The incident happened at a farm operation near the town of Menlo, according to authorities. Deputies were initially called to the farm area on suspicion of a burglary. When they arrived, they noticed blood on the roadway and raw cow flesh and hide in a nearby ditch. Authorities say they noticed a gate to a corral next to the ditch was open and continued walking into the pasture next to it. At that time, authorities found a cow cut in two large pieces behind the corral.According to farmer Keith Partlow:
"The cops were able to get some good boot prints in the snow and blood," Partlow posted. "Neighbor up the road reported a break-in at one of his sheds. He has a security camera system so hopefully they can see who it was."The cow was reportedly shot, cut in half, and then gutted. The value of the slaughtered animal is estimated at $2,000. The suspect faces charges of trespassing, livestock abuse, felony theft, and criminal mischief.
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The Standford band mocked the agricultural industry on national television during the biggest college football game of the year. People are offended by this who usually don't get worked up about petty bullshit like this (for example me). But in response the Standford band and people who don't know anything about how important agriculture is to this great country of ours are saying, "don't get upset its just college students being dumb." I agree they are dumb. A bunch of law kids disgracing the biggest industry in America. We can survive with those people but we can not survive without the farmer. Im glad the band got suspended from all road games next year and they should be discipline more for this disgusting act. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.Or...
The Leland Stanford Junior University band is so representative of their home state. How does a school that claims to be this good allow their band to have this little class, repeatedly? This is the lack of respect that these massive "prestigious institutions'' teach I guess. The band probably think meat comes from Aisle 5 and that cutting out the midsection of the country would improve it. Well what if we just cut off CA and let it fall into the ocean, they probably don't know how to swim either. What a shameful display.Or...
Too bad that Stanford disrespects their opponent and the great tradition of the Rose Bowl with their juvenile antics of their band at halftime. By the way geniuses, do your research next time since you are a research institution, the cow was a Holstein. That's dairy, they raise those in Wisconsin. We raise beef cattle in Iowa, but our leading crop is corn. Once again, geographical, elitist ignorance from a left coast school. Too bad your expensive education doesn't include maturity and class. Proud to be a Hawkeye!ESPN cut away from the performance within a couple of minutes so I haven't actually seen too much of it. But I've been told that Iowa fans were loudly booing them from the seats. Stanford's band ultimately got in trouble for their performance and won't be allowed to perform at away games for a year.
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For William Alderson and Brittany Henson, New Year's Eve started off just like any other day. "I'm a manager at Pizza Hut and I had gone to work," Henson said. "I was having cramps and I had actually gone into labor at work."I used to be skeptical about these stories of surprise pregnancies. But then somebody whom I know quite well discovered that she was pregnant about two weeks before giving birth. I had actually sat with her about a month before she discovered that she was pregnant and I would never have guessed that she was pregnant.
She had no idea that the new year would bring a new family member. "I didn't actually know I was pregnant," Henson said-- something that Alderson agreed with. "We did not know she was pregnant," he said.
At 2:25 a.m. Friday, ready or not, the couple became proud parents of a little boy. Liam became the first baby born in the new year at CAMC Women's and Children's Hospital in West Virginia. He was a 9.1 pound surprise. "I couldn't believe nine months and not a sign," Alderson said. "It was just a complete surprise -- a wonderful and beautiful surprise."
Pat Robertson: Jonathan, I think the thing to do is let that thing rest. Good grief! Your mother assaulted you? It's hard to believe.I could entertain the question of whether or not to contact the police after all of these years. It's difficult to make these types of charges stick after 10 or 15 years. Plus, a lot of people do not want to re-live the trauma to childhood abuse.
Terry Meeuwsen: It happens. It happens.
Pat Robertson: It's so rare. In any event, she's your mother! I mean, you've got to love her. Pray that she might find the Lord and then God will forgive her for that and you should forgive her too.
You're gonna charge her and ask for her to be put in jail? Now that you're in your late 20s? Of course not!
The Winter Day Shelter would open Jan. 11 and run through mid-March, depending on the weather, the Salvation Army said in a press release Tuesday afternoon. It will be in the Salvation Army building at 1116 S. Gilbert Court in Iowa City with hours from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.The article goes on to explain that the Salvation Army started up their daytime homeless shelter in the mornings because there currently are no other options for people to go during the mornings to seek shelter from the cold. People typically seek shelter in the afternoons at the Johnson County Crisis Center
Day Shelter Coordinator Rachel Lehmann said the goal was to give people a place to warm up in the mornings and to offer a light breakfast.
"In the past, the Salvation Army has done a warming center, but it hasn't been structured by time. It has been structured by temperature," she said.
This year, Lehmann said she wanted to be consistent so people would know when they could access the shelter. The schedule is intended in part to mirror the schedule of a temporary nighttime homeless shelter that opened in mid-December and is run by Shelter House.
