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<title>Wednesday July 23 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Feedback from our judicial tyranny debate....&nbsp; then,&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.askdrsears.com/about.asp">Dr. Jim </a>&nbsp;</b></i>promotes an upcoming Iowa premiere of a new <b>Dr. Phil</b> creation,&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.thedoctorstv.com/">&quot;The Doctors&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then,&nbsp;&nbsp; the dynamics of tipping.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I missed another memo.</font></p>
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<title>Tuesday July 22 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.catholics-united.org/?q=node/18"><font size="4">Chris Korzen</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> with <i><b><a href="http://www.catholics-united.org/?q=node/18">Catholics United </a></b></i>stirs up a hornets nest with his <i><b><a href="http://www.anationforall.com/">&quot;A Nation for All&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp;manifesto:&nbsp; <b><i>How the Catholic Vision of the Common Good Can Save America from the Politics of Division&quot;&nbsp; </i></b>&nbsp; Lotsa talk.&nbsp;&nbsp; Time to reset adult responsibility at Iowa's colleges?</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday July 21 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Iowa gets more weather related hostility....reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.iwp.edu/faculty/facultyID.9/profile.asp">Herbert Romerstein,</a></b></i>&nbsp; looks at the communist who <i><b><a href="http://www.usasurvival.org/obama.html">helped mentor Obama.</a></b></i>..&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Venona-Secrets-Exposing-Espionage-Americas/dp/0895262754">&quot;The Venona Papers&quot;. </a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b>Des Moines Register</b></i> says its <i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080720/OPINION03/807200304/1110">time for outrage</a></b></i> over Iowa's education slide...really.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday July 18 2008</title>
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<p>&nbsp;<i><b><a href="http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/john_nichols"><font size="4">John Nichols</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> from <i><b><a href="http://www.thenation.com/">Nation magazine </a>&nbsp; </b></i>in town to stoke the fires of progressivism.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.campusreportonline.net/main/articles.php?id=2356">Lance Izumi </a>&nbsp;</b></i>says bi-lingual education holds kids back....in favor of total <i><b><a href="http://liberty.pacificresearch.org/docLib/20080529_PRI_Prop227.pdf">English immersion.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.ronwieck.com/">Sen. Ron Wieck</a></b></i>&nbsp; predicts little or no genuine immigration reform from the next session.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday July 17 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Walter Williams</font></b><font size="4"> describes <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Politics-Bad-Ideas-Government-Questions/dp/0205600794">&quot;The Politics of Bad Ideas&quot;</a></b></i> says GWB is the worst president in our history.&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Senator Chuck Grassley</b> targets some televangelists...<i><b><a href="http://www.libertylegal.org/About_AboutChiefCounsel.aspx">Kelly Shackelford</a></b></i>&nbsp; from the <i><b><a href="http://www.libertylegal.org/about.aspx">Liberty Legal Institute</a></b></i> worries about that.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.usasurvival.org/bio.html">Cliff Kincaid</a></b></i>&nbsp; has turned up another embarrassing <i><b><a href="http://www.usasurvival.org/obama.html">Obama radical</a></b></i> association.&nbsp;&nbsp; And <b>Governor Culver </b>is targeting the contract worker scam.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday July 16 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.bcg.com/globality/"><font size="4">&quot;Globality&quot; </font></a></b></i><font size="4">&nbsp;<b><a href="http://www.bcg.com/globality/authors.html">James Hemerling</a></b><i>,</i> with what it will take for US to be competitive world wide.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://jonnarcisse.com/drupal60/">&nbsp;Jonathan Narcissee </a>&nbsp;</b></i>puts his case to print.&nbsp; <b><i>&nbsp;<a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Times.pdf">The DSM Education Times.</a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.ncrg.org/">&nbsp;The National Center for Responsible Gaming</a> </i></b>&nbsp;is on tour in Iowa...want to teach kids about responsible gaming.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday July 15 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Obama has bi-lingual troubles....with one word.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;LaRaza&quot;....&nbsp; and he thinks enforcing the law is terrorism.&nbsp;&nbsp; And it's only Tuesday.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday July 14 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Back from a Peru trek...&nbsp; lotsa sound and stories...plus they are thinking about firing up a national 55 mph speed limit again... sigh...what have we learned since the last one?</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday June 27 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.house.gov/steveking/"><font size="4">Congressman Steve King </font></a><font size="4">&nbsp;</font></b></i><font size="4">weighs the results of some SCOTUS decisions.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.ntu.org/main/press.php?PressID=1028&org_name=NTU">National Taxpayers Union</a></b></i> takes a poke at ethanol.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1928653111?ie=UTF8&tag=therockfordinsti&link_code=em1&camp=212341&creative=384049&creativeASIN=1928653111&adid=95c66f5b-fd66-45a1-81f3-cf7f89bb8dfb">&nbsp;Srdja Trifkovic</a></b></i> ponders the<i><b><a href="http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?p=652"> &quot;Dream Ticket&quot; </a>&nbsp;</b></i>and sees a nightmare.&nbsp;&nbsp; He examines the<i><b> Soros-McCain </b></i>connection.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday June 26 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.beginsmartbooks.com/meet_the_experts.html"><font size="4">KJ Dell'Antonia</font></a></b></i><font size="4">&nbsp; helps babies <i><b><a href="http://www.beginsmartbooks.com/">&quot;Begin Smart&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp;with a new reading series.&nbsp;&nbsp; Curmudgeon, <i><b><a href="http://www.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=39">John Lofton,</a></b></i>&nbsp; takes apart the political theology of Obama.&nbsp; Weather beats us up a while.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://grassley.senate.gov/public/">Senator Chuck Grassley </a>&nbsp;</b></i>on ethanol mandates.&nbsp; </font><i><b><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,372041,00.html"><font size="4">SCOTUS affirms the 2nd Amendment.</font></a></b></i></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday June 25 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.edvos.net/"><font size="4">Ed Vos</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> stays after school to tell of his Afghanistan experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; Iowa is under a cloud...of mosquitos.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.idph.state.ia.us/common/press_releases/2008/080221_quinlisk_board.asphttp:/www.idph.state.ia.us/common/press_releases/2008/080221_quinlisk_board.asp">Dr. Patricia Quinlisk </a></b></i>describes the health risks associated with our flood bugs.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then slob bikers are at it again...sigh</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday June 24 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Raging crows,&nbsp; Jane Fonda nearly makes sense, <i><b><a href="http://www.glennsacks.com/">&nbsp;Glenn Sacks</a></b></i> against the <i><b><a href="http://glennsacks.com/blog/?page_id=2340">Single Mother by Choice movement.</a></b></i>&nbsp; Did I mention Jane Fonda nearly makes sense?</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday June 23 2008</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.valcent.net/s/MediaCoverage.asp"><font size="4"><strong><em>Glen Kertz </em></strong></font></a><font size="4">says he can grow ethanol from algae which can meet our entire thirst for oil... <i><b><a href="http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=1464">David Barton</a></b></i> blows the whistle on judicial activism and same gender marriage.&nbsp; <b><i><a href="http://www.iptv.org/">IPTV</a></i></b> techie <b><i>Bill Hayes </i></b>talks about the new digital TV standards and what we'll need to comply.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.stephenhalbrook.com/">Stephen Halbrook </a>&nbsp;</b></i>talks about the <i><b><a href="http://www.stephenhalbrook.com/founders.html">&quot;Founders' Second Amendment&quot;</a></b></i>&nbsp; and the upcoming DC decision.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday June 20 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://smilecentraliowa.com/"><font size="4">Dr. Michael McGregor</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> from <i><b><a href="http://smilecentraliowa.com/services.html">Briarwood Dental </a>&nbsp;</b></i>cures my <i><b><a href="http://www.mickelson.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=351283">morning mouth.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><a href="http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/staff/brian-j-kennedy/">Brian Kennedy</a></b> from <i><b><a href="http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/about-us/">Energy Research Institute</a></b></i> deals with <i><b><a href="http://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/2008/06/13/truth-about-ocs/http:/www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/2008/06/13/truth-about-ocs/">off-shore drilling myths and facts. </a></b></i>&nbsp; The bird sounds of Iowa...beautiful..<i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Smithsonian-Field-Guide-Birds-America/dp/0061120405">.&quot;Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America&quot;.</a></b></i>..<i><b><a href="http://www.dcaudubon.org/node/7363">Ted Floyd</a> </b></i>&nbsp;takes us birding.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.alovelinksplus.com/advice/dr_dennis_neder/perils-of-internet-dating.htm">Dr. Dennis Neder </a></b></i>on &quot;<i><b><a href="http://www.beingaman.com/">Being a Man in a Woman's World&quot;..</a>.</b></i>.really...&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<i><b><p>Warning:&nbsp;&nbsp; this blog contains more information than anyone really needs plus close-ups of Mickelson's private parts.&nbsp; :)</p>
