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Roberta Bell commented on the blog post America ready for voter ID laws

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:13:30 +0000

Roberta Bell commented on the blog post America ready for voter ID laws The Telegraph Herald editorial included this couple of interesting sentences: "There’s little evidence that voter fraud needs to be stamped out by ID enforcement. But there’s also little evidence that requiring IDs would suppress the vote" In other words, there is no problem. There is virtually no voter fraud. There is no need to require [...]

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Steve Hanken commented on the blog post Same-sex marriage essentially on ballot

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:05:07 +0000

Steve Hanken commented on the blog post Same-sex marriage essentially on ballot The Supreme Court of Iowa found the "Defense of Marriage" Act unconstitutional. That means it violated the rights we already have, and that is why it was unconstitutional. You don't make ballot issues of rights you already have, any more than you would parse up which religions you have freedom to worship or not. You [...]

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Steve Hanken commented on the blog post Cedar Rapids still striving to buy ‘eyesore’ downtown salvage yard

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:50:46 +0000

Steve Hanken commented on the blog post Cedar Rapids still striving to buy ‘eyesore’ downtown salvage yard Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I can't say that looking and smelling the area around the plants of major corporate operations is anymore or less " lovely". Maybe they should have been moved out long ago in order to "clean up" the area as well? If the interstate had not been brought [...]

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Roberta Bell commented on the blog post America ready for voter ID laws

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:42:31 +0000

Roberta Bell commented on the blog post America ready for voter ID laws Mr Johnson, Gore won the popular vote in 2000. That is not in dispute, Not even by you. The question of whether or not Gore won Florida will never be answered because the re-count was cut short. Which means for all practical purposes, Bush was elected by five Supreme Court judges. This decision stuck us [...]

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Roberta Bell commented on the blog post America ready for voter ID laws

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:12:48 +0000

Roberta Bell commented on the blog post America ready for voter ID laws No one, not even that sleeze bag O'Keefe, suggested that ACORN was involved in voter fraud. What ACORN was accused of was voter registration fraud for turning in registration forms that were obvioulsy ineligible ("Mickey Mouse" et al). Except the law requires that all registration forms, even those filled out "Mickey Mouse", be turned iin [...]

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wunruk became a registered member

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:55:28 +0000

wunruk became a registered member

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The Gazette Opinion Staff wrote a new blog post: Preserving Alaska benefits Iowa

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:58:09 +0000

The Gazette Opinion Staff wrote a new blog post: Preserving Alaska benefits Iowa � By Joe Wilkinson and Doug Harr ---- � � Balancing our country’s demand for oil with our need for wild places has not been easy for the last 100 years. It is getting tougher these days. For decades now, our appetites for petroleum to fuel industrial growth and Americans’ passion for recreation and travel [...]

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Carly Weber wrote a new blog post: Enjoy Memorial Day weekend in the great outdoors

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:53:25 +0000

Carly Weber wrote a new blog post: Enjoy Memorial Day weekend in the great outdoors Memorial Day weekend is the symbolic start of summer. Nevermind that the first day of summer (according to the calendar) is nearly a month away on June 20. Americans will fire up the grills in their backyard or flock to campgrounds in an attempt to get away from it all. Here is Eastern Iowa, there are [...]

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Diana Nollen wrote a new blog post: BEST BETS: Renaissance Festival, Orchestra Iowa Pops, Blues and BBQ

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:01:30 +0000

Diana Nollen wrote a new blog post: BEST BETS: Renaissance Festival, Orchestra Iowa Pops, Blues and BBQ By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Iowa Renaissance Festival May 26 to 28, 2012 Knights in shining armor and damsels in the dress, jousting and juggling, magic and music will transport visitors back to the Middle Ages in Middle Amana over the holiday weekend. For three action-packed days, you can party in 16th century style in a 19th century [...]

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K.J. Pilcher wrote a new blog post: Sadler's race team fined after runner-up finish at Iowa Speedway

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:43:21 +0000

K.J. Pilcher wrote a new blog post: Sadler's race team fined after runner-up finish at Iowa Speedway Elliott Sadler produced a runner-up finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 at Iowa Speedway in Newton on Sunday. Sadler, second in the season points standings, failed a post-race height inspection, according to NASCAR officials. At a weekly competition committee meeting, NASCAR penalized the No. 2 team, fining crew chief Luke Lambert $10,000 [...]

