Posted on May 31, 2009 by Ross Janes
So, Howard Dean says marriage won’t matter in 2010, <insert scream here> and everyone seems to be hedging bets on how many (or few) seats Iowa Republicans will win in the state house and senate. You hear all of this crazy talk and Doug Gross and blathering about tents and all that hogwash. [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2009 by Ross Janes
Without too much fanfare, Fr. Jenkins has torpedoed Notre Dame’s standing as a Catholic Institution. Yes, there were protests and a few million of withdrawn support, but overall the Catholic community has failed to hold itself to its own standards of ethics and morality.
Here, in Dubuque, Iowa, one of the two Catholic colleges invited [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2009 by Ross Janes
Earlier this month, the city of Dubuque announced an agreement with the owners of Dubuque’s soon to be former strip club, “The Office.” The agreement is for $30000, The Office will close on July 1, 2009 and will never open an adult entertainment facility there again. Questions have been raised by the Telegraph [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by Ross Janes
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by Ross Janes
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Posted on April 28, 2009 by Ross Janes
In a completely unscientific, informal poll, the vast majority of people I have talked with are opposed to gay marriage but weren’t willing to sign a petition for fear of being labeled as someone committing hate crimes. After all, sexual orientation is a protected class in Iowa and anyone who may have their name [...]
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