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Entire Confirmation Class Refuses to Join Methodist Church in Protest of...
The United Methodist Church's Judicial Council upheld the UMC's Traditional Plan last week. The Traditional Plan doubled-down on the denomination's opposition to LGBTQ ordination and same-sex marriage....
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Indian Army Tweets Evidence of Yeti Footprints
An Indian Army mountaineering expedition team tweeted on Monday that they recently encountered evidence of the Yeti in the Himalayas near Makalu Base Camp.The team encountered several "Mysterious...
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Juggernaut "Jeopardy" Player James Holzhauer Fumbles Question Involving the...
I don't generally watch "Jeopardy" and I certainly haven't followed much about James Holzhauer, the seemingly unstoppable contestant who's winning boatloads of money from the highbrow game show. But it...
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Iowa Church Votes Against Gay Couple’s Wedding
There’s a story circulating here in Iowa involving a male couple named Derek Harmon and Jesus Gonzalez who recently got engaged. Harmon had grown up in Lake Mills, which is along the north-central...
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Davenport Police Searching for Man Who Fired "Fake Gun" In Mall Food Court
The Davenport Police Department reports that an unidentified man created a panic at the NorthPark Mall last night when he fired a "fake" gun in the middle of the food court. According to police, the...
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The CW Orders First Season of "Riverdale" Spin-Off, "Katy Keene!"
Good news! Variety reported late yesterday that the CW ordered series for three new programs: "Batwoman,"Nancy Drew," and... "Katy Keene!!"The "Riverdale" spin-off will follow Katy Keene (played by...
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Royal Baby's Name Announced: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor!
It's amazing how quickly a narrative can change. Just yesterday, Twitter users were reacting to a CNN news article that asked "How black will the royal baby be?"Today, Twitter users are responding much...
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Iowa City Police Shoot Man During Burglary Investigation
I had a brief lull in my schedule earlier this morning so I did what most people do in such occasions: I checked out my Facebook feed on my cell phone.Lukas Voss with KGAN was doing a Facebook Live...
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Orlando Church Hosting "Make America Straight Again" Conference During Pride...
I was on QCG this morning when somebody wrote about some anti-gay Christian conference called "Make America Straight Again." It's set for Pride weekend in Orlando, FL, and she was trying to get people...
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Two Men Shot in Downtown Iowa City; Female Suspect Being Sought // Updated:...
(Originally written on 09/29/18): I was woken at around 2:00 AM last night by the following Hawk Alert: HAWK ALERT Shooting with 2 victims in the area of Gilbert/Court st. suspect black female with...
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Good Morning Nepal!
Did I ever mention that I was college friends with one of the hosts of “Good Morning Nepal?” His name is Sameer Dixit and he’s the man with the mustache in the pic below. I reconnected with him via...
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"Arthur" Launches Its 22nd Season on PBS Featuring a Wedding Between Mr....
I learned earlier today that PBS'"Arthur" just launched its 22nd season -- and commemorated it with a gay wedding! I haven't watched "Arthur" in years, though we used to watch it all the time back when...
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June Continues to Spiral Out of Control in Latest Season of "Mama June: From...
"Mama June: From Not to Hot" is slowly wrapping up. I'm assuming that next week's episode will be the season finale. The last two episodes have focused on Geno's increasingly abusive behavior and Mama...
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Alabama Public Television Refuses to Air "Arthur" Episode Featuring Gay Wedding
We learned last week that Season 22 of "Arthur" features the wedding of Mr. Ratburn and his boyfriend Patrick. (Read about it here.) It was a cute episode that actually didn't show the gay wedding...
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Iowa Man Sues Adams County Sheriff's Deputies After Being Arrested for...
Jon Goldsmith of Red Oak, IA, has filed a federal lawsuit against Adams County Deputy Sheriff Cory Dorsey and his supervisor Adams County Sergeant Paul Hogan, as well as Adams County itself, with...
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Pumpkin & Doe Doe Dish on June's Arrest on Latest "Mama June: From Not to Hot"
Friday night was pretty chaotic this past week. A tornado ripped through Iowa City. We had family in town for our youngest son's high school graduation and we were decorating our church for his...
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Reflecting on ABC's "Live In Front Of A Studio Audience" Tribute to "All in...
I totally got sucked into ABC's Live In Front Of A Studio Audience tribute to "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" last week. I've been re-watching episodes of those classic sitcoms recently on...
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Meteorologist Proposes to Boyfriend While Storm Chasing in Kansas!
The Midwest has been a awash with storm warnings over the past month. Just this past weekend, Iowa City had its own tornado. Nothing too much. Just enough to cause a little bit of property damage, to...
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Four Thoughts Following the "Mama June: From Not to Hot" Season 3 Trainwreck...
"Mama June: From Not to Hot" finally wrapped up last night with an hour and a half long episode. I'm pretty certain that we didn't need an hour and a half for this episode, but that what we got! Most...
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Johnson County Board of Supervisors Proclaim June 2019 as Pride Month
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors recently voted on a proclamation declaring June to be Pride Month:PROCLAMATIONPRIDE MONTHJUNE 2019Whereas, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer...
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