January 30, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Political Mercury
Congressman Bruce Braley admitted he had a hard act to follow. Iowa’s two U.S. senators, Tom Harkin and Charles Grassley, who were both sworn into Congress in 1975, celebrated their 10th presidential inauguration dating back to President Jimmy Carter, who was in attendance in Washington, D.C., last Monday as President
Read More →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. Play the “Name that Crime” Quiz! PISTOL-WHIPPED A man was walking down the sidewalk at the 3100 block of East Euclid around 9
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January 30, 2013 by justin
in Recent Posts, Sound Notes
Hearts are heavy in Iowa this week, as thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and loved ones of Brad Engeldinger who died in a car accident over the weekend. A consummate drummer, Engeldinger had played with the likes of High and Lonesome, David Zollo, The Pines and Brother
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January 30, 2013 by justin
in The Sound
Dustin Lynch has been playing country music since he was 15, but for this Tennessee boy, his story really starts at The Bluebird. The Bluebird Café is one of the holiest spots in the country music mecca of Nashville, Tenn. Opened in 1982, the venue features a weekly singer/songwriter night
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January 30, 2013 by justin
in Film Review
“Stand Up Guys” 3 stars Rated R 94 mins. Comedy Starring: Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, Christopher Walken “Stand Up Guys” is a respectable compact crime drama comedy about camaraderie among a passing generation of retired wiseguys. There’s still some honor among thieves. Christopher Walken, Al Pacino and Alan Arkin play
Read More →The good The Des Moines Area Association of Realtors Foundation recently announced that, since 2000, it has given more than $300,000 to local Des Moines charities to meet community needs. The Foundation donated $41,000 in 2012 to Central Iowa Shelter, Anawim House, Children and Families of Iowa, House of Mercy,
Read More →Amount: $19,030.60 To: CPMI Construction LC For: Payment for construction project at the Grandview Golf Course Clubhouse. Amount: $10,994.44 To: The Hansen Company Inc. For: Payment for construction to Glendale Cemetery Columbaria Plaza and Niches. Amount: $1,782.38 To: Joiner Construction Company For: Payment for construction to the downtown
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January 30, 2013 by justin
in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
There have been four spectacular Democrats in Iowa in the past 50 years: Harold Hughes, Neal Smith, Tom Vilsack and Tom Harkin. Harold Hughes fathered the community-college system and liquor by the drink, fundamentally changing the state. Neal Smith provided Iowa with everything Mother Nature didn’t — lakes and greenways,
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January 30, 2013 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood, Recent Posts
Do you remember “The Elves and the Shoemaker” by the Brothers Grimm? You know, a typical redemption story — great guy, good worker, family man, not enough food, one last piece of leather, and, voila, new leather shoes appear that are made by elves. Magical, little people save the family
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