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Jon Learns About Home Composting PLUS My Favorite Five Comic Books Worms!!
Last week was Earth Week. My office is all about being Green. We work out of a carbon-conscious building. We recycle. We look for ways to reduce the use of paper. We are encouraged to bike or walk to...
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Texas Attorney General: Domestic Partner Benefits Are Unconstitutional
For some reason, Texas' Attorney General Greg Abbott decided to issue an opinion to that state's local governments and school districts, telling them that any domestic partnership benefits offered to...
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Nero at Daycare -- 04/30/13
Nero got a little itchy yesterday at doggy daycare, but otherwise had a blast. It was a great spring afternoon and he got lots of ruff play in with his four-legged friends! Check it out:
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Iowa City Man Calls 911 on Himself to "Prove a Point"
KGAN shared an interesting story coming out of Iowa City earlier today about a man who called 911 emergency services to report a break-in at his home -- by himself!:Iowa City Police say a man is...
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NBA Player Jason Collins Receives Online Death Threats after Coming Out //...
I haven't written much of anything outside of a couple somewhat related comments on a bulletin board discussion about NBA basketball player Jason Collins coming out as a gay man. I'm not a basketball...
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Rhode Island Approves Gay Marriage!
Good news! Gov. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island signed a bill into law yesterday that legalizes equal marriage rights and responsibilities for gay and lesbian families! This will make Rhode Island the...
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Iowa Supreme Court: Iowa Dept of Public Health Must Include Both Married...
Back in January 2012, a Polk County district court ruled that the Iowa Department of Public Health cannot refuse to place the names of both married moms on the birth certificates of their children....
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Coming in July 2013: LEGACY OF THE CRUSADERS
Last month, I shared half-good/half-bad news that Archie Comics/Red Circle Comics would be postponing its NEW CRUSADERS: DARK TOMORROW mini-series until 2014, but they would be publishing a new ongoing...
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Referee Dies After Being Punched by 17-Year-Old Soccer Player
(Portillo)Last week, Ricardo Portillo of Salt Lake City was refereeing for a recreational soccer league. He called a foul on a 17-year-old soccer play and a yellow card was issued. The player was...
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Iowa City Police Officer Uses Foot as Door Jamb, Gets Injured in the Process
A 22-year-old Iowa City man was arrested this weekend for allegedly slamming his door on a police officer's foot multiple times. According to Iowa City Patch, police officers responded to a noise...
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Mama June & Sugar Bear from "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" Got Hitched!
I cannot believe I missed this! I read a little notice on Facebook (more about that later) about a "Honey Boo Boo" wedding or engagement and was curious. So I decided to check out TMZ and learned that...
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Iowa Deputy Clerk Accused of Gay Marriage Scam Pleads Guilty
(Van Nice)Last October, I wrote (here and here) about Brigitte Van Nice, the former Grundy County Deputy Clerk of Court who was arrested following allegations that she had filed a false marriage...
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Delaware Becomes the 11th Marriage Equality State!
Exciting news! Earlier today, the Delaware Senate voted 12-9 in favor of a marriage equality bill! Gov. Jack Markell (D) promptly signed the bill into law, making Delaware the 11th marriage equality...
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NOM Blog Commenter Recommends Cyber-Stalking the Children of Gay Parents
This is creepy. I first learned of this from Alvin McEwen's "Holy Bullies & Headless Monsters" blog. He shared a link to a National Organization for Marriage blog post about the pending marriage...
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She-Hulk Sought in Assault Case
A woman dress like the Savage She-Hulk (NOT the Incredible Hulk, as reported in The York Press) is being sought following allegations that she physically assaulted a 17-year-old young woman in York,...
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WHO-TV in Des Moines, IA, hosted a debate last week between openly gay Iowa Senator Matt McCoy and anti-gay activist/The FAMiLY Leader spokesman/thrice-failed gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats....
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Minnesota House Passes Gay Marriage Bill! Will Minnesota Become the 12th...
This is pretty exciting news! The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a same-sex marriage bill by a vote of 75-59 this afternoon! The bill will move on to the Minnesota Senate on Monday and then...
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Woman Wants to Weigh 420 Pounds // Wants to Earn $37,000 Annual Income from...
(source)This is sad. Tammy Jung of Los Angeles, CA, currently weighs 231 pounds. She has begun force-feeding herself an average of 5,000 calories every day so that she can increase her weight to 420...
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Mother's Day When You Have No Mother
I've been feeling under the weather for the past few days, which has limited my ability to write new blog posts. I thought I would re-post an article from Mother's Day 2010 and then return to bed to...
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Betty & Veronica Are The Little Mermaids
Comic Book Resources posted exclusive cover images from BETTY & VERONICA #267, which will feature a "Little Mermaid" storyline. Both of them are pretty nice, but comic book artist Fiona Staples has...
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