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College that Disinvited Dustin Lance Black as Commencement Speaker Apologizes...
I'm sure you've heard all about the Spring 2014 Commencement Ceremony at Pasadena City College. PCC implemented an overly confusing commencement speaker selection process that seemingly invited eight...
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Cedar Rapids Kernels Mascot, Mr. Shucks, Placed on Disabled List
I love watching the Cedar Rapids Kernels play baseball. I usually go to the Kernels' stadium to watch a home game a few times each season. I enjoy the energy of the game. I enjoy the community...
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Nero Comes Out Strong Against Bootlegging!
My buddy Stuffed Animal gave up on drawing The Archies a couple weeks ago -- and then he promptly fell off the wagon this week! He's been drawing his unique vision of The Archies all grown up. Somehow...
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Kenya Legalizes Polygamy
Kenya might hate the gays, but it's okay with polygamy -- as evidenced by a new law that just legalized polygamous marriages:The law legalizes polygamy, allowing men to marry multiple wives in a...
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Free Comic Book Day 2014!
Today is Free Comic Book Day! On the first Saturday each year, participating comic book shops join together with the various comic book publishers and give out select comic books at no charge to any...
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Retired Bishop Gene Robinson & Husband Mark Andrew Divorcing
Robinson & AndrewRetired Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson has announced that he and his husband Mark Andrew are getting divorced after 25 years together:Recently, my partner and husband of 25-plus...
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Dustin Lance Black Accepts 2nd Invitation to Speak at Pasadena City College's...
I wrote last week that Pasadena City College's Board of Trustees apologized to and re-invited Oscar winning screenwriter and PCC alumnus Dustin Lance Black to speak at next weekend's Spring 2014...
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I've shared my enjoyment of Craigslist before. I came across the following post on Iowa City's "Rants & Raves" board dealing with gay monogamy:So here's the deal I'm a young seemingly attractive...
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Florida Man Wants to Marry his "Porn Filled Apple Computer"
Pretty much every marriage inequality state has a pending lawsuit involving gay marriage right now. One of those cases is happening in Florida. A man named Chris Sevier attempted to intervene in the...
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Mega Man X Awakens in the MEGA MAN X/SONIC THE HEDGEHOG FCBD Flip Comic Book!
I mentioned Free Comic Book Day a few days ago. One of the free comic books that I picked up was a MEGA MAN X/SONIC THE HEDGEHOG flip comic book. I haven't written about new Archie Comics comic books...
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HGTV Cancels Reality TV Home Improvement Show Hosted by Anti-Gay Activists
24 hours ago, Right Wing Watch published an article about a new reality TV show that would have aired on HGTV called "Flip it Forward.""Flip it Forward" was to feature twin brothers David and Jason...
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Aging With the Archies!
Ever wonder what The Archies will look like when they reach their 60s and 70s? Stuffed Animal also wondered and envisioned their final album, The Grass Will Sing For You!Stuffed Animal also revisited a...
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Cedar Rapids Cries NIMBY Against Mentally Disabled Neighbors
(source)I was watching the news last night and learned of a group of neighbors in Cedar Rapids, IA, who are rallying against their new mentally disabled neighbors:A neighborhood is rallying to shut...
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Benham Brothers Shopping Their Show to Other Networks
David and Jason Benham have been making the TV rounds discussing the cancellation of their reality TV show Flip It Forward. I have only listened to a couple different interviews, but the twins have...
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Iowa City Cohousing Developing "Prairie Hill" Project
I learned earlier this week about a local group who is seeking to build an intentional neighborhood filled with small private energy-efficient homes, jointly-owned common grounds and buildings,...
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Dr. Wily Has His Day in Court in MEGA MAN #36!
Earlier this week, I decided to check out Archie Comics' MEGA MAN comic book. I picked up a copy of MEGA MAN #36, which picks up immediately following a major battle between Mega Man and an alien...
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Council Bluffs City Council Denies Liquor License Renewal for O'Face Bar...
Iowa has a unique relationship with the Spike TV reality show Bar Rescue. Only one of our bars has been on the show so far and it ended up being the first and, so far, only bar that Jon Taffer walked...
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Nero at Daycare -- 05/12/14
It has been raining pretty much all day today in Iowa City. And when it hasn't been raining, it's been warm and muggy. But Nero still managed to get a lot of playtime in at doggy daycare. Look at this...
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Gay Marriage: Can We Finally Move On?
I saw a blurb of this article on Box Turtle Bulletin that bears repeating. Openly gay football player Michael Sam made headlines after getting drafted into the NFL this weekend and even more headlines...
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Restaurant in Cascade, IA, Being Investigated by Iowa City Ghost Hunters
If you eat your next meal at Chuck and Edna's Maid-Rite restaurant in Cascade, IA, it is very possible that you will end up sharing your sandwich with an ectoplasmic friend. It seems that their...
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