Paid on Dec. 14 Amount: $914.44 To: Plumb Supply Company For: Various products Amount: $62,192.62 To: Union Pacific Railroad Company For: Flashing lights and gates installation Amount: $48.07 To: Midwest Alarm Services For: Various services Amount: $206.41 To: ASI For: Window signs and installation Amount: $406.09 To: Register Media For:
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December 23, 2015 by justin
in Tech Talk
In the mid 2000s, the journalism industry was abuzz about the prospect of citizen journalists — independent producers who would research topics and illuminate major concerns in the world. Activists and politically fueled blogs had already been up and running for some time, but the real interest sprouted from video
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com This week’s winner: “Promoting a new holiday peppermint candy — they even make your feet smell good.” -Dennis Moore Runners-up: “This was from a lost ‘Addams Family’ Christmas episode that introduced us to Thing’s cousin Gertrude.” -Jim McCool “A
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December 23, 2015 by justin
in Film Review
Let’s get it out of the way up front: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a fantastic Star Wars film. Whether or not this makes it a great film in general depends largely on how you view the franchise. But within the context of its peers, there is no doubt
Read More →“Bordertown” Sunday, Jan. 3 (Fox) Series Debut: “It’s about time we did something about immigration — the Southwest belongs to retired art teachers and meth-lab entrepreneurs!” So begins “Bordertown,” the long-long-delayed animated comedy from “Family Guy” producer Mark Hentemann, with a cultural-consulting assist from Lalo Alcaraz (“La Cucharacha” cartoonist) and
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December 23, 2015 by justin
in Political Mercury
Somewhere between the western Iowa town of Kiron and Washington, D.C., Steve King lost his way. And he apparently woke in Texas, with barbeque sauce smeared on his cheeks, the twang of two-steppin’ tunes ringing in his ears, and oil, black gold, Texas tea, rushing through his veins to the heart
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December 16, 2015 by justin
in Cover Story
We could recap how we got here — six monumental films; countless multimedia spinoffs, including books, videogames and television series, just to name a few; clothing, costumes, and a culture unto itself; put simply, the most iconic entertainment franchise of all time — but we’ll just get right to it:
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December 16, 2015 by justin
in Locker Room
This Saturday, Wells Fargo Arena will once again be the centerpiece of Iowa hoops fans’ attention when the men’s basketball teams from Iowa, Iowa State, the University of Northern Iowa and Drake University gather at Wells Fargo Arena to face off in the annual grudge match known at the Hy-Vee
Read More →“From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli” are the beginning words of the Marine Corps Hymn. These words make little sense until you read about the first Barbary war. It is called the Forgotten War because that is what it is — seldom referred to in the
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