<p>Mickelson was nominated for the Nobel prize for his dedication to science.&nbsp;&nbsp; He donated his body to science,&nbsp; but science refused delivery.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://smilecentraliowa.com/"><font size="4">My Briarwood Dental</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> experience with <i><b><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_05XKM2SKQPI/R03V8LOsV6I/AAAAAAAAABM/_evJNbc1Cvc/s1600-h/Christmas+letter+20071.jpg">Dr. Michael McGregor </a>&nbsp;</b></i>has been completed.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Mac.jpg">His goal </a>&nbsp;</b></i>was to correct a lifetime of <i><b><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Mouth.jpg">typical dental issues </a></b></i>and a misaligned bite.&nbsp; <a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Before.JPG">&nbsp;<i><b>The way its used to look... </b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; </a>&nbsp;<a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/After.jpg"><i><b>the way it looks now.</b></i> </a>&nbsp;&nbsp; No filings,&nbsp; no gold or silver crowns,&nbsp;&nbsp; no mercury fillings,&nbsp; no chipped teeth...nothing discolored or stained.&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><i><b><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Perfect.jpg"><font size="4">Perfect.&nbsp; </font></a></b></i></p>
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<category>general</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday June 19 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Mark Mueller </font></b><font size="4">thinks he's got a 
gadget which can kill flood stink in homes.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b>
<a href="http://www.airfantastic.com/">AirFantastic Technology. </a></b></i>&nbsp;Then,&nbsp; 
guess who's against drilling for oil...good guess.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>
Christopher Tennant </b>&nbsp;with guidelines for people with too much money.&nbsp;
<i><b>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Filthy-Rich-Handbook/dp/0761147039">&quot;The 
Official Filthy Rich Handbook&quot;.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, some Cedar 
Rapids citizens are still <i><b>
<a href="http://www.corridorrecovery.org/HomeReEntry.asp">shut out of their 
homes.</a></b></i>.. and </font><i><b><font size="4">&nbsp;</font><a href="http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2008/06/18/strike-teams-invade-iowa-flood-victims-homes/"><font size="4">are 
annoyed.</font></a></b></i></p>

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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday June 18 2008</title>
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<p><b><a href="http://www.wlf-law.com/overview/bio_craigwms.html"><font size="4">J. Craig Williams</font></a></b><font size="4">,&nbsp; fair-weather Iowan,&nbsp; describes <i><b><a href="http://www.howtogetsued.com/">&quot;How to Get Sued&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp;and other high-toned notions.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then from&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&isFellow=true&id=188">Casey Luskin</a></b></i>&nbsp; from <i><b><a href="http://discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&isFellow=true&id=188">Discovery Institute</a></b></i> describes how <i><b><a href="http://www.evolutionnews.org/2008%20Briefing%20on%20Critical%20Analysis.pdf">Louisiana passed a law</a></b></i> giving&nbsp; science teachers academic freedom.&nbsp; Should Iowa?&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp;&nbsp; Iowa is asking for a <i><b><a href="http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=128976">waiver from FEMA </a></b></i>to relieve us from contributing to disaster relief.&nbsp;&nbsp; Good idea?&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday June 17 2008</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cre.htm"><font size="4"><strong><em>&nbsp;John McWhorter</em></strong></font></a><font size="4"> says it's <i><b><a href="http://www.manhattan-institute.org/all_about_the_beat/">&quot;All About the Beat&quot;</a></b></i>,&nbsp;&nbsp; why hip-hop can't save Black America.&nbsp;&nbsp; Vendo wars...I win.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.actforamerica.org/about/">Bridgette Gabriel </a></b></i>&nbsp;say <i><b><a href="http://www.actforamerica.org/because-they-hate/">radical Islam</a></b></i> is bringing hate to a town near you...teaching violence and intolerance to the next generation.&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Jamilah Frasor</b> from <i><b><a href="http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm">FEMA</a></b></i> with instructions on how to apply for assistance. </font><b><font size="4">&nbsp;800-621-FEMA (3362)</font></b></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday June 16 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Lotsa openline time....flood talk...police powers in <i><b><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=WvBJhDgRfe8">Cedar Rapids.</a></b></i> ...flood safety...Russert, Obama and Iowa.&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday June 13 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.brookshansen.com/"><font size="4">Brooks Hansen</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> tells his family's story dealing with infertility and international adoption. <a href="http://bruxenator.googlepages.com/"><i><b>The Brotherhood of Joseph.</b></i> </a>&nbsp;<b> Iowa House Minority Leader, Chris Rants' blog</b> <i><b><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Disaster.doc">is bilingual </a></b></i>despite <b><i>Iowa's Official English </i></b>law.&nbsp; Citizen's arrest.&nbsp; Flood and weather coverage. Global warming?&nbsp; The <i><b><a href="http://www.accuweather.com/">Accuweather</a></b></i> guy&nbsp; says, <i><b>&quot;Nope.&quot;</b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We meet <i><b><a href="http://www.lewisandlewis.org/">Ray Lewis</a></b></i> the singer of the <i><b><a href="http://www.lewisandlewis.org/OnlineStore.html">world's snottiest song. </a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; </font><i><b><font size="4">Suzi.&nbsp; </font></b></i></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday June 12 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="mailto:rosenak@comcast.net%20."><font size="4">Dave Rosenak</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> says our grandkids will those of us who have been <i><b><a href="http://runningamokthebook.com/">&quot;Running Amok&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Man-History-Great-Depression/dp/0060936428/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213095516&sr=8-1">Amity Shlaes</a></b></i> says we should remember<i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Man-History-Great-Depression/dp/0060936428/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213095516&sr=8-1"> &quot;The Fogotten Man&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp;and not let the next political class return us to previous failed remedies.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then <i><b><a href="http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/schulz.htm">Max Schultz</a></b></i> clears up a bunch of <i><b><a href="http://www.manhattan-institute.org/energymyths/">energy myths.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; And global warming activists blame the <i><b>Iowa <a href="http://www.americanprogressaction.org/progressreport">boy scout tornado tragedy </a></b></i>on man-made climate change.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday June 11 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">The only way to make the floods of 2008 more bearable?&nbsp; Talk about <i><b><a href="http://www.roadtripamerica.com/read/Legendary-Motorcycles.htm">&quot;Legendary Motorcycles&quot;.</a></b></i>..<i><b><a href="mailto:basemw@aol.com">Basem Wasef. </a></b></i>&nbsp; Lotsa fun.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; amidst flood coverage,&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><a href="http://www.flynnfiles.com/">Daniel Flynn</a></b> with <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Conservative-History-American-Left/dp/0307339467/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201754539&sr=1-1">&quot;A Conservative History of the American Left&quot;..</a></b></i>.&nbsp; who dunnit?&nbsp;&nbsp; and why?&nbsp;&nbsp; More flood safety talk.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday  June 10 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Wealth-Capitalism-Profits-Progress/dp/0132350009"><font size="4">&quot;A World of Wealth&quot;.</font></a></b></i><font size="4">..<b>Thomas Donlan </b>talks about the world of money and politics.&nbsp; We fix everything that's busted.&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus,&nbsp; <b><i>grease wars </i></b>&nbsp;and a touch of Lincoln bashing.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday June 9 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Flood water everywhere...stories, remedies and lotsa talk. Water has<a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Bridge.JPG"><i><b> taken out an Iowa landmark</b></i>.</a>..the suspension bridge in <i><b><a href="http://www.city-data.com/picfilesc/picc25605.php">Charles City.</a></b></i>&nbsp; Dang.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, <b><i><a href="http://www.iowagogreen.com/eventtickets.html">Richard Louv</a></i></b> is <i><b><a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1102117997865&p=oi">coming to speak in Iowa.</a></b></i>.. <i><b><a href="http://www.childrenandnature.org/book/">&quot;&quot;Last Child in the Woods&quot;.</a></b></i>..&nbsp; is on a mission to re-acquaint the next generation with the out-doors.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday June 6 2008</title>
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<p><b><i><a href="http://www.truthdig.com/"><font size="4">Robert Scheer</font></a></i></b><font size="4">&nbsp; with <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/about/staff/4">&quot;The Pornography of Power&quot;</a> without pictures....darn.&nbsp;&nbsp; Post tornado warning ponderings.&nbsp; <i><a href="http://www.buy.com/prod/marriage-the-dream-that-refuses-to-die/q/loc/106/206846465.html">&quot;Marriage: the Dream that Refuses to Die&quot;</a></i>&nbsp; no matter how hard we try... Shelia Ambrose-O'Connor.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plus,&nbsp; the <a href="http://www.lewisandlewis.org/OnlineStore.html">world's snottiest song</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;Then,&nbsp; fuel rustlers are out there.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday June 5 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p></p>
