Or you push your bike up the hill. Or you push your stalled car. When you push something, there is a grunting sound you make, like when you are moving around heavy
Read More →There is perhaps no truer comedy than that which comes from a slip of the tongue or a quick-witted reaction. That’s why “Broadway’s Next Hit Musical” is sure to fill Temple Theater with laughs this month, and there’s an Iowan in the cast. Des Moines’ own Robert Grant is among
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May 01, 2013 by justin
in Belly Up To...
In the spirit of this week’s cover story, I thought I’d take a little road trip to farm country for a quiet place to belly up. I was in the neighborhood anyway, site-seeing at the oddly-placed Hindu temple and the famous High Trestle Trail Bridge near Madrid. So after a
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May 01, 2013 by justin
in Locker Room
There’s something about Western movies that makes every guy think he’s Clint Eastwood and every woman think she’s a southern belle. Location has plenty to do with it for women, and most tales take place near the border or somewhere in Texas. For men, it’s the image of the Marlboro
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May 01, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Political Mercury
National Republicans are struggling with strategies and angles for the party’s relevancy and viability in the 21st century. Enough with the caterwauling over changing racial and family dynamics, this rather sad coveting of the 1950s, goes the trendy reasoning. Scrapbook photos, no matter how long you stare at them, won’t
Read More →The Melvins ‘Everybody Loves Sausages’ Ipecac Previous Melvins releases have been more than a little cover-heavy, but with “Everybody Loves Sausages,” the Washington state rockers have gone all in. Boasting 13 tracks, “Sausages” is wildly creative and covers everything from Queen and Bowie to Throbbing Gristle and The Jam. The
Read More →Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! 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. VACANT HOUSE PARTY The caller informed police on April 23, at 11:30 a.m., that an unknown man had
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May 01, 2013 by justin
in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
Edward P. Hagen is an obstetrician who practiced in Sioux City with Siouxland Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.C. from 1993 until November of 2009, when he was fired by his three partners. In May of 2011, he sued his former partners in federal court in Sioux City, charging everything from fraud
Read More →I was confused by Mike Kooker’s Guest View article in the April 18 issue of Cityview. I’m not sure what point he was trying to make or which side of the gun debate he was trying to support. His words seemed to indicate that he was in favor of increased
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The Politician’s favorite new game: Data Farmville
Since I originally wrote about the subject in 2008, Iowa has become a Mecca for data farms. The biggest names in digital communications have decided to build huge, new data farms in what used to be Iowa’s bountiful cornfields. Yes, the Iowa Economic Development Authority can add Google, Microsoft and
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