Category Archives: General News

No Climate Change, Eh?

Posted on August 30, 2008 by ajeffri

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.

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Flooding

Posted on June 14, 2008 by ajeffri

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?

Posted on June 10, 2008 by ajeffri

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.

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Holy Sh!t

Posted on May 26, 2008 by ajeffri

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

Posted on March 18, 2008 by ajeffri

Arthur C. Clarke is dead. Hat tip to Slashdot.

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Weather and Stuff

Posted on February 5, 2008 by ajeffri

So, all the Ames schools are closing early today. Wusses. Seriously, though, the roads are getting really slick.

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Gonzales Gone

Posted on August 27, 2007 by ajeffri

Schnikies!

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Bush Denies Congress Access to Aides

Posted on July 9, 2007 by ajeffri

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

Posted on June 28, 2007 by ajeffri

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 →

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Happy Summer Solstice!

Posted on June 19, 2007 by ajeffri

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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