<p><font size="4">Lotsa<font size="4"> openline... what is too young to allow kids to use a BB gun?&nbsp; A family feud.&nbsp; The,&nbsp; former Iraqi,&nbsp; now Iowan, <b>Julliet Cunnigham </b>and Iowa Marine <b>Ben Hayden</b>, founder of <b>Vets for Freedom</b>,&nbsp; support our Iraq mission.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; why does Obama's rhetoric resonate with his follower?.&nbsp;&nbsp; The answer.</font></font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday June 4 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">The <b>Des Moines School Board</b> clipped <i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008806040366">Jonathan Narcisse's&nbsp; </a></b></i>term.&nbsp; Big surprise, huh?&nbsp;&nbsp; Steve Winzenburg hits a home-run with <b><a href="http://www.businessrecord.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=6328&SectionID=5&SubSectionID=9&S=1">&quot;Employers, meet 'entitlement' Grads.&quot; </a></b>&nbsp;&nbsp; Are drivers slowing down to save gas?&nbsp;&nbsp; <b><i><a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/author-bio/about-peggy-post">Peggy Post</a></i> </b>with <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Like-Other-Inspiration-Unforgettable/dp/0061228036/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212606957&sr=1-1">&quot;A Wedding Like No Other&quot;.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, a&nbsp; case of delayed trophy syndrome at Dowling.&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday June 3 2008</title>
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<p>&nbsp;<a href="http://abortionchangesyou.com/aboutus"><font size="4">Michaelene Fredenburg</font></a><font size="4">, founder of <i><b><a href="http://abortionchangesyou.com/">Abortion Changes You Outreach,</a></b></i> explains her personal story in <i><b><a href="http://www.changedbook.com/shop/default.asp">&quot;Changed&quot;.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Fox News</b> commentator <i><b><a href="http://gretawire.foxnews.com/category/greta-live-wire/">Greta Van Susteren </a></b></i>with a political update...says Democratic Party Hillary supporters are livid about how Hillary was treated.&nbsp;&nbsp; Iowan, <i><b><a href="http://www.ideacenter.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1454">Dr. Caroline Crocker</a></b></i>, cellular biologist,&nbsp; was also <i><b><a href="http://www.expelledthemovie.com/">&quot;expelled&quot; </a></b></i>by radical Darwinists.&nbsp;&nbsp; She tells the story.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus,&nbsp; last minute politics on primary day.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday June 2 2008</title>
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<font size="4"><p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><font size="4">Got a quarter in your pocket?&nbsp; Then you have a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pocketful-History-Hundred-America-One-Quarter/dp/0306815788/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212440598&sr=8-1"><i><b>&quot;Pocketful of History&quot;&nbsp; </b></i>&nbsp;</a><b>Jim Noles</b>.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.iowansforeichhorn.org/medialogin.htm">&nbsp;George Eichorn</a></b></i> wants to run against<i><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvYjqGj60Zo"> Senator Tom Harkin. </a></b></i>&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.eduresources.info/">Judy Hintz </a>&nbsp;</b></i>has a team of successful students and parents.&nbsp; Wow!&nbsp; What an inspiration!</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Jun 2008 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday May 29 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.fallonforcongress.com/"><font size="4">Ed Fallon</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> is running against <i><b><a href="http://www.boswellforcongress.com/">Congressman Leonard Boswell.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Issues...and some tension.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; maybe&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8388603">Parkersburg </a>&nbsp;</b></i>could rebuild the schools with <i><b><a href="http://static.monolithic.com/gallery/homes/index.html">monolithic domes.</a></b></i>..tornado proof.&nbsp;&nbsp; Is <i><b><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/29/candidates-react-to-scott-mcclellan-book-attacking-bush-administration/">McClellan </a>&nbsp;</b></i>a hero or a goat?</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday May 28 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Food vs Fuel.</font></b><font size="4">&nbsp;&nbsp; a panel discussion with <b>WHO's</b> <i><b><a href="http://whoradio.com">Ken Root</a></b></i>,&nbsp; <b>Julius Schaaf,</b> <i><b><a href="http://www.iowacorn.org/index.html">&nbsp;Iowa Corn Board</a></b></i>...<b>Craig Lang</b>, <i><b><a href="http://www.iowafarmbureau.com/contact.aspx">Iowa Farm Bureau</a></b></i>..<b>Bill Couser</b> <i><b><a href="http://www.iowarfa.org/">Iowa Renewable Fuels Associaton</a></b></i>...<b>Eldon Meyers</b>, <i><b>Iowa Petroleum Retailers Association</b></i>...<b>Bruce Rastetter,</b>&nbsp; <b><i><a href="http://www.hawkrenew.com/">Hawkeye Renewables.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; </i></b>&nbsp; Lotsa calls.&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday May 27 2008</title>
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<p>&nbsp; </p>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.energyvictory.net/energy_victory_author.htm"><font size="4">Robert Zubrin</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> declares <i><b><a href="http://www.energyvictory.net/energy_victory_book.htm">&quot;Energy Victory&quot;</a></b></i> is possible and talks about winning the war on terror by breaking free of oil.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/11/28/485699.aspx">Says ethanol critics are very wrong.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Inspirational.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.strandbooks.com/app/www/p/profile/?isbn=0061431389&rsd=froogle.google.com">&nbsp;Mark Stein </a>&nbsp;</b></i>describes how Iowa's borders were drawn.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.strandbooks.com/app/www/p/profile/?isbn=0061431389&rsd=froogle.google.com"><i><b>&quot;How the States Got Their Shapes&quot;</b></i>.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Then turtles and tornadoes.&nbsp;&nbsp; Spring in Iowa.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 19:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday May 23 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://chinaconnection.cc/"><font size="4">Ruth Lycke</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> just back from China&nbsp; talks about the devastation of the earthquake and gives us a progress report on her mission to <i><b><a href="http://chinaconnection.cc/earthquake.html">aid stroke victims.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Here's that <i><b><a href="http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx">gas price estimator</a></b></i> for your next trip.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; the <i><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMXWoJYn4-0&feature=related">Portland Obama rally </a>&nbsp;</b></i>includes the music group the&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.decemberists.com/">Decemberists</a></b></i>,&nbsp; a group which usually opens their concerts with the <i><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCCTe87IxfU">Soviet National Anthem.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
<p><font size="4">&nbsp;(editor's note.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are conflicting reports on whether or not the<b><i> Decemberists </i></b>opened the rally with their <i><b><a href="http://www.onenewsnow.com/Election2008/Default.aspx?id=122164">signature Soviet National Anthem.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm still not certain even after more research...although it appears unlikely they did.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is likely they purged their signature open.)&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p>
<p><font size="4">Then,&nbsp;&nbsp; a systems engineer from <i><b><a href="http://www.rockwellcollins.com/about/diversity/index_flash.html">Rockwell-Colllins</a></b></i> gets fired for resisting the company's mandatory diversity training which requires employees to &quot;accept, celebrate and embrace homosexuality&quot;.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.rightsidenews.com/200805221009/culture-wars/christian-employee-fired-objected-to-diversity-training-which-celebrated-homosexuality.html">Tom Meeker</a></b></i>&nbsp; and his attorney, <i><b><a href="http://www.rutherford.org/articles_db/TRINEWS_release.asp?article_id=14">Bill Kurth</a></b></i>,&nbsp; an Iowa-based <i><b><a href="http://www.rutherford.org/articles_db/press_release.asp?article_id=713">Rutherford Institute</a></b></i> attorney with the rest of the story.&nbsp; </font></p>
<p>It's just a matter of time until &quot;Don't ask,&nbsp; don't tell&quot;&nbsp; applies to Christians in the work force.</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday May 22 2008</title>
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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Bandit-Brothers-Bering-Deadliest/dp/0345503724"><font size="4">Andy and Johnathan Hilstrand aboard the<b><i>&nbsp; </i></b></font></a><font size="4"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Bandit-Brothers-Bering-Deadliest/dp/0345503724"><b>&quot;Time Bandit&quot;</b> </a>&nbsp;crab rustlers on the Bering Sea, <i><b>&nbsp;<a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/bios/bios_05.html">Deadliest Catch.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://braley.house.gov/">Congressman Bruce Braley </a>&nbsp;wants to get tough on Agri-processors. Plus,&nbsp; pain at the pump.&nbsp; How bad can it get?</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday May 21 2008</title>
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<i><b><font size="4"><p>&nbsp;<i><b><font size="4">Drinking Liberally.</font></b></i><font size="4">&nbsp;&nbsp; A local drink tank talks the issues.&nbsp;&nbsp; Enough to drive me to the bottle.&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Christian Ucles </b>and <b>Amanda Mittlestadt</b> mix it up on the issues.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jerry-Falwell-His-Life-Legacy/dp/141658028X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211393105&sr=8-1http://www.amazon.com/Jerry-Falwell-His-Life-Legacy/dp/141658028X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211393105&sr=8-1">Jerry Falwell's</a></b></i>&nbsp; wife and widow, <b>Marcel,</b> writes fondly about her husband.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; what's behind the<i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805170330"> Harkin-McCain&nbsp; </a></b></i>political tension?&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><i><b><font size="4"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RRZWs4G3-4#GU5U2spHI_4">Let's go to the 
short video</a>.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.whoradio.com/cc-common/political/article.html?feed=187092&article=3722397">
