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New ARCHIE #1 Relaunch in 2015!
The big news came later last night from the New York Times, when they announced that Archie Comics will be relaunching ARCHIE with issue #1 in mid-2015. The new series will initially be written by Mark...
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Quadruple Amputee Receives Arm Transplants // Gets Greatest Gift: Abilty to...
I saw this article a few weeks back and kept meaning to share it here, but kept forgetting. It tells about a now 40-year-old man named Will Lautzenheiser who lost both of his arms and both of his legs...
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What Excites Me About the Archie Relaunch!
There is a lot out there today about the new ARCHIE relaunch.For example, there is this great interview with Archie Comics co-CEO Jon Goldwater over at Comic Book Resources. He shared that we will see...
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Nero at Daycare -- 12/16/14
Nero was running wild this morning at doggy daycare! Check out this action move!:Also, here are a few other pics from recent weeks that haven't yet made the blog:
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Iowa City Homeless Advocates Considering Temporary Winter Shelter
So far, Winter 2014/15 has been pretty mild in Iowa City. But winters here can get pretty nasty. Unfortunately, we have a lot of people who struggle with homelessness or who are on the verge of...
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Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater: No Plans for Relaunch of The Carneys!
I learned from my buddy Jimmy today that Jon Goldwater, the publisher and CEO of Archie Comics, did a Reddit AMA today. Basically, fans were encouraged to ask him anything!I was busy with work-related...
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Mrs. Weatherbee???
I was reading ARCHIE'S FUNHOUSE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #11 and noticed an old short story featuring Archie, Mr. Weatherbee, and... Mrs. Weatherbee??!?Longtime fans of Archie Comics have pretty much always...
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Mama June Spends Thousands to Boost her Floundering Christmas Toy Drive
Over the past five years, June "Mama June" Shannon of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" used her family's notoriety to collect toys for a local Christmas charity. Kids comes from all over to bring toys and to...
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Wrong Season!
City Councilor Bud WilliamsA crowd gathered on Court Square this past Tuesday night in Springfield, MA, to participate in the annual city menorah lighting ceremony. The ceremony was attended by several...
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Methodist Church that Forced Out Gay Choir Director to Close Following 80%...
Nearly one year ago, I wrote about First United Methodist Church in Alexandria, IN. It seems that the church's interim minister had a problem with the church's openly gay choir director. He set up a...
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Iowa City Man, Whose Cat Was Allegedly Tortured by Roommate, Now Charged with...
A local man was arrested two months ago and charged with torturing his roommate's 8-week-old kitten for at least three hours non-stop. This abuse was reportedly recorded by a video camera on the...
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Iowa City City Council Approves $20,000 for Temporary Homeless Shelter //...
Here's the good news: The Iowa City City Council approved $20,000 to pay for a temporary homeless shelter at the old Aldi's building on Gilbert Street in Iowa City. This shelter would be staffed by two...
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Coming to TLC: "My Husband's Not Gay"
The Wrap shared news yesterday about an upcoming new special on TLC: "My Husband's Not Gay." Basically, a bunch of Mormons with "same-sex attractions" (I hate that term) have married women and want to...
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"Archie: Riverdale Rescue": Christmas!
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...
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The Snowballs Are Flying in JUGHEAD AND ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #8!
JUGHEAD AND ARCHIE COMICS DOUBLE DIGEST #8 came out last week. It continues a wonderful trend for new stories at the beginning of each of Archie Comics' digests. I mean, it's fun to read some of those...
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Nero at Daycare -- 12/23/14
Nero had a blast at doggy daycare today. He was so excited to see his friends, but decided to take a break from his running to mug for the cameras. Check this out:By the way, Nero wants to wish...
View ArticleIowa City's Press-Citizen Uses Christmas-Time Editorial to Denigrate...
For whatever reason, the Press-Citizen decided to publish this editorial by B.P. Waterbury, one of the PC's conservative Writer's Group members... just in time for Christmas.It seems that a group from...
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Sven Returns in 2014!
Do you remember Sven? He's this little snowman that was hidden throughout my department last Christmas season. We were tasked with finding Sven in his elusive hiding spot and then re-hiding him for...
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Baby Jesus Statue Stolen from Nativity and Replaced with Actual Pig's Head
A statue of Baby Jesus was stolen from the nativity scene at Sacred Hearts Church in Haverhill, MA, sometime early on Christmas morning -- and replaced with an actual pig's head (wrapped in plastic).As...
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