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August 17, 2015

I just returned (alive) from the annual Draper-family vacation to northern Michigan. In days past, I used to pack 1 bag, wake up and drive...

June 02, 2015

Well ... Fred Hoiberg's leaving the bright lights of Ames for the small town charm and murder rate of Chicago. We saw him in a Des...

May 22, 2015

Des Moines is usually behind the times -- from high-waisted jeans to sushi, it takes a little longer for things to arrive. Out-of-towners offer us...

May 15, 2015

  Buy Overheard In The Store Book

May 14, 2015

Yee-ha! Talk about American ingenuity! Cut out that middle man. Now instead of Roundup going on over-starch-based corn that gets processed into high-fructose corn syrup...

May 01, 2015

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