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Decorah Eagle Nest Threatened by Freezing Temperatures
Were you one of the hundreds who sat in front of the computer and watched live web stream footage of the eagles nest in Decorah, IA? People have been watching the eagles lay eggs and nurture their...
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Actor Seth Rogen Wants to Smoke Pot With Senator Tom Harkin
(Seth Rogen)Actor Seth Rogen testified before the Senate Committee on Appropriation yesterday in favor of increased federal funding for Alzheimer's research. Somehow that led to the following question...
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Archie Comics Introducing "After the Credits" Variant Covers/Ending in...
This is interesting. You only have to be a passive comic book reader to know about variant covers. A publisher puts out one of its regular books and commissions special variant covers in addition to...
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Gay Marriage in the USA -- 03/01/14
I saw this image today (created on 02/27/14, but nothing's changed over the past couple days!). It's amazing how much the USA changes from month to month (and sometimes from day to day!).Check this...
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Nearly Five Years of Gay Marriage in Iowa and the GOP Still Wants to Annul Us!
On April 3rd, it will be the fifth anniversary since the Iowa Supreme Court ruled on the Varnum v. Brien case and unanimously struck down the state's DOMA law. On April 27th, it will be the fifth...
View ArticleVideo Surfaces of Fight at Cedar Rapids Food Court
Online video surfaced today of a huge fight that occurred at Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids, IA, a couple weekends ago. Police were called to the mall's food court on Saturday, February 15, 2014, but...
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Nero at Daycare -- 03/04/14
Nero and his four-legged friends were having a blast earlier today romping around in the snow outside his doggy daycare. I was a little worried about the following pic of Nero. It looked like from my...
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UCC's Central Atlantic Conference Leadership Proposes Boycott of the...
(source)The United Church of Christ has gotten involved with mascot battles in the past (chiefly over a protest of the racist Chief Wahoo mascot of the Cleveland Indians). Earlier this week, the UCC's...
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Nero at Daycare -- 03/06/14
Nero has not been feeling good today. Apparently, he had some... tummy troubles while at doggy daycare. Once he got that initial blech out of his system, he decided to make the most of his play time....
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Jonniemae Trouten & Nero Perform with the Archies!
The bad weather has messed up the local comic book shipments, so no new comic books for Jon! But I did get a new delivery of "Archie" artwork from my friend and frequent commenter "Stuffed Animal". He...
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New Des Moines Register Iowa Poll: 62% Favor or Don't Care About Gay Marriage
As we race towards the fifth anniversary of marriage equality in Iowa, The Des Moines Register commissioned a new Iowa Poll to gather opinions on the topic. The 2014 Iowa Poll found that 36% of Iowans...
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LIFE WITH ARCHIE #34: Idiots, Stalkers, and Private Eyes!
I'm behind on my comic book reading due to a combination of work and family distractions. I finally read my copy of LIFE WITH ARCHIE #34. This is a magazine-style comic book featuring the adult...
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"Archie: Riverdale Rescue": Spring!
I began writing about the "Archie: Riverdale Rescue" iOS gaming app back in October 2013. Since then, the game has expanded to PC users. It's an oddly addictive game where you are tasked with the...
View ArticleShould Iowa City // Johnson County, IA, Issue Community IDs?
A group from the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa spoke yesterday at Faith UCC in Iowa City to educate us and seek support for a proposed community identification card program.A community ID...
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Guilty Plea for Man Who Drove Into Coralville Scheels // UPDATED: Joseph...
(Originally written on 11/01/13): Late last year, local citizens woke to news of the evacuation of nearby Coralridge Mall following a possible drive-through robbery. It quickly became clear that this...
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"Afterlife With Archie #4": (Live, Archiemaster)
I've got a theory that I want to put out there about after reading AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #4 -- written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and penciled by Francesco Francavilla. This is the comic book series...
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Updated Obama Stats
This has been circulating on Facebook amongst several of my friends. I thought it worth sharing here:
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Riot Near Fairfield, IA, Following Removal from Pandit from Maharishi Vedic...
(Pandit Campus)If you travel to Jefferson County, IA, you will discover a small community called Maharishi Vedic City. The city became incorporated in 2001. The community's stated goals are "protect,...
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ARCHIE #653: Archie's Rockin' World Tour Concludes in Canada!
Archie's Rockin' World Tour made its final performance in ARCHIE #653. It's been a crazy four-part worldwide musical journey (previously covered here, here, and here) featuring the Archies, Josie &...
View ArticleIowa City Struggles to Meet Storage Needs of Local Homeless Population
Last fall, the Iowa City City Council approved new regulation that were supposed to curb panhandling. The city was getting a lot of complaints about aggressive panhandling on the Iowa City Ped Mall...
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