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4 Years of Marriage Equality in Iowa!
Four years ago today, the Iowa State Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a lower court decision that found the state's Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be unconstitutional. In essence, DOMA violated...
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Nero at Daycare -- 04/04/13
Nero had a ball -- literally(!!) as you can see from the pic below -- while at doggy daycare today! Check it out!:
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"Not Guilty" Pleas in Waterloo Dog Starvation/Animal Cruelty Case
This past February, some workers in Waterloo, IA, found a portable dog kennel abandoned along the road. They found a severely emaciated deceased dog instead. The dog was covered in feces and urine and...
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Archie Comics Writer Concerned Over "Gay Kiss" Controversy
Early this year, I shared news of a novel featuring Archie Comics' Kevin Keller. The book will be called Kevin. Here is the description of Kevin, which I shared in that January 2013 blog article:Kevin:...
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Gay Marriage Updates Across the Nation -- 04/07/13
I have written various marriage equality updates since the beginning of the year (here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Here is a summary of the recent major marriage...
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Des Moines Woman Charged With Animal Torture // Accused of Hanging...
(Cornwell)A Des Moines woman found herself arrested and charged with animal cruelty late last week. 28-year-old Sheena Cornwell was arrested after being accused of hanging her boyfriend's 15-year-old...
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Iowa City Inmate Destroys $16 Spork // UPDATE: Criminal Charges Dropped Over...
(Originally written on 04/08/13): A woman was jailed this weekend in the Johnson County Jail for a variety of shoplifting and trespassing charges. She was offered supper and ended up being charged with...
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KKK Recruiting in Van Buren County, Iowa?
(Anconoa (right) With KKK Researcher Daryl Davis)Roughly 20 residents from at least three separate communities located in Van Buren County, Iowa, have filed complaints with their local sheriff after...
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Gay Marriage Around the World -- 04/11/13
Uruguay voted yesterday in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, making it the 12th marriage equality nation. It is worth noting that the USA did not make this list, though portions of the USA are...
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"Archie Meets Glee" Part 2
I finally picked up a copy of ARCHIE #642 yesterday (AKA "Archie Meets Glee Part 2"). Last issue established the premise to this storyline (Archie Comics' Dilton and Glee's Brittany hook up across...
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Gorilla Photobombs Banana-Wielding Girls
Two young girls were posing for pictures at a zoo in Melbourne, Australia, recently. Unknown to them one of the local residents decided to join the fun of the occasion -- though it's possible he just...
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KEVIN KELLER #8: Kevin's Love Triangle Begins!!
I was in for a really big treat this past week. Not only did I read a really fun issue of ARCHIE #642 (AKA "Archie Meets Glee Part 2"), but I was treated to what I believe was the funnest and the...
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My Experience with Andrew Marin and The Marin Foundation // Response to Dan...
I was watching the Grand Entry at the 2013 University of Iowa Pow Wow yesterday when I received a text from my friend Andrew Marin asking me to give him a call. An hour or so later, I learn that writer...
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School Shooting Featured on Latest Episode of "Glee" // Sue Sylvester Takes...
I was writing about the second installment of "Archie Meets Glee" last Thursday evening and didn't finish it until the closing credits of the actual "Glee" television program. I finally saw that...
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I found this on Joe My God. A group of 36 people participated in a protest against marriage equality in Minnesota this past weekend. They tried selling t-shirts, but ended up tossing freebies into the...
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Will Riverdale Survive Its First Gay Kiss?
I noticed that Archie Comics posted their July 2013 solicits last night and there were quite a few exciting comics to look forward to, but one that stood out for me -- especially considering this post...
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Pipe Bomb Discovered in Cedar Falls, IA, Neighborhood
(source)(Originally written on 04/16/13): One day after a deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon, residents of a Cedar Falls, IA, neighborhood have been evacuated and nearby a daycare and school have...
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Nero at Daycare -- 04/16/13
Nero had another fun day today at doggy daycare. I asked him if he had been a good boy when I arrived and the guy at the front desk observed that Nero is always a good boy. Check it out:
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Iowa Man Found Guilty of Animal Abuse in Christmas Eve Shooting of Dog
You might remember this past Christmas Eve when a man named Charles Collins Cutler of Marne, IA, got in trouble for shooting a dog in his yard. The dog's name was Wrigley and he was an 18-month-old...
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Iowa State Senator Complains of the Health Risks to his Family Caused by...
Iowa state Sen. Dennis Guth (R) of Kemme, IA, gave a speech to the Iowa Senate yesterday talking about how society has been bamboozled about homosexuality. Tomorrow they're doing this "Day of Dialogue"...
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