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Will All 12 of These States Legalize Gay Marriage in 2013-2014?
Ned Flaherty of Marriage Equality USA wrote a comprehensive article about why he believes we will see 12 new marriage equality states within the next two years:The next 12 states where legalization is...
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Civil Unions Bills Passes Colorado House!!
That civil union bill continues to speed through the Colorado legislature! It already passed the Colorado Senate. Now a civil union bill passed through the Colorado House by a margin of 39-26 earlier...
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Clothing Recommendations for CPAC
Wonkette shared a visual guide of what to wear and -- much more importantly -- what not to wear at the upcoming CPAC event. Basically, if you would wear it to a dance club, if you bought it at...
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Catholic Charities: We're Quitting the Adoption Biz in Colorado Because of...
Catholic Charities in Colorado is upset that the Colorado legislature passed a civil unions bill and is once again threatening to pull out of the adoption and foster care business in that state --...
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Iowa's Number One in Wind-Generated Power Production!!
This was pretty interesting news. Iowa is first in the nation with wind-generated power production!! WindTech International reports that wind power generation increased by 17% last year and produced...
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"Sir! We're Delivering a Baby Right Here, Right Now!"
(source)There were lots of screaming sirens last night around my house last night in Iowa City. A quick glance at the Press-Citizen website this afternoon revealed the source of one of those siren...
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NOM: Adoptive Families Are 2nd Best -- Including Chief Justice Roberts'...
(Originally written on 03/14/13): The anti-gay family forces are so eager to make digs at married gay people and our kids that they are dissing heterosexual adoptive parents as "second-best options" --...
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Montezuma, IA, Newspaper Publishes List of University of Iowa Salaries //...
The Montezuma Record of Montezuma, IA, recently just published a listing of every employee at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, including employees of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics....
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Leslie at the Iowa Mid-Winter Special Olympics Tournament -- 03/16/13
I got home not too long ago from the Iowa Mid-winter Special Olympics Tournament where our oldest boy Leslie competed in the Powerlifting competitions -- both bench-pressing and dead-lifting. There...
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Gay Marriage Updates Across the Nation -- 03/17/13
Since the beginning of the year, I have written a variety of marriage equality updates (here, here, here, here, here, and here). Here is a summary of this week's major marriage developments:Colorado:...
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Folk Singer Michelle Shocked Goes on Anti-Gay Rant During San Francisco Gig
Folk singer Michelle Shocked apparently decided to royally screw up her career by going on an anti-gay rant that ended with her encouraging fans to post the following message on Twitter: "God hates...
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Woman Tries Convincing Police that Cocaine is Really Baking Soda!
Iowa City Police pulled over a vehicle last night and discovered that one of the passengers was carrying a plastic baggie filled with a white substance in her purse. She tried convincing the police...
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Faith United Church of Christ in the News Discussing Economic Justice
I haven't written much in recent months about my church, Faith United Church of Christ. It is a small progressive church located at 1609 Deforest Avenue in Iowa City. It does not have a lot of members,...
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Belle Plaine City Council Debating the Merits of Urban Chickens
It has been three months since the Iowa City City Council approved an ordinance that allow the people of this community to raise chickens within the city limits. After all of the hoopla about whether...
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Will Comics Go Completely Digital?
I learned of a RedditAMA Q&A session with Archie Comics' Dan Parent yesterday and got to watch a couple of the video clips. There was one in particular that grabbed my attention. You can watch it...
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"Zombie Survival Camp" Offered to Children of Cedar Rapids, IA
I has been free from zombie incursions for several months. I've noticed this trend for a couple years now. We see several zombie attacks in the fall and in the spring and then they die off during the...
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Iowa GOP Chair: Gay Marriage & Republicans Don't Mix
The Republican National Committee sent out it post-election autopsy report early this week and noted that the GOP needs to work harder at being more inclusive and less scary in order to grab more...
View ArticleArchie Comics' Dan Parent Reflects on Anti-Gay Backlash to Gay Character...
Earlier this week, I shared that Archie Comics' Dan Parent had participated in a Reddit AMA Q&A. At the time, I wrote about whether or not comic books will eventually go completely digital, but...
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Colorado Governor Signs Civil Union Bills Into Law!
Colorado's LGBT residents and their straight friends, families, and allies rejoiced this past Thursday as Colorado's Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill legalizing civil unions! The Colorado Senate...
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Gay Marriage Updates Across the Nation -- 03/23/13
I have written various marriage equality updates since the beginning of the year (here, here, here, here, here, here, and here). Here is a summary of this week's major marriage developments:Arizona:...
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