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April 03, 2013 by justin in The Sound

Green Death, evolution of a sound

Sol Bales, Mark Reinking and Erich Tran have played together for more than a decade. While in its previous band, Only, the trio began to develop its own sound. “At the end of Only, we (three) were starting to get heavier, and everyone else wanted to go in a different

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April 03, 2013 by justin in Joe's Neighborhood

32 years

Thirty-two years. That’s a long time even without doing the dog-years calculation. How exactly do we measure 32 years? Let’s see, if you add one year, you’d be old enough to have four gospels written about your teachings and life. If you add eight years, it would be the beginning of all those

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April 02, 2013 by justin in Uncategorized

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March 27, 2013 by justin in The Sound

The man who would be king

“Sit back and do nothing if that’s what you want to do. That’s never been my style.” Corey Taylor has done a lot in his life. As the front man for both Slipknot and Stone Sour, he’s travelled the world, built a fortune and cemented a legacy. He could become

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March 27, 2013 by justin in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… Des Moines

Amount: $1,852.42 To: YMCA shelter For: Purchase of 18 cases of Morning-After Plan B pills and three crates of assorted condoms.   Amount: $200 To: Belle Salon For: Mustache grooming for Gov. Terry Branstad, as per the city’s 28E agreement with the State of Iowa.   Amount: $28,450.98 To: Department

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March 27, 2013 by justin in Your View

A hard copy, please?

I’m writing from Newton Correctional Facility, where I’ve been locked up for the past three years. The day Cityview arrives in our library is a highlight of my week, except for those Nightlife pictures. They just make me horny. Speaking of horny, after reading about the Nancy Sebring sex scandal

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March 27, 2013 by justin in Film Review

Cinema is dead

“Strap-On” 3 stars Rated NC-17 152 mins. Drama Trashmeister writer/director John Waters takes ironic comedy and social commentary to an all-time sleazy low in his new movie “Strap-On.” Waters deviates from his Baltimore roots to urban and rural areas of Afghanistan where Maya Stain (played by former SLA member Patty

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March 27, 2013 by justin in Sore Thumbs

Microsoft unveils its next-gen game console: the Xbox…5?

On the heels of Sony’s PlayStation 4 announcement, Microsoft unveiled its next-gen game console at a New York City press event last week. Curiously, the system was christened the Xbox 5, despite only being the third iteration of the company’s gaming platform. Chief of Xbox Marketing and Propaganda Alan Douglas

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March 27, 2013 by justin in Good Bad Ugly

The good In the wake of her departure from the superintendent’s seat for Des Moines Public Schools, Nancy Sebring has recently announced she will be making a comeback by running for office. She’s kicking off her campaign for governor with a waffle breakfast at the St. Hypocrethius Episcothic Church at

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March 27, 2013 by justin in Joe's Neighborhood

Defeat death today!

Reading obituaries feels a little like reading the daily racing form at Prairie Meadows. You quickly scan the page to see how many of the departed are your age or younger. If that number is 50 percent or greater, you realize it may not be a good time to double

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