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K.J. Pilcher wrote a new blog post: Girls state golf qualifiers

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:21:16 +0000

K.J. Pilcher wrote a new blog post: Girls state golf qualifiers Prep girls golfers from around the state will compete in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union State tournament May 29-30. The two-round event will begin at 9 a.m. both Tuesday and Wednesday. Below is a list of team and individual qualifiers for all four classes. CLASS 4A At Ankeny (Otter Creek Golf Course) Teams - Cedar Falls, Dubuque Senior, [...]

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lottiebender commented on the blog post Breaking the law applies to everyone

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:19:37 +0000

lottiebender commented on the blog post Breaking the law applies to everyone This is one of the stupidest things I've read in a long time.
Thats all.

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The Gazette Staff wrote a new blog post: Dominant midfield for West

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:14:54 +0000

The Gazette Staff wrote a new blog post: Dominant midfield for West By Alex Busbee Correspondent IOWA CITY — Iowa City West Coach Brad Stiles was able to breath a sigh of relief after the game. His top-seeded Trojans struggled to score, but ultimately defeated Linn-Mar, 2-0, in a boys’ soccer substate semifinal Wednesday night. Senior Alex Troester netted both goals for the Trojans, who controlled the game with [...]

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The Gazette Staff wrote a new blog post: Kennedy stops West this time

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:14:29 +0000

The Gazette Staff wrote a new blog post: Kennedy stops West this time By Mike Condon Correspondent CEDAR RAPIDS - A lack of aggression on offense wasn't going to be the reason. In their meeting with Cedar Rapids Washington to close the regular season last Thursday, a failure to finish was fatal for Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a 1-0 defeat. That wasn't a problem in Wednesday night's Class 3A substate [...]

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James Jones commented on the blog post Gronstal rightly understands equality

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:12:39 +0000

James Jones commented on the blog post Gronstal rightly understands equality Gronstal is one of the best legislators we have. What he said is simple and true. Why then so many still want to jeopardize their own future by trying to take rights from a minority? Sooner or later everybody becomes some kind of minority. Race , age , health, religion, financial situation. Do you want [...]

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James Jones commented on the blog post Health care, finances: Follow these principles

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:07:39 +0000

James Jones commented on the blog post Health care, finances: Follow these principles We should have single payer like advanced , modern countries. The rest of the world laughs at our healthcare system.

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James Jones commented on the blog post Rep. King hypocritical on debt, defense

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:04:35 +0000

James Jones commented on the blog post Rep. King hypocritical on debt, defense Dennis: Romney was in France during Viet nam for two years. He is considered to be succesful "job creator" by his promoters. Five deferment Dick Cheney had other priorities, and W was place in a safe place. People like them send people to war, they dont spend much time on the front line. Rep . [...]

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James Jones commented on the blog post Banning booze in boats wouldn’t work

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:44:56 +0000

James Jones commented on the blog post Banning booze in boats wouldn’t work It seems odd that when sports are involved safety goes out the window. In small ville if you dont wear your seatbelt you get a ticket. But if you want to drive your golfcart with no lights or seatbelts after drinking on the links all day, just fine. People who are drunk on the lakes [...]

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Jeff Johnson wrote a new blog post: Appleget throws a gem as Kennedy routs Prairie for Metro tourney title (w/photo gallery)

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:29:33 +0000

Jeff Johnson wrote a new blog post: Appleget throws a gem as Kennedy routs Prairie for Metro tourney title (w/photo gallery) CEDAR RAPIDS — When your number three guy is threatening to throw a no-hitter, you’ve probably got a pretty good pitching staff. Nick Appleget nearly earned one of baseball’s great achievements Wednesday night in the finals of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament. The sidearming senior righty didn’t allow a hit until two outs in the [...]

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Lisa Kuzela commented on the blog post Wellington Heights initiative expands to include 55 properties

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:17:32 +0000

Lisa Kuzela commented on the blog post Wellington Heights initiative expands to include 55 properties I forgot to add that Block by Block would help landlords with labor, but not with materials / funds. However, those properties are also included in the ~ 300 they rehabbed. One courageous citizen went before the city council to tell what happened to him. I believe his story was such that BbB paid for [...]

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