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Why the RNC's bondage nightclub scandal won't hurt the party
Say what you will about the RNC. Let he who has never visited a high-end West Hollywood lesbian bondage-themed nightclub cast the first stone.
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You really can train a crocodile
In How To Train Your Dragon, which opened on Friday, a Viking named Hiccup befriends a cold-blooded creature called Toothless. By the end of the movie, Hiccup can cruise around on Toothless' winged back with ease.
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27-member task force looks into 5-year-old's abduction
Des Moines police have formed a special task force in the hope of locating a man who kidnapped a 5-year-old boy from his east-side neighborhood on Sunday.
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Keokuk School Board approves $1.07 million of budget cuts
The budget cuts approved by the Keokuk School Board Monday night at City Hall will save the district about $1.07 million for the 2010-11 school year. One of the programs affected by the cuts is instrumental music.
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Chocolate cows, pigs and a three-foot bunny: Palmer's gets hopping for Easter
SIOUX CITY -- What says Easter better than a chocolate cow? Or a chocolate pig? Or, for that matter, a cell phone made out of rich milk chocolate.
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School tax levy increases by 20 cents
The Davis County Community School District unveiled its 2010-2011 budget this week. The district’s budget calls for an increase of 20 cents to its tax levy for the next fiscal year.
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Moberly pastor arraigned on kidnapping charges
A Moberly pastor charged with kidnapping for a 2008 incident has pleaded not guilty. 43-year-old James Milton Wilson of Renick was arraigned Tuesday before Judge Cynthia Suter.
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Ameren CIPS worker pleads guilty to animal cruelty
PITTSFIELD, ILL. -- An Ameren CIPS worker has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in Pike County, Illinois.
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Fire destroys Boone County home
BOONE COUNTY -- Fire investigators are still working to determine the cause of a house fire in Boone County Tuesday night.
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