VISIT PROTEST: Demonstrators are protesting the visit of China’s vice president because of human rights issues involving China’s rule of Tibet
April 16, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
On the day China’s vice president Xi Jinping is touring the state, a demonstration was taking place right outside the state capitol against his visit.
AMBER ALERT: Nicholas Jimmerson was abducted from a Des Moines McDonalds
April 10, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
An AMBER alert has been issued for Nicholas Jimmerson.
Furniture for Small Rooms
April 5, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
New York lofts, beach bungalows; or a townhouse in San Francisco, many living spaces are smaller than suburban homes. Regardless of the size of your place though, there is no reason to trade in style just because you have a small home. A decade ago when people were splurging on bigger homes, huge rooms and enormous pieces of furniture were in style. Now, furniture shoppers are demanding smaller sizes as people downsize, tire of excess, or retire to smaller homes.
If you needed small furniture, it usually came in limited fabric choices. There was nothing classy; nothing trendy was ever in small sized furniture. If you needed scaled back pieces, you were pretty much out-of-luck in the quality and style department too. A decade ago, smaller scaled furniture looked cheap and unattractive; like it belonged in a sorority house and not for an adult.
One renowned chic furniture maker has reformed and scaled down some of their beautiful furniture and home decor collections. Once closed to those with small living spaces just because of the sheer size of couches and accessories, now someone can go and shop to their heart’s content. And they aren’t the only ones doing this. Small is the new “it” in furniture.
More furniture makers are producing modular styles, where you can buy the seating arrangement you need; can place as many or as few together to get the desired length of seating you want. Normally, couches come in 6-8 foot lengths. Five-foot loveseats could be available, but if you need a couch in any other length, good luck! Now, you have many options. Dining tables are mostly 6 or 8 foot. You might find a smaller one, but odds are it will look “kitchen”. Nowadays you can find smaller classy tables for eating and entertaining, without losing style.
Now you have some say-so in the depth of a couch. Usually, a traditional couch depth is about 37″ and a deep couch is considered around 42″. Now, couches with depths as scaled down as 28″ are available. That narrower depth gives you more space to create pathways or add other furniture.
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SOYBEAN EXPORTS: During their trip to Iowa, leaders from China agreed to buy soybeans from the U.S.
April 4, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Chinese leaders made a commitment Wednesday afternoon to buy soybeans from U.S. companies.
ROLLOVER ACCIDENT: Des Moines Police say a mother was driving recklessly when she rolled her car several times injuring herself and her children
March 28, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
A mother is facing charges of reckless driving and failure to maintain control for an accident that injured herself and her two children Wednesday morning.
LAW SIGNED: Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that increases the prison time for certain domestic abuse convictions
March 21, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
A bill that increases the prison sentence for someone convicted of choking, but not killing someone in a domestic abuse situation, has been signed into law.
LAW SIGNED: Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that increases the prison time for certain domestic abuse convictions
March 15, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
A bill that increases the prison sentence for someone convicted of choking, but not killing someone in a domestic abuse situation, has been signed into law.
Eco-Friendly Furniture is Hip
March 14, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Certain woods are easier to grow and reseed quickly, but not all grow quickly. Tree ranches supply the call for wood furniture, but trees take some years to grow, so new supply sources are constantly being sought. Before long, wood will be at premium. As an alternative, buy furniture made of ecological building materials are friendly to the environs. Various fibers are the new woods and make for strong furniture.
Eco-friendly furniture is defined as furniture that doesn’t drain the environment. It is defined as using materials that are sustainable or are recyclable. Eco-friendly means less of a carbon footprint; where manufacturing processes aren’t excessive. Packaging adds to tons of plastics heading to landfills every year. Ineffective delivery adds to millions of miles of carbon emissions polluting the air.
Eco-friendly furniture is furniture that is made from fast growing trees and plants like bamboo, so that supply sources aren’t diminished. Green furniture also means that no chemicals are added to treatments and varnishes, making for a toxin free home. Eco-furniture can be made from all that stuff we toss out…really. Check out what designers are creating using tires, barn boards, recycled tiles and more. Eco-friendly furniture usually fewer pieces, so manufacturing is lessened.
Eco-friendly material such as recycled plastic that looks like wood is an inexpensive green solution to traditional woods. Recycled metals from shipping crates, railroads, manufacturing plants that have been closed, old fencing, old barn wood, recycled tires, recycled cardboard…all of these are just a few options when it comes to green furniture. Recycled cardboard is hip and trendy now; some designers are showing gallery-level pieces made of this cool material. When these chairs are completed, they look like suede. Who knew!
Check into eco-friendly furnishings. Locate dealers and artists by heading online. Search “green furniture” or “eco-friendly” furniture. Add your zip code to find local dealers, so you do your green-part by not adding emissions to the environment by driving around. Be creative. Make your own furniture using recycled materials in innovative ways. Check your local paper…someone’s old furniture could be exactly what you want and you’d be doing your part.
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TEEN KILLED: Police say Driver of One Vehicle in Crash was Drunk
March 9, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Police say that a man involved in a fatal crash was drunk behind the wheel when the crash occurred, but that his drunk driving was not responsible for the crash.
IOWA ICON: Pete Kuyper’s idea changed the future of his hometown.
March 1, 2012 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
In Marion County, the name is everywhere. Outside Iowa, it means one thing.
We know it for its own icons, for the landmarks, and the landscape inside our borders, we know it by name.