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Minnesota Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill! Minnesota Will Become the 12th...
Last week, I shared that the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a same-sex marriage bill. Earlier today, the Minnesota Senate passed a similar marriage equality bills by a vote of 37-30! Gov....
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Fan Tweets Actress Ashley Tisdale Nearly 18,000 Times // Leads to Police...
TMZ reports that actress Ashley Tisdale -- whom I remember from High School Musical and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, but she's also been in a ton of other TV shows and movies -- has found herself...
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Gay Marriage Map of America -- 05/14/13
Now that Minnesota's legislature voted in favor of marriage equality and paved the way for the governor to sign that bill into law as early as later today(!!), it seems like we need to update our...
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D'Angelo and his Art -- 05/14/13
(D' Wearing his New Contacts)It's been a long afternoon. My son D'Angelo and I spent a couple hours at the local hospital trying out his new contact lenses. He was born with a condition that has led to...
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It's Official! Minnesota is the 12th Marriage Equality State!
(Dayton Signing Marriage Bill Into Law)Earlier this evening, Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL) of Minnesota signed into law a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage! This bill will go into effect on August 1,...
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Gallup: 53% of Americans Support Gay Marriage
Gallup News has been polling Americans on their support/lack of support for same-sex marriage over the years. The most recent polling found overall support at 53%, which appears to be part of an...
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Same-Sex Parenting
I was on one of my discussion boards and ran across the following question:This has probably been asked a hundred times, but:Does any one know of any studies into the effects of same-sex parenting on...
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"Archie Meets Glee" Part 3
I am running behind with my comic book updates. No particular reason. It's been a combination of busy schedule and illness. Anyway, I offer my apologies for the latest of this post.I finally read...
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Sad Distinction: Iowa City Top Supplier of Synthetic Drugs to Teens in...
Synthetic drugs are all over the news these days, and for good reason. It's easy to buy them and they're mostly illegal. A group called Iowans Against Synthetics has recently emerged to warn people...
View ArticleIowa Unemployment Down to 4.7% in April 2013
Iowa has a reputation for being a "fly-over state" with little to offer those from the larger coastal states. Here's one thing that Iowa has that many other states don't: low unemployment. And it keeps...
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Sonic the Hedgehog & Mega Man: "Worlds Collide" Parts 1-5
Many months ago, Archie Comics announced that it's two video game-themed licensed characters Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man were going to participate in a whopping 12-part comic book cross-over that...
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Gay Marriage in Minnesota: 1970
Marriage equality just got signed into law in Minnesota this past week, but the fight has been part of that state's history for over 40 years! I frequently hear people question why gay and lesbian...
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WWJD About Gay Bashing?
I found this on Facebook in response to the most recent spate of gay bashings:Here is one man's response to the above image/question:
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More Details on Kevin Keller's First Gay Kiss
I'm getting quite the reputation these days for writing about Archie Comics' gay teen Kevin Keller and about the level of kissing in his life. Last month, I shared that Archie Comics will feature its...
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Third Suspect Arrested in 2012 Regina High School Bomb Threats
There were a couple bomb threats last August and September at Regina High School, Iowa's City's local Catholic school. Both were fortunately fake bomb threats. Shortly after the second bomb threat, two...
View ArticleBob Vander Plaats Assumes Gay Families Are Against God's Plans // Calls Them...
Iowa has been celebrating four years of marriage equality. That hasn't stopped thrice-failed gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats of the anti-gay marriage group The FAMiLY Leader from defaming the...
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Witches for Equality
I am a huge fan of the old Bewitched television show. The first couple seasons were the absolute best in television programming, if I might say so myself!Anyway, check out this great pic that's been...
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Cosmo the Merry Martian Digital Exclusive!! // Plus Don't Forget to Tell...
I was on the Archie Comics App Store late last week and saw something really cool: COSMO THE MERRY MARTIAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES digital exclusive!! For $3.99, people can purchase and download over 150...
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Two Employees of Arby's in Iowa City Arrested Following Workplace Brawl
KCJJ reports that two employees at the local Arby's restaurant each found themselves arrested and charged with separate counts of Disorderly Conduct following an argument over an "excessively-long...
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New PPP Poll:Minnesota Voters Narrowly Support Gay Marriage
Yesterday, the Public Policy Polling group released new poll results of voters in Minnesota and found that a slim majority support the same-sex marriage bill that was signed into law last week by a...
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