April 17, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Political Mercury
Politicians looking to yarn folksy images often talk of being plain-speaking, just-folks fellows. Bruce Braley, who grew up in Brooklyn, Iowa, takes that angle a step further. He authored a bill requiring Washington bureaucrats to dispense with what Braley, a Waterloo congressman, calls “gobbledygook” and deliver information in clear English.
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April 17, 2013 by justin
in Cover Story
When it comes to the proposed “Iowa Better Bottle Bill,” as with almost every other controversy to come before the legislature, there are two sides to every story. In this case, both sides have intelligent arguments backed by indisputable facts, figures and stats. But in the end, we know only
Read More →Amount: $631 To: Bankers Trust Company For: Network engineer job posting on careerbuilder.com ($419) and Monster ($212). Amount: $67.47 To: Hy-Vee For: The purchase of refreshments for Coffee and Conversation programs, plus dish soap and snacks for teen programming at Forest Avenue Library. Amount: $883.75 To: Voorhees Taekwondo
Read More →After a longer-than-usual winter, Shakespeare’s “new fangled mirth of spring” will be appropriately celebrated around central Iowa’s art scene. For the first time, Des Moines Art Center’s (DMAC) Iowa Artists’ Exhibition will include theatrics — three productions, in three different DMAC venues, of the Bard of Avon’s “Love’s Labours Lost”
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. THE SHIRTLESS BANDIT Around 7:30 p.m. on April 10, the side door of the victim’s home at 1700
Read More →The cable television industry is capitalism at its most corrupt. Outside of refusing to partake, cable and satellite subscribers have close to zero recourse in bringing down the cost of the service. While it would seem the fate of TV viewers is sealed, one provider has stepped in to potentially
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April 17, 2013 by justin
in Belly Up To...
Latin culture can be so sexy and addictive, it’s like a drug. After only a week of being back in Des Moines after an exotic stay in Puerto Rico, I found myself desperate for a fix. So when I found out about a grand opening of Vision Night Club on
Read More →The good The 2013 Fight for Air Climb took place in downtown Des Moines last week to benefit the American Lung Association in Iowa, and 1,100 people climbed for the cause. Monica Newman and Steve Cannon took the “best overall” times for the respective individual female and male divisions, both
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It’s not about guns, it’s about mental health
You may smile at the brevity, but here goes: Pencils don’t fail tests, hammers don’t build houses, cars don’t drive drunk. There are all kinds of laws on how to do things in this world, and most people who find themselves visited by law enforcement are not following those laws.
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