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Recent Study Finds 73% of Cedar Rapids Residents Satisfied with the Police...
Husband Mark and I were watching the local news tonight and waiting for the weather forecast. The newscast started with the following story about community feelings about the Cedar Rapids Police...
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Lincoln Woman Maligns Spider-Man Statue, Calling It "Demonic" and a "Hate...
There's this public arts project happening all over Lincoln, NE, called Serving Hands. Serving Hands features all sorts of six-feet-tall fiberglass hand sculpture. There are 39 of them altogether. The...
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Johnson City, TN: ETSU Student Charged with Intimidation for Wearing Gorilla...
(Originally written on 09/28/16): I watched the most bizarre Facebook video earlier today. It took place at East Tennessee State University down in Johnson City, TN. There was a Black Lives Matter...
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Married Lesbian Couple Shocked That Texas-Based Christian Daycare Refused to...
A female couple has taken to social media to complain after their youngest daughter was denied admission to a local daycare program because they are lesbians. Brittney and Stacey Ready of Waco, TX,...
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My "Little House" TV Cast 45th Anniversary Reunion Experience!
I wrote that I would let you all know what we were up to last weekend and here is that blog post. Husband Mark and I ended up traveling to Walnut Grove, MN, and attending the "Little House" TV Cast...
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Natalie Portman Will Become the New Thor in "Thor 4: Love and Thunder!"
Remember Marvel Comics'Â female Thor (who's now Valkyrie)? Look forward to a repeat performance of Jane Foster as Thor in "Thor 4: Love and Thunder!"Natalie Portman will return to the Marvel Cinematic...
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Joe Biden, Uncommitted Republican, & Peppa Pig Won the 2019 Johnson County...
The Johnson County Fair in Iowa City is wrapping up this evening. I've been working pretty much nonstop so didn't make it out to visit this year. Which means that I didn't get to vote in the 2019...
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Gay Man Marries His Best Friend in Hospice During Bedside Wedding Ceremony
LGBTQ Nation has a touching story up right now about a gay man who married his childhood friend and boyfriend of five years earlier this month -- days before dying of stage IV liver cancer and...
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Iowa City Police Officer Shot in Face by BB Gun Pellets While Investigating...
I just got home from work about an hour ago. I began hearing reports on Facebook and Twitter about five hours ago that the northbound lane on Riverside Drive in Iowa City (north of Ruppert Road) was...
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Mammoth Cave, Kentucky: Campsite Shot Up by Armed Bigfoot Hunters
A young couple called 911 recently and informed the police that their campsite had been disrupted by a pair of armed Bigfoot hunters. Brad Ginn and Madelyn Durand were camping near Mammoth Cave in...
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Little Women: LA's Christy Lynn Gibel Featured in "Just Not Tall Enough"...
My blog has been receiving tons of hits recently because of this post from 2016, featuring Christy Lynn Gibel from "Little Women: LA." The blog post has nothing to do with "Little Women: LA," but...
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Paul Dorr, the Anti-Gay Culture Warrior Who Live-Streamed Himself Burning...
You might be forgiven for forgetting all about the case of the State of Iowa vs. Paul Robert Dorr. It's been nearly one year since Dorr livestreamed himself burning several LGBTQ-themed books that he'd...
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Joshua Rush of "Andi Mack" Comes Out as Bisexual!
I've been busy over the past several months. Like, very busy. I've been balancing two jobs recently and our son graduated from high school and we're helping him prepare for college in a few very short...
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Iowa Man Convicted of Animal Torture After Video Recording Himself Beating...
Another Iowan has found himself convicted of abusing his pet.42-year-old Jason Johnson of Independence, IA, was found guilty of Animal Torture after severely beating his dog.In May 2019, his family's...
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Star Trek Actress Barbara March Dead at Age 65
You might be familiar with actress Barbara March from her role at Lursa, one of the infamous Duras sisters on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek Generations.Her...
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Des Moines Police Accuse Pastor of Chasing Down & Shooting At Vehicle Driven...
(Originally written on 02/22/19): There's a news article circulating today out of Des Moines involving a car chase, involving a father and his daughter, and the father reportedly shot at his daughter's...
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Mama June Reportedly Selling Off Her Household Possessions
I learned yesterday from TMZ that Mama June Shannon and boyfriend Geno Doak seem to be selling off all of her personal possessions.According to TMZ, Mama June has been advertising this sale via...
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Sanders Campaign Plays Softball at the Field of Dreams
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders was promoting his 2020 presidential campaign yesterday at one of the most iconic cinematic settings in Iowa: the Field of Dreams baseball field near Dyersville.Sanders...
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"Veggie Tales" Creator Concerned About LGBTQ-Inclusive Cartoons -- And...
We learned that Trinity Broadcasting Network will air a new "Veggie Tales" series staring in late Fall 2019. It's been roughly three years since new episodes of "Veggie Tales" were produced. But TBN...
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"Coronation Street" Stars Celebrate Manchester Pride 2019 -- And Actor Antony...
It's apparently Pride Weekend in Manchester, UK. A few of my online friends have been posting glittery pics of themselves and their friends and families all over social media all day. Which seems weird...
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