Full 17-minute interview here</a>.</font></b></i></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 18:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday May 20 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Ira Mehlman</font></b><font size="4"> from <i><b><a href="http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer">FAIR</a></b></i> says the amnesty lobby is using a military appropriation bill to grant amnesty for illegals.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.rockwellcollins.com/about/index.html">Rockwell-Collins</a></b></i> <i><b>&nbsp;<a href="http://individual.com/story.php?story=82761803">fires a Christian employee </a>&nbsp;</b></i>because he won't embrace homosexuality.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Microsoft wants Yahoo so they can compete with Google. <b>&nbsp;Randy Skoglund </b>from&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.techleadership.org/news_items/index">ATL</a></b></i> says it's a good idea for the consumers.&nbsp; Pundit <i><b><a href="http://www.greggjackson.com/">Greg Jackson </a>&nbsp;</b></i>says,&nbsp; &quot;No,&nbsp; the California <a href="http://www.greggjackson.com/articles_37.html">courts didn't legalize</a> gay marriage....the whole thing is a legal fiction.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=media_media8da3">Jack Martin</a></b></i> audits the <i><b><a href="http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_iacosts">costs of illegals to Iowa's taxpayers. </a></b></i>&nbsp; Worse than you think.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday May 19 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">A formal debate.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.darwintohitler.com/"><i><b>&quot;From Darwin to Hitler :&nbsp; Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism&quot; </b></i>&nbsp;</a> author and <i><b><a href="http://www.discovery.org/">Discovery Institute</a></b></i>&nbsp; Fellow, <i><b><a href="http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&isFellow=true&id=37">Dr. Richard Weikart </a></b></i>&nbsp;debates <b>&nbsp;ISU</b> professor,&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.philrs.iastate.edu/avalos.shtml">Dr.&nbsp; Hector Avalos.</a></b></i>..&nbsp; premise <i>&quot;Was Darwinism MORE significant than Christian anti-Judaism in explaining Nazi ideology&quot;.</i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Feel free to post your own response to the debate within the comments section. </b>&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Should-Be-Secrets-Raising/dp/1433213990">&quot;Boys Should be Boys&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp; <b>Meg Meeker</b> with an impassioned plea to adults to be adults.&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>&nbsp;Craig Nelson </b>from <i><b><a href="http://projectusa.org/index.php">ProjectUSA </a>&nbsp;</b></i>says the <i><b><a href="http://projectusa.org/2008/05/18/biggest-immig-raid-ever-much-worse-than-you-think/">Postville mess is even worse </a>&nbsp;</b></i>than we thought.&nbsp; What a scam!&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.peterteahenforcongress.com/">Peter Teahen, </a>&nbsp;</b></i>wants 2nd District <i><b><a href="http://loebsack.house.gov/">Congressman Loebsack's </a>&nbsp;</b></i>seat.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 19:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday May 16 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.artisticwaste.com/pages/aboutus/aboutus.jsp"><font size="4">Tony Colosimo</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> <b>CEO</b> from <i><b><a href="http://www.artisticwaste.com/pages/recyclingcenter/recyclingcenter.jsp">Artistic Waste Services</a></b></i> tells us where we can put it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nasty dogs and the post office don't mix.&nbsp; What's to be done?&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; </font><b><font size="4">Suzy!</font></b></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday May 15 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ignorance-Blitz-Mangled-Moments-Students/dp/076114949X"><font size="4">&quot;Ignorance is Blitz&quot;</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> so says<b> Professor Anders Henriksson.</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; more gas drive offs in Cedar Rapids than Des Moines...&nbsp; mean less or more honest in Cedar Rapidians?&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/real_estate/2008/04/25/2008-04-25_barbara_corcoran_offers_nextville-1.html">Barbara Corcoran</a></b></i>&nbsp; give us a test and takes us to <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nextville-Amazing-Places-Live-Rest/dp/0446178276/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210877091&sr=1-1">&quot;Nextville&quot;. </a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Postville-Clash-Cultures-Heartland-America/dp/0156013363/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210877327&sr=1-1">&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.uiowa.edu/~journal/faculty/bloom.html">Stephen Bloom</a></b></i>&nbsp; takes us to <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Postville-Clash-Cultures-Heartland-America/dp/0156013363/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210877327&sr=1-1">Postville.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Insight.&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 19:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday May 14 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.endingthefoodfight.com/"><font size="4">&quot;Ending the Food Fight&quot;</font></a></b></i><font size="4">...<i><b><a href="http://www.endingthefoodfight.com/About.htm">Dr. David Ludwig </a>&nbsp;</b></i>wants at least a truce.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then the other shoes in the Postville raid continue to fall.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Agri-processing, Inc gets the chutzpah award from the <i><b><a href="http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/347/347-107.htm">National Labor Relations Board.</a></b></i>.. you ain't gonna believe it.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday May 13 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.christopherreed2008.com/"><font size="4">Christopher Reed </font></a></b></i><font size="4">wants to run against <b>Senator Harkin</b>.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/books/review/Paul-t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><b>Gary Marcus</b> </a>says your brain is a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kluge-Haphazard-Construction-Human-Mind/dp/0618879641"><i><b>Kluge..</b></i></a>.a haphazard, clumsy inelegant solution to something.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.rants.us/">Rep Christopher Rants </a>&nbsp;</b></i>says this immigration bust shouldn't have been necessary.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 20:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday May 12 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.house.gov/steveking/"><font size="4">Congressman Steve King</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> with insights from the border states and what the <i><b>Official English </b></i>law means in Iowa...again,&nbsp; for the hearing impaired.&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Doris Hamil</b>, <i>NASA</i> scientist,&nbsp; explains the&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.thechallengeofwhy.com/">&quot;Challenge of Why&quot;.</a></b></i>&nbsp; <b>&nbsp;Scott Gray</b>,&nbsp; head lending broker at <i><a href="http://home.ingdirect.com/"><b>ING </b></a></i>&nbsp;talks about <i><b><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2189576/">&quot;The Liar's Loan&quot;.</a></b></i>.. predicts housing market bounce back.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/NEWS/80512012">&nbsp;ICE Raids Agri-Processors in Postville. </a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.benwiker.com/bio.shtml">Benjamin Wiker </a>&nbsp;</b></i>lists the <i><b>1<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596980559?ie=UTF8&tag=benjwikebook-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1596980559">0 Books That Screwed Up the World&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp; and tosses in a few more as a bonus.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday May 9 2008</title>
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<p><b><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120882457873633225.html"><font size="4">Bill Bishop</font></a></b><font size="4"> say the <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Big-Sort-Clustering-Like-Minded-America/dp/0618689354">&quot;Big Sort&quot; </a>&nbsp;</b></i>is busting up the country.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.davidsheff.com/beautiful_boy_-_more.html">&nbsp;David Sheff</a></b></i>&nbsp; writes about his addicted son, <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000188201">Beautiful Boy.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.forensicpsychiatrist.com/">Dr. Lyle Rossiter</a></b></i> puts <i><b><a href="http://www.libertymind.com/index.php?page_id=236">&quot;The Liberal Mind&quot; </a></b></i>on the coach.&nbsp; And why aren't we buying Bleaux-Ray movies...yet.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday May 8 2008</title>
