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Man Arrested Following White House Firecracker Incident
Somebody thought it would be a really good time yesterday to toss a couple random firecrackers at the White House just hours after America's latest shooting spree. Turns out it really wasn't a good...
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Nero at Daycare -- 09/17/13
Today was a great day to be a dog in a daycare. The weather was in the 60s -- which is great for those who find themselves covered from head-to-tail in fur! Check this out:
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Archie Projects to Look Forward To!!
I was checking out the December 2013 solicitations for Archie Comics last night and found myself really excited about a couple new projects. That got me thinking about several new projects coming out...
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Andy Herren Wins "Big Brother 15"
One week ago tonight, I made my prediction for the winner of Big Brother 15. Some of my reasoning was a bit wonky and some of the events played out differently than prediction. But my prediction came...
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Iowa City Man Arrested & Charged With Stealing iPod After His Pics...
A 19-year-old Iowa City man has been arrested and charged with a simple misdemeanor count of 5th degree theft and an aggravated misdemeanor count of interference with official acts causing bodily...
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Map of North American Bigfoot Sightings
I found this map earlier today pinpointing the locations of each North American Bigfoot sighting from 1921-2013. I was completed by the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organizations. Can you believe there...
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Faith UCC in Iowa City to Celebrate Annual "Blessing of the Animals" at 6:30...
Faith United Church of Christ will be hosting its annual "Blessing of the Pet" celebration this Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at 6:30 PM. All are invited to bring their pets (or pictures of deceased...
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Jon Gosselin Fired Gun To Frighten Photographer Off His Property
(source)Jon Gosselin, formerly of "Jon & Kate Plus 8", was followed home by a photographer from his waiter job this past Friday. He lives these days in a cabin in Pennsylvania. She followed him...
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Masked Student Arrested After Attempting to Bring Weapon Into Lone Tree School
(Originally written at 2:40 PM on 09/23/13): A masked student tried entering Lone Tree Community School in nearby Lone Tree, IA, with some sort of weapon. The weapon was not a firearm. Beyond that, it...
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Cows Create Chaos for Cars
(source)A herd of cows caused a multi-car accident on Interstate 380 near Gilbertville, IA, earlier today (which is a small community near Waterloo and Cedar Falls in Black Hawk County).The herd was on...
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Nero at Daycare -- 09/24/13
Nero and his friends had a great time playing at doggy daycare earlier today. The weather was wonderful, which made it even more enjoyable. Check it out:
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Christian Couple Closes Bed & Breakfast After Refusing Rooms to Partnered Gay...
(source)A Christian couple from Marazion, Cornwall, have made the public decision to close their bed & breakfast, Chymorvah Hotel, and are selling the B&B for £750,000 (currently about...
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Nero at Church -- 09/25/13 // Faith UCC 3rd Annual "Blessing of the Pets"...
(source)Nero was one of five animals who attended the third annual "Blessing of the Pets" worship celebration last night at my own Faith United Church of Christ. He and Husband Mark were the only ones...
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President George H.W. Bush Witnesses Lesbian Wedding
Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush celebrated the gay wedding of Bonnie Clement and Helen Thorgalsen this past weekend somewhere in Maine. Not only that, but Bush was one of...
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Illinois Will Become the 15th Marriage Equality State!
Very exciting news greeted me when I got off work today. After much discussion, the Illinois House passed SB10 by a 61-54 margin. SB10 is a same-sex marriage bill. Then, -- before I even had the...
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Inhumans: Marvel Comics' Newest Mutants
Imagine a world in which President Obama and Queen Elizabeth get into a big fight over the president's previously unknown illegitimate son. And then imagine that the Queen blows up Buckingham Palace in...
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Vice Prez Biden to Coralville Mayor Lundell: Congrats on Beating Back...
Yesterday was Election Day in various corners of the country. Iowa City had a city council election, but nothing too terribly contentious -- though two of my three picks ended up winning their seats!...
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Gay Marriage in America -- Effective 06/01/14
Same-sex marriage will become legal in Illinois on 06/01/14 (assuming that Gov. Pat Quinn follows through with his promise!). So, assuming we don't have more marriage equality states in Hawaii, New...
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Nero at Daycare -- 11/07/13
The weather was brisk today, which is the perfect weather for dogs to romp around and burn off energy. Nero had me take him for a quick walk when we got home and he's been crashed in my hallway ever...
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Who Will Kill the Watcher?
The following image showed up today on Bleeding Cool that suggests that Marvel Comics'Watcher will end up murdered in May 2014.I remember the first time that the Watchers began dying back in the 1980s...
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