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And now, for something completely different. Make it last the weekend. I’m trying to work things out with Ms. Magical. Where I grew up – it was like two sides of a coin. College town next to factory town. Some of my relatives thought we were uppity because my mom insisted on Cedar Falls schools for us.

- Congrats to all the WCV seniors who will be graduating on Sunday. Good luck minimizing life’s downs and emphasizing the ups in your post-high school journeys. - Is anyone as confused as I am when you see multiple candidates “Vote for So-and-so for sheriff” signs in someone’s yard?

John McCain is up with a new ad in the battleground state of Iowa:Hat tip:Jonathan Martin

They didn't call them illegals. They mention the separation of families right from the get. Color me surprised by the local television coverage of the ICE raid in Iowa. Of course the woman who said that ICE raids was something "they" didn't think about, probably wasn't the thinking of the undocumented,

U.S. Congressman Bruce Braley wants to know if federal agencies communicated prior to the May 12 immigration raid on Agriprocessors in Postville and if investigations previously launched by the Iowa Department of Labor Services are continuing. In a letter to the U.S.

Today's Daily Iowan features a thought provoking piece by Kelsey Beltramea and Kurtis Hiatt that centered around a six-month long apparent stalemate of a reported sexual assault involving UI football players, and the apparent preferential treatment high-profile athletes receive in the judicial process of such cases.

QUAD CITIES - The Quad Cities Passenger Rail Coalition (“QC Rail”) will host a 1st Anniversary Celebration on Monday, May 19th from 4:30-6:00pm. The event, sponsored by the Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the Celebration Belle River Boat, located at 2501 River Drive – Moline, IL.

Twelve new locomotives will be added to the Iowa Interstate Railroad’s fleet this October, according to Dennis Miller, president and CEO of the railroad company. The Cedar Rapids-based railroad is expanding their operation to accommodate the increasing demands of surrounding ethanol plants. ...

Excerpted from this post at Krusty Konservative While recruiting this year has proved to be nearly impossible this cycle for the Republican Party in Iowa, 2010 will be the komplete opposite. Republicans kould be looking at a huge gubernatorial primary, and if Steve King tosses his hat into that ring, all of a sudden Republicans will be having a big primary out west.

I haven't even been home 12 hours at this point and I'm already repacking to get back in the car.  I'll be off to Iowa City, IA in a few hours for an NCAA Softball Regional. Missouri takes on host team Iowa in a 7:30pm match up.