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Don’t get the wrong idea about Supertramp
August 26, 2012 I’ve been listening to a lot of Supertramp lately. They’re good, I don’t care what you think. Frankly I didn’t really know who the band was. more »»
A recipe for burning, stinging disaster
August 26, 2012 Sometimes life can be so grand, for instance when your child embraces you after you walked in from an adjacent room like you’ve been gone for six months at sea. more »»
Iowa’s own Priscilla Lane joins Cary Grant in a “madcap” adventure
August 24, 2012 Marshalltown movie goers are in for a big treat this weekend at the Orpheum Movie Theater. more »»
Many once-in-a-lifetimes this year
August 21, 2012 It’s been quite a year in the news business this year in Marshalltown. more »»
Goodbye London, hello communist invasion
August 19, 2012 The scene is over in London. more »»
Excerpts from my meat journal
August 19, 2012 Because my wife decided we were tired of delicious, all-natural food like chocolate peanut buttery swirl ice cream and brownie cupcakes we’ve decided to go on a diet and quit being happy about things. more »»
Preparing your child for preschool
August 16, 2012 It’s that time of year again; little ones will be venturing out, some for the first time, to a new and exciting place, PRESCHOOL! For those children who have never attended child care or been away... more »»
25 cents of never-ending fun
August 14, 2012 It was an impulse buy from a restaurant toy machine Saturday — 25 cents for a bouncy ball. more »»
But I'm not fat!
August 12, 2012 “I think we should go on a diet.” It wasn’t my idea but at the time it sounded like a sound thought. more »»
Boring roving on a pale red planet
August 12, 2012 I can't believe how little excitement I have about the recent Mars mission. more »»
‘Change begins with a whisper’
August 10, 2012 Whether you’re a film connoisseur or a casual moviegoer, you are probably acquainted with this week’s movie at the Orpheum Theater. more »»
Memories of the mayor
August 7, 2012 There’s a reason people have been speaking so glowingly the past few days about our late Mayor Gene Beach, because he deserved it. more »»
Have we learned nothing from the Olympics?
August 5, 2012 With NBC putting on a cross-channel, multinational cavalcade of coverage of the same six events, I know that you’ve seen SOME Olympic coverage. more »»
An apology to the lady at the gym
August 5, 2012 Dear Woman Using the Thigh Squeezer Machine That I Accidentally Glanced At In The Eyeballs, First off, I have to say, my bad. My complete and total bad. more »» 
Back-to-school art work: 5 steps in right direction
August 5, 2012 Summer vacation is almost over. Stores are so filled with back-to-school supplies, clothes and new decors. more »»
You’ll shriek at these sheiks
August 3, 2012 One of the most endearing and successful movie series of the 1940-60s was the “Road” pictures starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hop. more »»
Will your child make a good spouse/partner?
August 2, 2012 This probably isn’t something many parents think about when they are raising their children, they are more concerned about teaching them to walk, talk, dress themselves, say please and thank you,... more »»
Welcome to the random information line
July 31, 2012 Well, it happened again. Some guy called wanting me to tell him what the Colorado shooter’s middle name was. He figured since I worked at the newspaper I could give that to him. more »»
Questions for the producers of ‘Dora’
July 29, 2012 Lately I’ve been finding myself watching far too many children’s programs, which is unnerving because my one-year-old is nowhere around. I’m starting to fear for my sanit. more »»
Me vs. ‘Sprint’
July 27, 2012 My phone hasn’t been working well. Let me back up ... Thomas Edison was a thief. I think I backed up too far; let me try that again. Most inventors aren’t who they claim to be. more »» |
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