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15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - UI students among grou... · 0 replies · +15 points

Finally some good news with Iraq in the headline. It's been a long time.

15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - VIDEO: Josh Koeppel on... · 0 replies · +11 points

Great stuff. I am glad he can keep a sense of humor about the situation, so many would choose anger or litigation.

15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - Distracted by pet ferr... · 1 reply · +2 points

"Nice Marmot."
- The Dude, or "El Duderino" if you aren't into that whole brevity thing

15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - Cedar Rapids woman's 1... · 0 replies · +21 points

Way to go, Betty Lou! We know you can make it to 150 if you just apply yourself.

In all seriousness, I would hope someone could step in and help a person like this get over the chronic offenses. I suppose a person has to want to change first.

15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - Branstad campaign to c... · 4 replies · +10 points

If only someone had made them aware of the law earlier so they knew about this regulation in advance . . . oh, wait. What? He's the reason for the law and the campaign manager didn't know?

15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - Iowa billboard compare... · 0 replies · +41 points

That will get the North Iowa Tea Party Noticed . . .
At least they labeled it accurately: " . . . Prey on the Fearful and Naive"

15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - Changes coming for Joh... · 0 replies · +1 points

This is a good change. The zoning of Johnson county will make these announcements more applicable in those situations where there really is no danger in most of the county.

15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - Dubuque museum aquariu... · 0 replies · +1 points

I am torn on this decision. I think it is silly to spend all the money on the exhibit (both from the perspective of a patron and from the perspective of the museum) to leave it devoid of any specimens on purpose.

Alternatively, I feel it will be very powerful image for those of us so far away from the gulf to begin to glimpse the lasting affects of this environmental disaster.

15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - Dad relieved after Nor... · 0 replies · 0 points

Sigh, I know about irregularization of verbs, but I would argue that the jury is still out on snuck. I think we will have to agree to disagree on this one, but I do appreciate your point.

15 years ago @ GazetteOnline.com - Dad relieved after Nor... · 3 replies · -2 points

Not trying to be snarky - but the past tense of sneak is not "snuck*," it is sneaked. Pretty common error, but an error nonetheless.

* http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/snuck.html

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