Marc Hansen columns

Hansen: Dad, son take part in 10-person kidney link

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:10:00 CDT

’Paying it forward,’ Andrew Dinsdale’s kidney goes to a stranger, and Andrew’s dad gets someone else’s.

Hansen: Vote next week could reshape council blocs

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:18:00 CDT

Twelve questions about the Des Moines City Council runoffs a week from today:

Hansen: Duke heads from refuge to royal treatment

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:29:00 CDT

There isn’t much demand for a 9-year-old dog that needs a home. Especially a three-legged 9-year-old dog like Duke.

Hansen: Rabbi draws Orthodox here, but not 250

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:02:00 CDT

Rabbi Aaron Schwarzbaum remembers the reaction three years ago after telling his congregation he wanted to lure 250 Orthodox Jewish families to Des Moines.

Hansen: Whatever Harrison Barnes chooses is exactly right for him

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:24:00 CDT

Harrison Barnes is such a great kid, such a nice, polite, smart young man. And today he’ll make a lot of people happy. Somewhere.

Hansen: Gus’ lesson is that you shouldn’t let your dog be a ’worry’

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:20:00 CDT

All right then. What are you supposed to do when another dog is on your property, growling at you or your beloved pet?

Hansen: Des Moines area incumbents get the bum’s rush

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:00 CDT

Incumbents do lose elections. Unless they are a U.S. senator from Iowa or live in Terrace Hill, it happens all the time.

Hansen: Love of literature has served tennis ace well

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:42:00 CDT

Anyone who knew anything about Des Moines tennis in the 1970s knew about John Stauffer, a bright kid who attended Roosevelt High School.