Traveling in Iowa
Our annual guide to some of Iowa’s famous, quirky and lesser-known attractions It’s almost summer. Playing hooky is underrated. Life is short. Gas is $2 a gallon. Pick whatever [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in Homepage Cover Story
April 27, 2016 by justin
in Locker Room
And they’re off!
If you want to have fun at Prairie Meadows watching horse racing, just remember this: “Prairie Meadows, third race, $2 to win, on No. 5.” That’s it. Sit back, [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in Center Stage
The thrill of the silence
For Improvised Shakespeare Company, according to Joey Bland, part of the thrill of opening in a new town is the silence. “In a city where we haven’t played much, for [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
The Ambassador
This part of The Hague was new to me. The reddish-brown bricks in the road still held the last drops of rain as I peddled toward the cafe where we [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com This week’s winner: “By his 10th birthday, Timmy figured out a way to put a stop to Uncle Leo blowing out [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in Film Review
America the beautiful
“Elvis & Nixon” Rated R 86 minutes Starring: Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Colin Hanks In 1971, President Richard Nixon made the decision that would ultimately be his undoing and [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in…
In Des Moines To be paid on 4/19/2016 Amount: $3,688,980.22 To: Vendors For: Total amount of bills paid by Polk County on April 19. Amount: $30,419.63 To: [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in Tech Talk
The ethical necessity of ads
One of the most volatile debates in the world of technology is of ethics. What set of norms do technologists use as a guide to build morality when it [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in Sound Notes
Guided By Voices
“Please Be Honest” GBV INC. It’s impossible to definitively say what Guided By Voices actually is. There was a time when you could define it loosely as “Robert [...]
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April 27, 2016 by justin
in Rap Sheet
Two of a kind
Ex-New York Giants wide receiver Preston Parker was arrested for allegedly trying to ditch drugs before being stopped for a traffic violation on April 18 at 11:55 p.m. Officers [...]
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