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Nero at Daycare -- 01/12/16
Nero really doesn't like winter anymore. I'm assuming that it's a sign of middle age, because he used to love romping around in the cold and snow. Most days, he'd now rather rest indoors! Except when...
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Johnson County Board of Supervisors Discuss Concerns Over County Staff...
I shared last week that the Salvation Army will be hosting a temporary winter daytime warming shelter here in Iowa City in order to provide warmth and protection during the winter months. It opened...
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I learned today that there is a "nude cleaning service" based out of Mason City, IA. As reported by North Iowa Today:NIT recently spoke to a person who claims she, along with several others, are...
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Jacksonville, FL: Man Admits to Molesting Children While Speaking Out Against...
Earlier this week, the City Council in Jacksonville, FL, held a public hearing on the expansion of the city's Human Rights Ordinance to include "sexual orientation, gender identity and expression" to...
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Does the Salvation Army Discriminate Against Gay People?
I posted this earlier this week, which was probably a bit of a mistake because it touched a little too close to work and because there's controversy attached to it. That story involving the local...
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Fundraiser for KICI Radio 105.3 FM -- Sunday, January 17th, from 2-4 PM at...
I have written twice before (here and here) about KICI Radio 105.3 FM. It's a new local radio project that will be debuting in Iowa City sometime soon in 2016! I don't know that I've mentioned it...
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Who Is Kid Montana?
I've written several times about Charlton Neo, which is a resurrection of the classic Charlton Comics lines; as well as Pix-C Web Comics, which features public domain characters from Charlton Comics as...
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Iowa City: West High School Evacuated Following 911 Bomb Threat // Updated...
It's been a while since any of Iowa City's schools experienced a bomb threat (here and here), but news is emerging today that students and faculty have been evacuated from West High School following...
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Iowa City Police: Yesterday's Bomb Threat at West High School Likely Linked...
It's looking like yesterday's bomb threat at West High Schoolmight be linked to a series of similar bomb threats at schools in other parts of the USA:Iowa City Police Lieutenant Bill Campbell said the...
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GOP Presidential Candidate Carly Fiorina Accused of Ambushing Preschool Field...
Carly Fiorina's presidential campaign gained some negative press today after she was accused to "ambushing" a preschool field trip and using those 4- and 5-year-old kids as props for an anti-abortion...
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Iowa City: Bank Robbery Suspect Charged for West High Bomb Threat
An arrest has been made in connection to this week's bomb threat at West High School in Iowa City. It also looks like the bomb threat may have served as a distraction for a local bank...
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Would You Caucus for Batman or Superman? // PLUS: Vote for Squirrel Girl AND...
There was an article on KGAN's Facebook page this morning asking me if I would caucus for Superman or Batman. It's part of an effort to educate students about the caucuses, which will finally occur on...
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"Degrassi: Next Class" Season One Debuts on Netflix
I've written before about my love for "Degrassi," that Canadian teen franchise that "goes there." I've been a fan since the late 80s when I got hooked on "Degrassi Junior High" and "Degrassi High." I...
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"Survivors" 40th Anniversary: Episode 29 ("Law of the Jungle")
This is the twenty-ninth in a series of blog posts dedicated to the 40th anniversary of BBC's "Survivors" television series. "Survivors" followed a core group of characters who managed to survived a...
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Laverne Cox's UI Lecture Postponed
I wrote last November about a planned public lecturer by actress, producer, and trans activist Laverne Cox at the University of Iowa Memorial Union. I was planning on going until I realized that this...
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Nero at Daycare -- 01/26/16
Nero had a blast at doggy daycare today -- though he appears a bit conspiratorial to me in this photo! Check this out:
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Iowa City: Man Arrested for Throwing Tomato at Donald Trump
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came to Iowa City yesterday. Interestingly, his campaign contacted my household with instructions on how to get tickets to attend this campaign event....
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Introducing Old Lady Squirrel Girl!
Marvel Comics seems to be riffing Old Man Logan starting with THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #4.A time travel story line has been happening in issues #2 and #3 (here and here) that has resulted in...
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Niagara Falls: Vacant Building Annoys Neighborhood with Nightly Performances...
Residents of Niagara Falls, NY, have been entertained by repeat performances of the University of Iowa Fight Song almost every night for the past six months -- and nobody knows who is playing the song...
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Lesbian Couple to be Featured on Upcoming Episode of "My 600-lb Life"
I don't watch a lot of television these days, but it's fairly well established that I enjoy reality TV. One of the shows that I enjoy watching when I'm at the gym is TLC's "My 600-lb Life," which...
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