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<p><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo"><font size="4">&quot;The Last Lecture&quot; </font></a></b><font size="4">the origin of the speech now watched by millions... the <i><b><a href="http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/">Randy&nbsp; Pausch</a></b></i>&nbsp; story as told by <i><b><a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119024238402033039.html">Jeffrey Zaslow. </a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, <i><b><a href="mailto:jlof@aol.com">&nbsp;John Lofton </a>&nbsp;</b></i>says <b>President Bush</b> <i><b><a href="http://www.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=1076">doesn't have a prayer</a></b></i>...at least not a Christian one.&nbsp; Vigorous.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/NEWS/306117419/1001/NEWS">Meskwakies have lowered the gambling age to 18.&nbsp; </a></b></i>&nbsp; Nice thing to do?</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008 18:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday May 7 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<br/>&nbsp;<i><b><font size="4"><a href="http://www.steverathje.com/">Steve Rathje </a></font></b></i><font size="4">is running against <b>Senator Tom Harkin.</b>&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Luck-Essential-Guide-Deborah-Aaronson/dp/0061491152">&nbsp;Kevin Kwan</a> </b></i>&nbsp;is a <i><b><a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061491153/Luck/index.aspx">Luck </a></b></i>expert.&nbsp;&nbsp; The <i><b><a href="http://www.bikeiowa.com/asp/features/featuresdisplay.asp?ArticleID=829">LiveStrong cycle ride</a></b></i> is coming up this weekend.&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Dr.&nbsp;Richard Deming (medical director of oncology at Mercy Cancer Center)</b>, K<b>hristen Cadman</b>, cancer survivor;&nbsp; plus,&nbsp; ride organizer <b>Bridgete Kasik from <em>CityView</em></b><em>.</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://auditor.iowa.gov/">State Auditor David Vaudt</a></b></i>, says Iowa is going bust while<i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805060380"> trying to save money</a></b></i>.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/NEWS/80507007">Nuther pizza delivery guy mugged.</a></b></i>...sigh</font>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday May 6 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Richard Vander Mey </font></b><font size="4">&nbsp;<i>Assistant Tama County Attorney</i> gives us a real world look at a bunch o Iowa issues.&nbsp; Then <i><b><a href="http://www.thehopeconnection.org/bishop.htm">Bishop Harry Jackson </a>&nbsp;</b></i>looks at the theology of Obama and Wright.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.discovery.org/a/5149">Are asparagus eaters</a></b></i> stalkers?&nbsp; Plant rights, baby.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 17:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday May 5 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><i><b><a href="http://www.petlane.com/"><font size="4">Lisa Adams</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> during <b><i>National Pet Week.</i></b>..myths about dogs and cats.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7WJeqxuOfQ&feature=related">Roy Beck</a></b></i> from <i><b><a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/index">NumbersUSA</a></b></i> says <i><b><a href="http://www.boswellforcongress.com/">Congressman Leonard Boswell</a></b></i>&nbsp; is having trouble voting for his own legislation&nbsp; <i><b>(HR 4088).</b></i>&nbsp; Iowans need to give him a friendly push.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lotsa openline... an Escalade-driving food stamp recipient?&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; <b><a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/horse_racing/articles/2008/05/04/tragic_end_for_eight_belles/">Eight Belles</a></b> is put down?&nbsp; What happened?</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday May 2 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stupid-Wars-Invasions-Ridiculous-Revolutions/dp/0061258474"><font size="4">Stupid Wars</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> a snotty look at military disasters.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; Iowa political nonsense.&nbsp; Lots of it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; Iowans play middle school principal with cross-dresser.&nbsp;&nbsp; Whew!</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday May 1 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><b><font size="4">Carly Fiorina </font></b><font size="4">proxies for <b>Senator McCain </b>on the issues.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; former <i>Governor Vilsack</i> outs himself...on illegal immigration.&nbsp; Huge response.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 18:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday April 30 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><i><b><a href="http://www.safeschoolambassadors.org/"><font size="4">&quot;Safe School Ambassadors&quot;</font></a></b></i><font size="4">&nbsp; guru <i><b><a href="http://www.bullyingresources.org/stopbullyingnow/indexAdult.asp?Area=ProgramResources&programID=35">Rick Phillips</a></b></i> inspires us to think about student power unleashed to deal with school bullies. <i><b><a href="http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=124588">&nbsp;Rep Chris Rants </a>&nbsp;</b></i>evaluates the recent legislative session plus lots spirited conversation.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday April 29 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><font size="4">More high mileage talk...President Bush with a press conference.&nbsp;&nbsp; And Iowa law officers note the importation of Chicago refugees to Iowa are complicating law enforcement.&nbsp;&nbsp; The rest of the story.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday April 28 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><font size="4">A new Polk County court house? <i><b><a href="http://www.buildingforjustice.com/">&nbsp;Eric Turner and Guy Cook </a></b></i>&nbsp;are for it.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.citizensforreasonablejustice.com/">George Davey</a></b></i> is against it.&nbsp; Discussion. </font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday April 25 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="5">Food prices, gas prices,&nbsp; rice prices...traffic stops and what to do about scoff-laws.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lotsa openline.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday April 24 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><i><b><a href="http://www.irenespencerbooks.com/"><font size="4">Irene Spencer</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> is the survivor of a culture of polygamy.&nbsp; What a story.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.irenespencerbooks.com/aboutthebook.html">Shattered Dreams.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Lotsa openline.&nbsp; High mileage race results.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then the <b>Day of Silence</b> nonsense again.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday April 17 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=146&ga=81"><font size="4">Senator Paul Mckinley</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> with a core curriculum update. <i><b><a href="http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2008/04/16/news/top_story/10246020.txt">A story </a></b></i>and a<a href="http://www.courierwebcasts.com/play.php?vid_id=847&file=daggett.flv"> <i><b>video </b></i></a>from the <i><b>Waterloo Currier.&nbsp; </b></i>&nbsp;Then,&nbsp; a great look at the </font><i><b><a href="http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty355.htm"><font size="4">cost of illegals on our saftey net and educaiton system.&nbsp; </font></a></b></i></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday April 16 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.preventingabuse.org/contact.html"><font size="4">Tony Nashiff </font></a><font size="4">&nbsp;</font></b></i><font size="4">is bringing a <i><b><a href="http://www.preventingabuse.org/about.html">&quot;Preventing Abuse Conference&quot;</a></b></i>&nbsp; to Iowa dealing with ways to end human trafficking in Iowa and US.&nbsp;&nbsp; Found lotsa <a href="http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911&from=rss_home"><i><b>oil in South Dakota?</b></i> </a>&nbsp; And the Pope builds a <i><b><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-04-15-popeshelter_N.htm">rest stop for illegals </a></b></i>on their way to the US.&nbsp; </font></p>
<p>(Editor's note)...&nbsp;&nbsp; I messed up the files associations with today's and yesterday's podcast...&nbsp;&nbsp; They had to be re-built...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that means the comment postings were nuked....sorry.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No censorship is intended....the comment section always open for any comment as long as the language is temperate and absent libel...sorry for the inconvenience.</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday April 15 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://preferredpest.com/services.html"><font size="4">Brad Smith </font></a><font size="4">&nbsp;</font></b></i><font size="4">chases pests for a livin'.... I may never stay at a motel again....ever.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Expelled is in the theatres.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&isFellow=true&id=33">Professor Gonzalez</a></b></i>&nbsp; is out at ISU.&nbsp;&nbsp; ISU wins the <i><b><a href="http://www.isi.org/">2008 Campus Outrage Award </a></b></i>for classroom bias.&nbsp; Bitter 'bout Obama?</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday April 14 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><b><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Dix"><font size="4">Bill Dix</font></a></i><font size="4">&nbsp; </font></b><font size="4">doesn't think we oughta expand the<i><a href="http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/504944.html?nav=5005"><b> LOST tax state-wide.</b></a></i>...forever.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; immigration attorney <i><b><a href="http://www.benzonilaw.com/">James Benzoni</a></b></i> explains the gospel of open-borders.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday April 11 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><b><font size="4">Tony Wilson</font></b><font size="4"> producer of <i><b><a href="http://www.finalseason.com/indexFlash.php?page=index">&quot;The Final Season&quot;,</a></b></i>&nbsp; an Iowa-made baseball inspirational movie.&nbsp; Coming out on DVD this month. <i><b><a href="http://www.kitchenliteracy.org/Kitchen_Literacy/Kitchen_Literacy.html">&nbsp;&quot;Kitchen Literacy&quot;</a></b></i>&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.kitchenliteracy.org/Kitchen_Literacy/About_Ann_Vileisis.html">Ann Vileisis,</a></b></i>&nbsp; hates margarine as much as I do.&nbsp; The <b>CIETEC</b> comedy hour continues...then </font><b><font size="4">SUZY!</font></b></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday April 10 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.nancyredd.com/"><font size="4">Nancy Redd</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> describes the first act of <i><b><a href="http://www.nancyredd.com/book/">&quot;Body Drama&quot;</a></b></i> a body manual for females...then, local ramblings...<i><b><a href="http://www.gordonlivingston.com/">Gordon Livingston</a></b></i> says&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.gordonlivingston.com/books/tooSoonOld.html">&quot;Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart ...Thirty True Things You Need to Know.. Now&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp; then,&nbsp; more ramblin's... let's invent a composite PC cliche victim... let's say a gay, illegal alien guy who is a victim of domestic abuse who decides to open an illegal taco stand....ya can't </font><i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080410/NEWS/804100403/1001/NEWS"><font size="4">make up this stuff.</font></a></b></i></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday April 9 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><i><b><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/117517/"><font size="4">Jacob Weisberg </font></a></b></i><font size="4">describes <i><b><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400066780">&quot;The Bush Tragedy&quot;</a></b></i> for better or worse.