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Remembering "Kids of Degrassi Street" Episode 6 ("Sophie Minds the Store")
I've written before (here and here) about my love for all things Degrassi, the Canadian teen franchise that "goes there." The second season of "Degrassi: Next Class"Â recently dropped on Netflix. As...
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It's Three Wishes for BETTY & VERONICA SUMMER ANNUAL #244!
I had some free time so decided to pull out one of my various unread comic book digests. This digest? BETTY AND VERONICA SUMMER ANNUAL #244! I was pretty excited once I started reading the brand new...
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Remembering "Kids of Degrassi Street" Episode 24 ("Martin Hears the Music")
I wrote earlier this week about one of my two favorite episodes of "The Kids of Degrassi Street." I thought I would share my other favorite episode today. It's an episode called "Martin Hears the...
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Nero & Chevy at Daycare -- 08/07/16-08/13/16
I've been vacationing with the family over the past week. We had to fly away to get to our destination, which meant that the animals all had to stay behind. Nero and Chevy ended up sharing a room at...
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Trans Woman Cannot Find Nursing Home in Iowa That Will Admit Her // Updated...
(Originally written on 05/18/16): An interesting article was posted by the Des Moines Register tonight highlighting the difficulty that one 52-year-old trans woman is experiencing in her search for a...
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Who is Billie the Kid?
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...
View ArticleMy Day at the 2016 Marion Psychic & Paranormal Expo
I spent most of yesterday over in nearby Marion, IA, attending the 5th Annual Marion Psychic & Paranormal Expo. It was actually a two-day event, but I wasn't able to attend Saturday due to vacation...
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Remembering "Degrassi Junior High" Episode 1 ("Kiss Me, Steph")
My mind keeps drawing me back to all things "Degrassi" this month. Last week, I posted blog posts about my two favorite episodes of "The Kids of Degrassi Street." That was the precursor series to...
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Somebody Just Gave Archie a Hoverboard!!
I was checking out my latest comic book acquisitions and found JUGHEAD AND ARCHIE COMICS ANNUAL #22, which features a variety of stories starring Archie, Jughead, Little Archie, Hot Dog, and Jellybean....
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Court Tells Feds to Stop Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Cases
Here's some good news for fans of medical marijuana. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco just pushed back against the Department of Justice and their effort to...
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"Fixer Upper" Hosts Upset Over Remodeled Rental Homes
Do you watch HGTV's "Fixer Upper?" I don't, but know others who enjoy the program. It features Chip and Joanna Gaines. They help people purchase and remodel their dream homes.It seems that some of...
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Iowa Gov Terry Branstad's Anti-Bullying Office Lacks Funding
Last year, Governor Terry Branstad set up his own anti-bullying organization called the Governor's Office for Bullying Prevention. It was an alternative to Iowa Safe Schools, which is an LGBT-focused...
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Remembering "Degrassi Junior High" Episode 6 ("Rumor Has It")
It's time for another blog post about my more memorable "Degrassi" moments over the years. This week's show is episode #6 of "Degrassi Junior High" AKA "Rumor Has It." This program made its debut back...
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Trump & Grassley Win the 2016 Iowa State Fair Straw Poll by Large Margins
The Iowa State Fair just finished up. That means that the infamous Iowa State Fair Straw Poll results have been totaled and we've been offered our first glance at the results of November's presidential...
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New Study Questions Origins of Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity; Not to...
CBN News reported earlier today about a new article in "The New Atlantis" that explored issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. Basically, they questioned the idea that sexual orientation is...
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One of Kate Gosselin's Sextuplets from "Kate Plus 8" Has Unspecified Special...
People Magazine recently did a photo shoot with Kate Gosselin and her kids to commemorate the 10 year anniversary since her family became famous on TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8" and "Kate Plus 8"...
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Pat Robertson: New Age Water Products are Nonsense. Try My "Age-Defying...
I was watching today's Bring It On segment on "The 700 Club." Co-host Terry Meeuwsen shared one viewer's question about witchcraft, as well as a question about a new agey water product:Would you please...
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150,000 Rainbow Trout Evacuated by Iowa DNR from Elkador Hatchery Due to...
It's raining so much in northeast Iowa that even the fish are being evacuated! I learned yesterday that roughly 150,000 rainbow trout have been evacuated from the Big Spring Hatchery in Elkader, IA,...
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Riverdale Podcast's Third Bookclub Episode: Featuring ARCHIE & FRIENDS: NIGHT...
I had the pleasure of appearing on the third and final Bookclub edition of the Riverdale Podcast. This is the only podcast dedicated to Archie Comics. I joined Riverdale Podcast host Jonathan...
View ArticlePlease Give to KICI Low Power FM Radio in Iowa City!
I found this great video on YouTube called "LPFM: The People's Voice," which tells about the effort to promote and expand opportunities for low power FM radio stations throughout America. It was...
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