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Kevin Keller Was the First Gay Character in Archie Comics??? -- Maybe Not!
If you have read this blog long enough, you know that I'm a fan of Archie Andrews' gay pal, Kevin Keller. He is best known for being the first gay character in Archie Comics. But I found these one-page...
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Fundraiser Tonight (02/13/13) at Short's Burger Eastside to Benefit...
If you live in or near Iowa City, you should snag a friend and grab some supper at Short's Burgers Eastside. I would go there myself, but a family funeral will be keeping me busy for much of today and...
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Christian Writer Matt Moore: "Please Don't Call Me Ex-Gay"
I earlier this month wrote about ex-gay "Christian Post" writer Matt Moore being discovered running around the streets of New Orleans with an active Grindr account. He confessed to his mentors, sold...
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Iowa City Mom Arrested After Police Officer Notices Her Child Playing With...
Earlier this week, the Iowa City Police got called out to a residence where three young children (ages 7, 4, and 3) were allegedly left unsupervised while their mother was shopping at the nearby...
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Iowa: 40th Gayest State in the USA
(source)Gallup recently did a state-by-state poll (plus Washington DC) where they asked the following question: "Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender?" Washington DC...
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Gay Marriage Updates Across the Nation
There are a few marriage equality updates (previous updates here and here) that I've missed this month. Here are a few of the bigger developments:Colorado: Early this week, Colorado's Senate passed a...
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Superheroic Periodic Table
I found this really cool chart on Facebook and thought you all might like it too. Enjoy!:
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My 2013 Pledge to Archie Comics
I'm a pretty big fan of Archie Comics, but I really didn't get back into them until about a year ago. Before that, I'd read the various digest magazines that you can buy at the grocery store when I was...
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Waterloo, IA, Authorities Investigating Animal Cruelty Case // UPDATE: Reward...
(Originally written on 02/17/13): This story definitely is a downer. Waterloo Animal Control is currently investigating a case of animal cruelty after a severely emaciated dog was found dead yesterday...
View ArticleHarlem Shake: Iowa City Version
Iowa City Patch assemble a batch of "Harlem Shake" dance memes today. I thought I would share a couple of my favorite Iowa City videos.Harlem Shake is a popular style of hip hop dance and the title of...
View ArticleGOP House Majority Leaders in Alaska Laugh at Civil Unions
I wrote this weekend about a recent Public Policy Polling poll that found that 62% of Alaska voters support some form of legal recognition of gay and lesbian couples in that state (marriage or civil...
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New Poll: Illinois Residents Back Gay Marriage 50/29!!
You may remember that Illinois enacted civil unions in mid-2011. Much more recently, the state's Senate just voted last week to pass a marriage equality bill, which will soon to go the House and then...
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DC Gay Wedding in the Works
Archie Comics and Marvel Comics both witnessed gay wedding ceremonies for two of its prominent gay male characters back in 2012. Now it looks like DC Comics will be spotlighting a gay wedding for one...
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Honey Boo Boo's Father Hospitalized Due to Pancreatitis
Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson, father of Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson and reality TV personity on "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo". Several months ago, he suffered severe leg injuries following an ATV...
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Man With Down Syndrome Fatally Asphyxiated Over Cost of Movie Ticket While in...
There is a sad story circulating in the news and on Facebook today about a 26-year-old man with Down Syndrome named Robert Saylor who went to a movie in Frederick, MD, to watch Zero Dark Thirty with...
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Reggie & Me #1-3
Several months ago, I learned of a digitally exclusive comic book title put out by Archie Comics called REGGIE & ME. It features Archie Comics' original bad boy, Reggie Mantle, and his new dog. The...
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Gay Marriage Updates Across the Nation
I've done a variety of marriage equality updates this year (here, here, and here). There were a few incidents of states where marriage bills were shot down. But here are a couple recent developments...
View ArticleWoman Arrrested for Shoplifting Puppy from Pet Store with her Daughter
Last night, the attached video was posted on the Iowa City Press-Citizen website showing the suspect from a February 10, 2013, shoplifting incident at the Iowa City Petland. The video shows the suspect...
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Octomom Smokes Medical Marijuana // Plus, Iowans Support Medical Marijuana
I totally missed this last week. Apparently one of Nadya (AKA Octomom) Suleman's ex-nannies filed a report with DCFS claiming that Suleman is drug-addicted and unfit to care for her 14 children:Sources...
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How Will the Sequester Impact Iowa?
Assuming that the President and Congress cannot get their act together soon, our country will experience $85 billion in automatic federal budget cuts on March 1st -- essentially 10% of the federal...
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