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Category Archives: General News
No Climate Change, Eh?
I’d hate to be anywhere *near* the Gulf Coast right now. I wonder if we learned our lessons from Katrina? I think the Mother Earth hates America, or something.
Posted in Environment, General News, HOLY SHIITAKE BATMAN
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Flooding
Good God, this is bad. Levees in Des Moines have now been breached in Birdland Park and the area around North High School. Also of note is that much of our corn and soybean crops are gone. It means that … Continue reading
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Anyone Have Some Spare Gopherwood?
Lots of places in Iowa are under water or are about to be under water. They’re evacuating my hometown. Check out the Des Moines Register’s coverage.
Posted in Environment, General News
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Holy Sh!t
Parkersburg and New Hartford got nailed by tornadoes tonight. So far, there are 7 dead in Iowa, according to some sources, and one dead in Minnesota. Usually, when this happens, it doesn’t happen to places I know about.
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A Great Light Is Gone
Arthur C. Clarke is dead. Hat tip to Slashdot.
Posted in Atheism, General News, Science
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Weather and Stuff
So, all the Ames schools are closing early today. Wusses. Seriously, though, the roads are getting really slick.
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Bush Denies Congress Access to Aides
According to NPR and the Associated Press, Bush has invoked executive privilege to keep Congress from accessing various White House aides involved in the federal prosecutor scandal.
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Ames Veterans Memorial Vandalized
According to the Ames Tribune, the Ames Veterans Memorial was vandalized sometime on Wednesday (probably). The vandalism was reported Wednesday afternoon. Part of the Memorial was spray-painted with the slogan “You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.” Even though … Continue reading
Posted in General News, Global War on Terra, Iraq War
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Happy Summer Solstice!
I nearly forgot…today is the first day of Summer. Happy Summer Solstice! UPDATE: So, okay, I’m a moron and the solstice was Thursday, not Tuesday.
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