During an appearance on Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (yes, that’s a thing), June storms out of the room during a counseling session, claiming Sugar Bear isn’t telling the full truth about his extramarital affairs.It's difficult for me to get too concerned about Mama June's and Sugar Bear's relationship since I know that they've been completely broken up as a couple for over a year! I've heard too much dirt from other family members and have been assured that June has been dating other men for quite a while. Plus, it's known to anyone who watches "Honey Boo Boo" that Mama June and Sugar Bear were not sexually intimate with each other for quite some time. So I'm not sure why June gets upset when she hears that Sugar Bear turned to others (men or women) on the Internet!
“It’s not that I don’t want to talk to him. It’s just that, you gotta kind of process, because I know that it was there,” she explains to Bachelor couple Sean and Catherine Lowe. “But I believe there’s more than one. The text messages that I have say men and women.”
Sugar Bear, for his part, denies the allegations. It’s an old case of “Mama said, Bear said.”
The exchange, which Carson prompted to describe how he felt in elementary school, quickly went viral on social media with a flood of criticism before the event concluded.Twitter immediately picked up on Carson's question and the crowd's response, which prompted Carson's handlers to pull the targeted boy from the crowd after the speech. Carson told the boy that he would become a neurosurgeon someday and gave him a copy of his book, "You Have a Brain."
The targeted 10-year-old, who initially turned red in the face, ultimately shrugged off the exchange with a sense of humor. His mother, Robin Blackford, who was not present but learned about it through a teacher, said it was unfortunate but seemed mostly harmless.
"As a mother, it kind of saddens me that he would be pointed out like that," she told The Des Moines Register in a phone interview. "Knowing Seth, I think he'd take it in stride … he's very well-liked by all the students."
When questioned by the Register, Carson said he expected a different outcome when he shouted out to the fifth-graders.
"I figured people would be pointing around to all different people who they didn't like,” he told the Register.
Senator Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) and Rep. Dave Talerico (R-Healy) have introduced bills in their respective chambers — SB 120 and HB 236— which provide for individuals the right to deny marriage applicants “services, accommodations, facilities, goods, or privileges for a purpose related to the solemnization, formation, or celebration of a marriage.”These bills don't appear to be just limited towedding officiants.
Ironically, under the auspices of these proposals, the same opt-out clause could also be applied in cases of race, age, disability, or national origin.
The Kiss Cam at last night's Los Angeles Kings game featured a gay couple kissing, and they certainly didn't hold back. Brad Parr and Andy Evans had secretly been hoping they would be the focus of the Kiss Cam at some point, and they got their wish last night in a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Staples Center...You can watch this steamy clip here.
"It was a particularly sweet night since the Kings were playing and beat my hometown Toronto," Parr told Outsports. "My parents and siblings live in LA but the rest of my family think I am a terrible traitor for being a Kings fan; I've lived in LA for 17 years."
"To say to a child, 'I am having you adopted by two men who kiss regularly but don't worry about it'– that is abuse," the Metro reported him saying.He also told the Metro that gay adoption also violated the human rights of children for denying them the opportunity of growing up "under normal circumstances."
Hell yeah, man! 'Course! I was asked by a newspaper... We were talking about Christianity. And I said there was some people who exhibit Christo-phobia, but I have nothing against them. "Do you believe in gay marriage?" No! "Do you believe in gay people adopting children?" I said no! How can I? I'm a Christian. And in the Christian religion, how can I go against my beliefs? No, I'm not homophobic! No, I don't hate gays! People live their lives as according to how they want to live. But the media! The press! They came out with this crap about me being homophobic.If you get a chance, you really should watch the clip. The other CBB Houseguests are sitting there in tears and with the mouths hanging open. This revelation lead to several fights and even more tears. Keep in mind that Winston also got in trouble with the "CBB" production team for displaying "unacceptable behaviour towards the women in the house."
When asked what it was like to have all but one housemate vote to evict him tonight, Winston added: “People are entitled to their opinion. I am portrayed as a people hater. I have read it, Emma. There are people in life who aren’t gay and have fought long and hard for their lives. I have nothing against that. When all is said and done, it is the people who will decide. We live in a democratic society and thank God we have the right to express our opinions”.
Emma Willis handled the interview PERFECTLY, in which she questioned him about the comments he made prior to going into the house. Willis said: “You do have the right to have your opinion and I don’t think it’s that people don’t think you should have an opinion, I just think what you’ve said about how adoption by a gay couple is like child abuse. That is extremely offensive”.
Winston attempted to play the “I’m a Christian card”, to which Emma shut him down immediately stating: “Christian or not, that does not come into it. It is your wording, it is how you word things”.
He continued: “I expressed my feelings at the time. It does not mean to say I want to tell someone who wants to adopt a child and look after them that they can’t. I don’t lay down the rules. My comment was made in the heat of a moment, it was a general election, and they (the press) got what they were looking for. Whatever comment I made at the time it wasn’t done from the heart. They portrayed it in whatever way and his spiteful they want to portray it. I agree with my heartfelt feelings. I am not going o change my mind or change my thoughts to suit other people”.FWIW, Winston indirectly indicated during this interview that he still believes that adoption of children by gays is a form of child abuse!