&nbsp; Then the rights of tobacco users go up in smoke.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lotsa snotty reaction to our new nanny state...and a <i><b><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Smoke.htm">positive response </a></b></i>to the new law.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 Apr 2008 18:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday April 8 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p><i><b><a href="https://secure2.iproduction.com/sub-completeinvestor/index.html?&IPAuth=&gclid=CN3AxPqWzJICFRp_lgodTE8acg"><font size="4">Stephen Leeb</font></a></b></i><font size="4">&nbsp; says&nbsp; $100 is bad...$200 dollar oil will be worse. <i><b><a href="http://www.completeinvestor.com/">&nbsp;&quot;The Coming Economic Collapse&quot;.</a></b></i>.. <b><a href="http://climatestrategieswatch.com/index.php">Paul Chesser </a></b>says <a href="http://www.globalwarming.org/node/2017">Iowa has signed</a> onto an agreement with the <b><a href="http://www.climatestrategies.us/Regional_Initiatives.cfm">Center for Climate Strategies </a></b>which is a <i><b><a href="http://climatestrategieswatch.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=28">front group </a></b></i>for global warming zealots.&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday April 7 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Tommy Thompson </font></b><font size="4">tells of the state-wide TV series <i><b><a href="http://www.iowahallofpride.com/08_Iowa_Sports_Heroes.pdf">&quot;Iowa Sports Heroes&quot; </a>&nbsp;</b></i><b>Mary Roach</b> displays her moral cleavage in <i><b><a href="http://www.maryroach.net/bonk.html">&quot;Bonk&quot;..</a></b></i>.&nbsp; <b>Mark Steyn </b>says the west is demographically impaired...<a href="http://www.marksteyn.com/">&quot;America Alone&quot;.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Congressman Steve King </b>explains the positive judicial ruling enforcing <i>Iowa's Official English Law. </i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Andrea Farrier</b> worries the <b><i>Iowa Department of Education</i></b> is about to de-fund Iowa's home school support system.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday April 4 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">An opps.&nbsp;&nbsp; Trapped in a stolen car?&nbsp; Ultimate fighting evil?&nbsp; <b>Steve King </b>&nbsp;<i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080404/NEWS10/804040386/1001/NEWS">wins the argument</a></b></i> over English voter registration.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.whotv.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?clipId1=2292804&at1=News&vt1=v&h1=Financially+Strapped+County+Can't+Fix+Roads&d1=205433&redirUrl=www.whotv.com&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage&clipFormat=&playerVersion=1&hostPageUrl=http%3">Iowa roads are shot.</a></b></i>..more money?&nbsp; An <i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880404018">Iowa coyote is&nbsp; rescued </a></b></i>and under repair.&nbsp;&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Lotsa openline.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2008 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday April 3 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Farm ponds, Iowa fisheries, and other curiosities...like vagabond farms.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; <a href="http://www.activistcash.com/biography.cfm/bid/3364"><b><i>&nbsp;John Godwin</i></b></a>&nbsp; (opps) from the <i><b><a href="http://www.humanesociety.org/">Humane Society </a>&nbsp;</b></i>wants to make it a <i><b><a href="http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=122656">felony to watch a dog fight.</a></b></i>&nbsp; Good idea?&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 Apr 2008 17:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday April 2 2008</title>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><font size="4">A three thousand year old story explains why &quot;good&quot; people do &quot;bad&quot; things.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=submitSearchQuery&query=David Berlinski&orderBy=date&orderDir=DESC&searchBy=author&searchType=all&includeBlogPosts=true">David Berlinski</a></b></i> <i><b>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=337&program=Discovery Institute&isEvent=true"> &quot;The Devil's Delusion&quot;</a></b></i>&nbsp; and a supporter of <b>Ben Stein's </b>&nbsp;<i><b><a href="http://www.expelledthemovie.com/">&quot;Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed&quot;.</a></b></i>..and the upcoming<b> </b>Iowa<b> </b>premier.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday April 1 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4"><font size="4">&nbsp;<i><b><a href="http://www.lwoil.com/"><font size="4">Lindsey Williams</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> says we are again in the middle of an <i><b><a href="http://www.lwoil.com/store.php">&quot;Energy Non-Crisis&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; Iowa has a <i><b><a href="http://www.iowawhitetail.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=253154#Post253154">shedding problem...with poachers. </a></b></i>&nbsp; Sometimes&nbsp; shedders get busted and fined.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sometimes they get <i><b><a href="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/marylandwhitetail/vpost?id=2570998">death threats.</a></b></i>&nbsp; The story is amazing.</font></font></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><font size="4"><font size="4">A follow-up...&nbsp; the wanted poster has been removed and <i><b><a href="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/marylandwhitetail/vpost?id=2610632">shedders blog </a></b></i>about the story.</font></font></font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 20:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday March 31 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">&nbsp;<font size="4"><b><i><a href="http://countrymusic.about.com/od/2008grammynomineeprofile/p/AStatman_Gr08.htm">Grammy award</a></i></b> winning musician <b><i><a href="http://www.andystatman.org/">Andy Statman</a></i> </b>coming to Des Moines for a concert.&nbsp; Jump on it.&nbsp; 515-<b>279-6452</b>.&nbsp; <b>Abe Goldstien</b> with the story.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp;<i><a href="http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=189955"><b> Bob Edgar </b></a></i>with <i><b><a href="http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=1800431">Common Cause.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; a local hero makes my day.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803290329">Pizza delivery guy</a></b></i> 1...bad guy zero.</font></font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday March 27 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">How to make money in&nbsp; Iowa child abuse. Plus, <i><b><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/IBC.wvx">a healthline story </a></b></i>on an under-diagnosed form of breast cancer.&nbsp; <i><a href="http://www.ibcresearch.org/">Inflammatory Breast Cancer.</a></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://joelrosenberg.com/">Joel Rosenberg</a></b></i>&nbsp; with&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://joelrosenberg.com/deadheat.asp">&quot;Dead Heat&quot; </a></b></i>...new novel about middeast tensions... and the collapse of Islam.&nbsp; <b>&nbsp;</b><i><a href="http://www.johnratey.com/site/default.aspx">Dr. John Ratey</a></i>&nbsp; says exercise is the key to the revolutionary science of exercise and brain health, <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113506/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206649729&sr=1-1">&nbsp;&quot;Spark&quot;.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; local open borders activists pressure the legislature to keep them that way... </font><i><font size="4">&quot;...what would Jesus do?&quot;...&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></i></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday March 26 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p><font size="4"><br/><b>Robert Draper</b> is <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Certain-Presidency-George-Bush/dp/0743277287">&quot;Dead Certain&quot; </a>&nbsp;</b></i>about the Presidency of George Bush.&nbsp; So why would truckers go on strike for a day anyhow?&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Deal Hudson</b> says <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Onward-Christian-Soldiers-Political-Evangelicals/dp/1416524428">&quot;Onward Christian Soldiers&quot;</a></b></i> to the growing power of Catholics and Evangelicals.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday March 25 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Tom Coates</font></b><font size="4">, <b>Dan Kelly </b>&nbsp;and <b>Cory Stout</b> think expanding gambling to Newton Iowa would be a mistake.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Vigorous discussion.&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Aram Roston </b>says <b>Ahmad Chalabi</b> is the guy <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Pushed-America-Extraordinary/dp/1568583532/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206467326&sr=8-1">&quot;Who Pushed America to War&quot;.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; So what's a <b>Class 8</b> oil change anyhow?</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday March 24 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Des Moines School Board</font></b><font size="4"> member <b>Jonathan Narcisse</b> calls for an extensive audit of the<i> Des Moines School </i>system.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; <b>Rep Jeff Kaufman </b>and <b>Rep Jodi Tymeson</b> think Iowa's eminent domain laws need a few more fixes.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday March 21 2008</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><i><b><a href="http://www.advancedcosmeticdentalcenter.com/contact.html"><font size="4">Dr. Michael McGregor&nbsp; </font></a></b></i><font size="4">is a state of the art Iowa dentist.&nbsp;&nbsp; New technologies make dental inroads. <i><b><a href="http://www.aspeninstitute.org/site/c.huLWJeMRKpH/b.855237/apps/nl/content3.asp?content_id={F044F681-18D6-49D2-8DDA-0C8BD25B9200}&notoc=1">Mickey Edwards</a></b></i> says he wants to <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Conservatism-American-Political-Lost/dp/0195335589/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206122819&sr=8-1">&quot;Reclaim Conservatism&quot;</a></b></i>&nbsp; from the fakes.&nbsp; <b>&nbsp;Sue Dinsmore</b> with info on an upcoming <i><b><a href="http://www.iowacan.org/">&quot;peace&quot; rally.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Stu Iverson</b> and <i><b><a href="http://www.iowasenaterepublicans.org/Wieck/Wieck.htm">Senator Ron Wieck</a></b></i> on the stalemate at the Iowa Senate over changes in Iowa's collective bargaining laws.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday March 20 2008</title>
