February 13, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Food Dude
Readers frequently ask questions that begin, “Who makes your favorite…?” Answers, being a matter of taste, can start arguments. That’s why I appreciate tips from folks who believe they’ve discovered a new favorite of anything. Recently I received a tout for Hong Kong’s Chinese buffet. Most Chinese buffets here seem
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Fay Jones Putnam March 2013 $26.95 320 pp. Hesketh’s haunting, heartfelt first novel tells the story of Albert Honig, an elderly beekeeper who lives in Southern California. As the book opens, Albert comes upon the dead bodies of his longtime neighbors, Claire and Hilda;
Read More →‘Cult’ wants to kidnap and brainwash you “Cult” (Tuesday, 8 p.m., CW) offers one of the 2012-13 season’s most intriguing concepts. It’s a TV series about a TV series named “Cult.” The show-within-the-show portrays a creepy cult run by a psycho who kidnaps and brainwashes his followers. “Cult” has inspired
Read More →Cityview’s recent cover story, “Shot or not” (Feb. 7) didn’t stray too far from its opening subject line. That of a fairy tale, Mary Poppins. While the author of the article seemed to want to dwell on every perceived negative of past vaccinations such as “needle injection, thimerosal, egg protein,”
Read More →I have been a teacher in central Iowa for 14 years; in that time I have taught classes for children with social and emotional issues. Those of us who teach in these classrooms are aware that we will be dealing with a variety of behavioral issues from students who are
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February 08, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Iowa Watchdog
Iowa Workforce Development officials broke Iowa law when they blocked state auditors from investigating a case in which an employee with a criminal background embezzled more than $43,500, according to a newly released report from the Iowa State Auditor. The agency contacted the state auditor’s office seven months after starting
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February 06, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Political Mercury
“No one’s a Boy Scout, not even a Boy Scout.” “I hate children. There, I said it.” — “House of Cards” Francis Underwood The just-released, made-for-Netflix political drama “House of Cards” — 13, 50-minute episodes rolled out in a delicious package — is so damn good it makes you
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February 06, 2013 by justin
in Locker Room
It’s time to turn off the lights, turn on your headlamps and get high — really high. Possible side effects include, but are not limited to, fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath, paranoia, muscle spasms, dehydration, temporarily increased blood pressure and the overwhelming desire to get high again after the come
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Iowa and Aussies share language, culture and problems
Three weeks in Australia — visiting one of our daughters — offered a respite from the Iowa winter, but not from Iowa issues. Reading Australian newspapers was like reading newspapers in Iowa. It wasn’t that international crises — like those in Syria, Israel and Algeria — dominated the news, but
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