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December 05, 2012 by justin in Rap Sheet

On the Clock

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!    KASH-N-GO Police were on patrol near the 100 block of Army Post Road just after 2:30 a.m.

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December 05, 2012 by justin in Belly Up To...

Sazz settles into Clive’s ‘District 86’ bar crawl

Sazz is most commonly known for its vintage clothing line from the 1970s; there’s also Caffe Sazz, an authentic Turkish restaurant in the U.K.; a Sazz Coincatcher is a character in the role-playing game “World of Warcraft” — those who already knew that might also be aware of Jak Sazz,

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December 05, 2012 by justin in Locker Room

Big Wheel Rally returns to Des Moines

It’s hard to take a grown man seriously when he’s wheeling around on an over-sized Big Wheel. But clear the bicycle lane, Ingersoll Avenue, because these guys are barreling through, repressed childhood and all.   About a dozen years ago, Austin Gill was surfing the Internet when he stumbled upon an

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December 05, 2012 by justin in Good Bad Ugly

The good Iowa State University has been on a mission to help the City of Ames forward its recycling initiative. Volunteers have been searching for receptacles related to a new laboratory glass recycling effort that both meet their needs and complements current collection efforts and containers used for the City’s

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December 05, 2012 by justin in Your View

Fairness and honesty? I enjoyed your article recently on the Civic Skinny titled “Ferentz gets $100,000 raise; Rhoads misses $200,000 bonus” (Civic Skinny, Nov. 29). I would have liked to have seen the comparison with the one remaining state school University of Northern Iowa.              

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December 05, 2012 by justin in Duffy

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December 05, 2012 by justin in Sound Stage

Ladies of Rock

Rae and the Honeybees are, in a word, delightful. Titular front-woman Rae Fehring is a nakedly honest storyteller and has a silky-smooth voice that’s more than capable of handling the emotional swings in her songs. Kicking off a show at Gas Lamp in front of two bands known for having

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December 05, 2012 by justin in Geek Chic

Set phasers for Star Trek Screening

Last week’s meet-up at Jordan Creek’s Century 20 theater was a great start to what will hopefully be a new tradition. Trekkies, redshirts and Klingons from all over the area beamed down to the theater to see Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew on the big screen in preparation

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December 05, 2012 by justin in Recent Posts, Sound Check

CD Reviews

The Austin Taft Soundtrack  ‘War of the Songs of Light Against the Songs of Darkness’  Independent  “War of the Songs…” is a concept album, and Taft explores a lot of heavy themes over the course of its 80 minutes. All the greatest hits are here: war, love, hate, forgiveness. Taft

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December 05, 2012 by justin in Your Money

Paid for by taxpayers in… Polk County

Amount: $1,674 To: A Rifkin Company (Wilkes-Barre, Penn.)  For: Purchase of posts and barriers to rope off election sites.   Amount: $777.70 To: ASFCME Local 1868  For: Reimbursement payment for half of Amanda Tyler’s earnings who provides support staffing ($22.22 per hour).   Amount: $4,164.25  To: Allendan Seed Company For:

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