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<p> </p>
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<p><b><i><a href="http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=3"><font size="4">Iowa House Minority Leader Chris Rants </font></a><font size="4">&nbsp;</font></i></b><font size="4">raises alarm over an after midnight power and money grab.&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Stu Iverson</b> too.&nbsp; <b>&nbsp;Peter Schiff</b> looks at the economy and tries to <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crash-Proof-Economic-Collapse-Sonberg/dp/0470043601">&quot;Crash Proof&quot;</a> </b>the rest of us. <b><i><a href="http://www.geo-nii.org/">&nbsp;Jack DeEnna </a>&nbsp;</i></b>says Iowa is way ahead in the development of <i><b><a href="http://www.iaheatpump.org/iaheatpump/">geothermal&nbsp; heating and cooling</a></b></i>.&nbsp; <b><a href="http://www.thetruthinblackandwhite.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=section&pSectionID=51">&nbsp;Bishop Harry Jackson</a></b> explains the Obama factor. </font><i><b><a href="https://www.thetruthinblackandwhite.com/Store/index.cfm?fuseaction=details&pid=1000035&back=home&ShopCat=1"><font size="4">Personal Faith Public Policy</font></a></b></i></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday March 19 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Congressman Ron Paul</font></b><font size="4">...it's the economy stupid.&nbsp; <i><b>Senator Paul McKinley.</b></i>..an education update. I<b>owa Ag Secretary Bill Northey..</b>.Ag Day.&nbsp;&nbsp; Iowa is kickin' ag butt.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.wallbuilders.com/">David Barton</a></b></i> blows up some <i><b><a href="http://www.wallbuilders.com/LIBissuesArticles.asp?id=1464">judicial myths.</a></b></i>&nbsp; Great stuff.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday March 18 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.stephencovey.com/"><font size="4">Steven Covey</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> talks about the <i><b><a href="http://speedoftrust.com/">&quot;Speed of Trust&quot;</a></b></i>... applies his insight to recent political scandals.&nbsp; <b>Presidential counselor</b><i><b><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070613-3.html"> Ed Gillespie</a></b></i> says the president is right about <i><b><a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTQ2NmE3MGMwZDMyYzAwN2E4NjQ4MjU2YWY1NzhlOTc=">FISA</a></b></i>.&nbsp;&nbsp; We need it to protect US from terrorism.&nbsp; <b>Barrack Obama </b>delivers <i><b>&quot;the speech&quot;</b> </i>on&nbsp; race.&nbsp;&nbsp; Iowans react.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday March 17 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Lotsa open line stuff...&nbsp; Irish, Norwegian, and free-floating anti-humanist trash talk...&nbsp; and it's only Monday.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday March 14 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">National media finally catching up on the Obama radical issue.&nbsp; For mature listeners only. Powerful.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, Suzy.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday March 13 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">A basketball abridged <b>Mickelson in the Morning</b>...&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.lemanbooksandvideos.com/store/">Dr. Kevin Leman</a></b></i> with <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Have-New-Kid-Friday-Character/dp/0800719026">&quot;Have a New Kid by Friday&quot;.</a></b></i>..quick tips to fix the kid... plus summarizing Iowa's proposed tobacco ban in 17.3 seconds. Spirited.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday March 12 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://auditor.iowa.gov/"><font size="4">Iowa State Auditor David Vaudt</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> says Iowa's credit card is maxed out.&nbsp;&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/archives.asp?AUTHOR_ID=246">&nbsp;Dr. Jerome Corsi </a></b></i>says global warming is a scam in search of globaloney.&nbsp;&nbsp; Iowa loses a huge defense contract. <i><b><a href="http://www.ff.org/">&nbsp;George Landrith</a></b></i> cries foul.&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday March 11 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Ed Fallon</font></b><font size="4"> is running against <b>Congressman Boswell </b>for the Democratic seat.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Congressman King </b>says some spirited stuff about Obama.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He takes the heat.&nbsp; Then I find out what kinda gun I am.&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p>
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<p>Opps... fixed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BTW,&nbsp;&nbsp; the comments weren't made by Obama's pastor,&nbsp; but by Farahkan's once right-hand man.</p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday March 10 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?ga=82&id=6451"><font size="4">Senator David Harsuch</font></a></b></i><font size="4">&nbsp; is worried that Iowa may be importing Oregon's physician-assisted euthanasia through the back door.&nbsp;&nbsp; It's called&nbsp; the <i><b><a href="http://www.ohsu.edu/ethics/polst/">POLST Paradigm.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, the guy runnin' the college says the main purpose of high school isn't to get kids ready for college...it's main purpose is social.&nbsp;&nbsp; No, really....and it's only Monday.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday March 7 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Talk about everything from chin-ups, ditch weed, hemp and <i><b><a href="http://www.house.gov/steveking/">Congressman Steve King's</a> </b></i>&nbsp;re-election.&nbsp; Not necessarily in that order.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2008 20:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday March 6 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Iowa House Minority Leader <i><a href="http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=3">Chris Rants</a></i></font></b><font size="4">&nbsp; gives the Republican <i><b><a href="http://www.rants.us/default.aspx">minority report </a></b></i>during funnel week.&nbsp;&nbsp; Issues.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; lotsa great openline.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.dayofsilence.org/">&nbsp;'Nuther Day O Silence</a> comes <i><b><a href="http://www.missionamerica.com/agenda.php?articlenum=78">to Iowa</a></b></i>.&nbsp; Swell</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday March 5 2008</title>
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<i><b><p><i><b><a href="http://theamericanview.com/index.php?id=39&PHPSESSID=4eb4de9cf1e3d5f13b0edb038044e533"><font size="4">John Lofton</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> takes a look the life and times of <i><b><a href="http://theamericanview.com/index.php?id=1028">William F Buckley</a>.</b></i>..spirited snotty insights.&nbsp;&nbsp; And what would Jesus say about the capital gains tax?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No,&nbsp; really.&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p>
<p><font size="4">Here's the link to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKCVS57j284">Cactus Cuties</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; WOW!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And the&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Deer6.jpg">Piebald Deer.</a></b></i>....</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday March 4 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Iowa Democrats again block Iowa voters from deciding same sex marriage issue.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Mar 2008 19:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday March 3 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Long-War-Ahead-Short-Upon/dp/product-description/0979014115"><font size="4">&quot;The Long War Ahead and the Short War Upon Us&quot;</font></a></b></i><font size="4">&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=19&isFellow=true">John Wohlstetter.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus,&nbsp; lotsa openline.&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2008 22:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday February 29 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">EA Vander Veer</font></b><font size="4"> will help you&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Facebook-Missing-E-Vander-Veer/dp/0596517696">&quot;Facebook: the Missing Manual&quot;.</a></b></i>..&nbsp; <b>&nbsp;Planned Parenthood</b> doesn't flinch while <i><b><a href="http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200802/CUL20080228b.html">accepting money from racists. </a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Robert Murphy </b>tells why increasing taxes on oil companies will just <i><b><a href="http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/">bump prices at the pump.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://web.mac.com/rohlfsendc/The_Spinal_Tuning_Center/Welcome.html">Dr. Chad Rohlfsen</a></b></i> wants parents to be</font><i><b><a href="http://www.vaccine911.com/"><font size="4"> informed about vaccines.&nbsp; </font></a></b></i></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday February 28 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Bunch of nonsense. Why are there no good songs about Corvettes anyhow?&nbsp; Will the Obama veil o' scales every fall?&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Joseph Piscatella</b> on the </font><i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Road-Healthy-Heart-through-Kitchen/dp/0761140921/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204231905&sr=8-1"><font size="4">&quot;Road to a Healthy Heart&quot;.&nbsp; </font></a></b></i></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday February 27 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">The deadline for Iowans to vote on a marriage amendment is approaching... <i><b><a href="http://www.iowaprofamily.org/IFPC-Staff.htm">Chuck Hurley</a></b></i>,&nbsp; <b>Father <i><a href="http://letusvoteiowa.org/Open_letter.pdf">Frank Bognano</a></i>,</b>&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://states.cwfa.org/states/details.asp?organization=ia">Tamara Scott</a></b></i> and <i><b><a href="http://www.dawnstefanowicz.com/">Dawn Stefanowicz,</a></b></i> gay rights victim...talk about the dangers of judge-made same sex marriage in Iowa.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lotsa openline follow-up too.&nbsp;&nbsp; To call <b>Senator Mike Gronstal</b>, <b>281-3371</b> or <b>Rep Pat Murphy 281-3221</b>&nbsp; to encourage them to<i><b><a href="http://letusvoteiowa.org/"> Let Iowans Vote </a>&nbsp;</b></i>on the marriage amendment.