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Iowa's Most Recent Bigfoot Enounters
I came across this article earlier today about Bigfoot sightings around Iowa, which is always a good reminder that even Iowa with his miles and miles of farmland boasts plenty of Bigfoot sightings --...
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"Katy Keene" Debuts on Thursday, February 6, 2020!
The CW finally announced the start date for the new "Katy Keene" television series. According to Deadline, "Katy Keene" will make its debut on Thursday, February 6, 2020, at 7:00 PM CST!
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Iowa City's Overflow Winter Shelter to Resume Services Starting 12/02/19
Over the past five winters, Iowa City's Shelter House has operated a temporary homeless shelter that was capable of housing 30 people per night during the winter months. These temporary shelters were...
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Iowa City: Methodist Pastor Takes Indefinite Leave of Absence Amidst Third...
I've written before about Rev. Anna Blaedel, the executive director of the University of Iowa's Wesley Student Center. They're a queer partnered woman who keeps getting dragged to church court by the...
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Iowa Woman Appeals Animal Neglect Sentence
You might remember the animal welfare case involved Barbara Kavars. He ran a kennel nearby Manly, IA. Last November, 154 Samoyeds and four cats were removed from her overcrowded and filthy kennels....
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Jon's Blog Daily Meme: Who Do You Call When You're In Trouble? Wonder Boy!
I've had fun posting memes and silly episode quotes and images on the "Midsomer Murders Official Group" Facebook group since joining last August. I found these great images yesterday while watching...
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UK's First Gay Dads Splitting Up
I read a story earlier today in The Sun detailing a romance between a 50-year-old rich man and his 25-year-old PA. Sadly, this romance had led to the break-up of the UK's "first gay dads."According to...
View ArticleDad Questions How to Make Up With His Son After Rejecting Him for Coming Out...
I read an advice column by Annie Lane earlier today. In this particular column, a father was looking for advice on how to move forward with his gay son:Dear Annie: It seems impossible for me to mend my...
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Hardin County Man Charged With Animal Neglect Following Deaths of Several...
A 26-year-old man from New Providence, IA, has been charged with multiple animal neglect charges after Hardin County Sheriff's deputies for several malnourished and dead goats on his property.Late last...
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Iowa City Earns 100 out of 100 on the 2019 Human Rights Campaign Municipal...
I have written more than once about Iowa City's Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index scores (90/100 in 2013, 100/100 in 2014, 100/100 in 2015, and 100/100 in 2016). For whatever reason, I...
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Jon's Blog Daily Meme: Midsomer Word on the Street
I was watching old episodes of "Midsomer Murders" earlier today was came across this great line from "A Tale of Two Hamlets." It demonstrates how even the locals have become complacent with the...
View ArticleTrans Pride Flag Waved at the Iowa State Capitol to Commemorate Transgender...
I totally forgot to acknowledge the Transgender Day of Remembrance earlier this week. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) has been around for 20 years. It was started as a vigil on November 20, 1999,...
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Iowa City Looking for Suspect in Armed Robbery at Burger King
The Iowa City Police Department issued a press release notifying the public about an armed robbery early this morning at the Burger King fast-food restaurant. At approximately 5:08 AM, a black male...
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Meet the He-Men from DC Comics'"HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE!"
I haven't really read any DC Comics comic books since they canceled SCOOBY APOCALYPSE. But Mark was browsing the shelves at our local comic book shop earlier this week and stumbled across a new DC...
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Jon Gosselin Dishes on "Jon & Kate Plus 8," on his Ex-Wife, on Estranged...
I used to be a fan of TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8" reality TV show. The kids were funny and Jon was kind of cute and Kate was a bit of a diva. But then the show became less about raising sextuplets...
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Animal Rights Activists Protest Nearby Pre-Holiday Turkey Deaths in Nearby...
A group of animal rights activists called the Des Moines Animal Allies has been all over the local news for its pre-Thanksgiving Day protest of West Liberty Foods in West Liberty, IA. About 20 people...
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Faux-Pastor Jon: What Does God Say About Gratitude?
Long-time readers of this blog know that I sometimes lead worship services at Faith United Church of Christ in Iowa City as part of our shared ministry program. I was put in charge of the the worship...
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Substitute Teacher Fired from Utah School for Telling Boy That His Upcoming...
I'm slow to the gate with this story. I kept stumbling across a headline about a substitute teacher in Cedar Hills, UT, who was in hot water for telling a classroom of fifth graders that homosexuality...
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Marvel Comics to Publish the Most Dysfunction X-Team Imaginable in March 2020!
Marvel Comics began teasing "the most dysfunctional X-Men team you could possibly imagine" earlier today. This dysfunctional team will make its debut in March 2020.We can only guess from the shaded...
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Muscatine Iowa: City Administrator Sues Mayor & City for Professional...
(Originally written on 11/14/17): Remember last month when Muscatine's City Administrator, Gregg Mandsager, threatened to sue Major Diana Broderson for professional defamation and the City of Muscatine...
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