January 16, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Iowa Watchdog
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers oversee a budget of roughly $6 billion in state taxpayer money annually, whether it be providing health care for the needy or luring companies to the state with millions of dollars in tax breaks and loans. They set policy that affects everything from state’s economy
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January 16, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Food Dude
For Latino restaurants in Des Moines, the last 20 years brought the best of times and the worst of times. On the latter part of that Dickensian paradox, three different restaurants named Margarita’s have all come and gone. On the positive side, hard-working individuals have parlayed taco trucks and bare-boned
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January 16, 2013 by justin
in Center Stage, Recent Posts
When something comes with a warning label, that usually means it’s good (or bad, depending on who you are). The “content advisory” you’ll find on your admission ticket to “The Book of Mormon” musical coming to the Civic Center on Jan. 25 is a sign you’re in for a great
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January 16, 2013 by justin
in The Sound
Like a lot of musicians, Derek Lambert — titular head of Derek Lambert and The Prairie Fires — learned music through his family. “I started playing guitar when I was 14,” Lambert said during an interview. “My grandpa bought me an acoustic guitar. He was a bluegrass musician and taught
Read More →Car enthusiasts have auto shows; geeks have the Consumer Electronics Show. CES is an annual convention held in Las Vegas to showcase vendors, products and services. It’s where the prototypes of future products get revealed, and all the crazy gadgets get seen… and never heard from again. CES 2013 took
Read More →‘ANARCHY REIGNS’ (M) ***1/2 Sega PlayStation 3 Compared to “Anarchy Reigns,” other action games look like simulations of watching paint dry. In an average moment of play, you might find yourself halfway through a complicated combo with your chainsaw-swinging brute, only to be interrupted by a quick stiletto-heel kick to
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January 16, 2013 by justin
in Featured Story, Political Mercury
What a delight to chronicle the story of Lillian Braden and her 12 brothers and seven sisters, all biological kids of Jans and Elizabeth Peters, German Lutheran immigrants who settled near Glidden in the early 1900s. Mrs. Braden passed away at the age of 92 earlier this month, the last
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! BACK THAT VAN UP Officers were called to the 700 block of East Fifth Street on Jan. 8
Read More →Amount: $1,004.98 To: Aramark Uniform Services For: Purchase of uniforms and mats for West Des Moines Human Services and Public Works. Amount: $450 To: Arrow Stage Lines For: Rental of motorcoach for the Holiday Lights senior trip. Amount: $525 To: Philip L. Ascheman, Ph.D. For: Payment for psyche
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January 16, 2013 by justin
in Book Review, Recent Posts
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Barb Palar Little Brown and Company Oct. 23, 2012 $30 720 pp. Every time Tom Wolfe takes on a sacred institution, such as New York City in “Bonfire of the Vanities” or higher education in “I Am Charlotte Simmons,” it’s a bit of an
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