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday February 26 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Lotsa great openline... I quit as a nanny.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; ranking members of the<i><b><a href="http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/schoolboard/index.htm"> Des Moines School Board</a></b></i> talk about local issues.&nbsp; Dick Murphy, Connie Boesen, and Ginny Strong.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday February 25 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.literaryreview.co.uk/seitz_09_07.html"><font size="4">David Reynolds </font></a><font size="4">&nbsp;</font></b></i><font size="4">writes about <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Summits-Meetings-Shaped-Twentieth-Century/dp/0465069045">&quot;Summits: Six Meetings That Shaped the Twentieth Century&quot;.</a></b></i>..better to talk than shoot.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.iowaprofamily.org/IFPC-Prayer.htm">Chuck Hurley </a>&nbsp;</b></i>wants the Iowa legislature to <i><b><a href="http://letusvoteiowa.org/">give Iowans the right to vote</a></b></i> on the gay marriage issue.<i><b><a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/Bill_of_Rights.htm"> Children's Bill of Rights?</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp;&nbsp; researchers from&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.iowalive.net/">Iowalive</a></b></i>&nbsp; give us a state-of-the state of Iowa's education report.&nbsp; Emergency!</font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday February 22 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Much great talk on the state of Iowa education.&nbsp;&nbsp; I mean,&nbsp; Great talk....&nbsp;&nbsp; The most positive stuff in a long time.&nbsp; Big smile!</font></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday February 21 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">&nbsp;<i><b><a href="http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=793&ga=82http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=793&ga=82">Senator Brad Zaun</a></b></i> says he's trying to take the profit out of divorce.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lotsa powerful conversation.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp;&nbsp; Davenport wants to <i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080221/NEWS02/802210390">hold parents accountable </a></b></i>for children's misbehavior.&nbsp;&nbsp; So the ACLU is suing them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SIGH....</font></p>
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<p><font size="5">Check out <a href="http://media.libsyn.com/media/mickelson/math.wmv">Iowa's New Math Standards</a>...&nbsp; :)</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday February 20 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">First,&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.lancehorbach.com/">Representative Lance Horbach</a></b></i> with a <i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802190391">smoking ban update.</a></b></i>&nbsp; Scary and Hilarious.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=146&ga=81">Senator Paul McKinley </a>&nbsp;</b></i>with a progress report on <i><b><a href="http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=82&menu=text&hbill=SSB3097">SF 3097</a></b></i>...he concludes this isn't about <i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008802200362">raising the standards </a></b></i>of Iowa's education system,&nbsp; but a power grab by educrats to kill off local control.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Worse,&nbsp;&nbsp; the core of the <i><b><a href="http://www.iowamodelcore.org/">core curriculum</a></b></i>&nbsp; is rotten (constructivist).&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></p>
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<p><font size="4">And for something really different...&nbsp; last week I had a chance to visit the <i><b>Jacobson Academy </b></i>at <i><b>George Washington Carver Elementary </b></i>school in Des Moines.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is a co-operative effort amongst the school,&nbsp; the <i><a href="http://www.bgcci.org/"><b>Boys and Girls Club of Central Iowa&nbsp; </b></a></i>and <i><b><a href="http://www.eduresources.info/">Judy Hintz from Educational Resources</a></b></i>.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is a pilot program designed as an afternoon after school remedial program for academically distress kids.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was invited to a <i><b><a href="http://blip.tv/file/683113">roundtable discussion </a></b></i>of the evaluation of phase one....about 4 months into the program.&nbsp;&nbsp; Plus a sample of the <i><b><a href="http://blip.tv/file/683114">actual classroom demonstration.</a></b></i>&nbsp;&nbsp; Very cool.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Please excuse the poor camera work...&nbsp; I'm a radio guy, ok?&nbsp; with an el cheapo flip cam)</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday February 19 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">Former <b>Congressman Billy Tauzin</b> is now the President and CEO of <i><b><a href="http://www.phrma.org/about_phrma/straight_talk_from_billy_tauzin/an_economic_profile_of_the_bioscience_industry_in_west_virginia/">Pharma USA</a></b></i>,&nbsp; promoting the <i><b><a href="http://www.phrma.org/news_room/press_releases/phrma_joins_national_bipartisan_coalition_to_fight_chronic_disease/">Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease</a></b></i>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; a couple of federal probation officers want to clear the path for former felons to get work.&nbsp; <b>Mike Elbert </b>and<b> Burt Maroney </b>are launching the </font><i><b><a href="http://www.iowaworkforce.org/region11/I80JobFairFlyerandReg.pdf"><font size="4">I-80 Re-entry Job Fair Expo.</font></a></b></i></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Monday February 18 2008</title>
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<p><font size="4">More Iowa&nbsp; anti-smoking nannyism.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lutherans lead us not unto temptation.... ok,&nbsp; so we had trouble focusing.&nbsp;&nbsp; It's Monday,&nbsp; OK?&nbsp; </font></p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Friday February 15 2008</title>
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<p><b><a href="http://www.blessmanmedicalministries.org/Contact.asp"><font size="4">Blessman Medical Ministries</font></a></b><font size="4"> is&nbsp; looking for Iowans who would like to take a mission trip to South Africa.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; a report on a great literacy project at <b>George Washington Carver Elementary</b> school. &nbsp;<b>Alfred Regnery</b>&nbsp; takes us <i><b><a href="http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12730">&quot;Upstream&quot; </a></b></i>&nbsp;with a look at recent American conservative history.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; should Iowa<i><b><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/NEWS/802150372/1001/NEWS"> hide our ethanol stickers </a>&nbsp;</b></i>at the gas pump to bump sales?&nbsp; </font></p>
<p><font size="4">Extra!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Some folks have asked for additional information about Iowa's math and literacy slide.&nbsp;&nbsp; A couple of places with <b><a href="http://instructivist.blogspot.com/2007/01/fuzzy-math-video.html">explanations </a></b>&nbsp;and </font><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7rrRhj-K6w"><font size="4">solutions.</font></a></b></p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thursday February 14 2008</title>
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<p><i><b><a href="http://www.iowagop.net/inner.asp?z=10"><font size="4">Stewart Iverson</font></a></b></i><font size="4"> is the new head of the<i><b><a href="http://www.iowagop.net/inner.asp?z=11"> Iowa Republican Party</a></b></i>.&nbsp;&nbsp; He wants to pump you up.&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://iowaprogress.com/2006/04/22/ed-fallon-visit-recap/">Ed Fallon</a></b></i> wants <i><b><a href="http://www.boswellforcongress.com/">Congressman Leonard Boswell's</a></b></i> job.&nbsp; Q&amp;A.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://wnd.com/index.php?pageId=56177">&nbsp;Jerome Corsi </a>&nbsp;</b></i>says Senator John McCain isn't really a political maverick conservative.&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Corsi</b> says <i><b><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010706025618/http:/www.reforminstitute.org/">McCain</a></b></i> is just bought and paid for....by <b>GEORGE SOROS?</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Huh?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The story.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Wednesday February 13 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Frederick Kaufman </font></b><font size="4">cough's&nbsp; up the short history of the <i><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Short-History-American-Stomach/dp/015101194X">&quot;American Stomach&quot;.</a></b></i>.. his book blows chunks...or was that <b>Cotton Mather?</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>&nbsp;Jonathan Narcisse</b> with a diversity plan update. <i><b><a href="http://harpercollins.com/books/9780061657924/This_Glorious_Struggle/index.aspx">&nbsp;&quot;This Glorious Struggle&quot;...Edward Lengel </a>&nbsp;</b></i>reads Washington's mail.&nbsp; <i><b><a href="http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/Senate/Members/Paul-McKinley.html">&nbsp;Senator Paul McKinley</a></b></i> says just when you thought they couldn't mess up Iowa's educational establishment any more,&nbsp; it gets worse.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then,&nbsp; former <i><b><a href="http://www.toyota.com/about/our_commitment/diversity/leadership/susan_molinari.html">Congresswoman Susan Molinari </a></b></i>says Iowa's railroads are workin' just fine.&nbsp;&nbsp; Don't mess with 'em.</font></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuesday February 12 2008</title>
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<p><b><font size="4">Dr. Stephanie Anestis</font></b><font size="4"> says she can tell you alot about your <i><b><a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/explorer/index.html">T-Factor</a></b></i>....just be lookin' at how long your ring finger is...&nbsp; you're gonna hafta listen to find out if you're normal... :)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then, <a href="http://www.myremedi.com/">&nbsp; <b><i>Scotty Taylor</i></b></a> talks about inflamation and diet.&nbsp;&nbsp; Coping with the cold in Iowa.&nbsp;&nbsp; Chatter</font></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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