en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/619182 Comments by Trust Fund Baby! http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/08/linn-county-supervisor-not-pleased-about-joint-animal-control-proposal#IDComment97652600 While I usually agree with Brent, I think in this case, we should check the track records of the local non-profits. No independent audits of the books, and they were told many times to do this. What did it take them to listen? A police raid? Yes, there were no charges. I'm sure Harold didn't want this type of excitment before his retirement. But go talk to the Marion police Department. Ask them if you can see the evidence. Wow. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:00:47 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/08/linn-county-supervisor-not-pleased-about-joint-animal-control-proposal#IDComment97652600 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/09/04/tailgating-rules-change-doesn%e2%80%99t-change-spirit#IDComment97014892 Ask Chief Daughtery. Actually, ask the Linn County Prosecutor's Office. They have an interesting way of finding evidence. Sometimes they think they got away with one. Maybe it''s even a couple of year's old. And then? Surprise Chief Daughtery. Nice front page newspaper story. Coming soon, to all statewide publications. Sun, 5 Sep 2010 00:24:27 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/09/04/tailgating-rules-change-doesn%e2%80%99t-change-spirit#IDComment97014892 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Will-Zero-Tolerance-Policy-at-Kinnick-Take-Fun-Out-of-Home-Games-102203289.html#IDComment96936147 "Just don't be stupid and you'll be fine. " What he said. The ban on smoking a cigar outdoors is going too far, but they have never enforced this on me, so I think JCSD does show some discretion. Sat, 4 Sep 2010 11:05:21 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Will-Zero-Tolerance-Policy-at-Kinnick-Take-Fun-Out-of-Home-Games-102203289.html#IDComment96936147 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/30/a-boise-state-win-over-virginia-tech-next-monday-could-be-bad-for-the-big-ten-and-iowa#IDComment96132550 "but sheer bowl-game experience, ambience, etc. It's a special deal." You're right I'm sure. I didn't get fanatic about Iowa football until 1999. I've been to THE Rose Bowl, but not A Rose Bowl. UCLA -v- Oregon. It is beautiful, but seems odd to park on a fairway. I do think, as much as Iowa wants to go, the insiders understand that Big 10 -v- Pac 10 doesn't have a huge national TV draw. College football, from a business perspective, has done a great job, but they now risk oversaturation with bowl games. It was obvious with empty seats at the Orange Bowl. They had the TV thing nailed down, and the tradeoff is playing the game on a day that most were at work, so empty seats at the actual game. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:13:43 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/30/a-boise-state-win-over-virginia-tech-next-monday-could-be-bad-for-the-big-ten-and-iowa#IDComment96132550 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/30/a-boise-state-win-over-virginia-tech-next-monday-could-be-bad-for-the-big-ten-and-iowa#IDComment96057874 Harsh facts, but the Gazette reported that an Iowa home football game is worth $14.2M per weekend. I wish it was different, but it isn't, and it's not going to go back to the way it was. The Orange Bowl has a bigger east coast TV audience, and is better for Iowa recruiting. Whatever happens, I do agree we need to keep the Rose Bowl tradition alive, even if that is eventually in a playoff format. It's a great game, but let's agree on one point at least, we first need to aspire the the National Championship game, and if that's the Rose Bowl, than everyone wins. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:58:11 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/30/a-boise-state-win-over-virginia-tech-next-monday-could-be-bad-for-the-big-ten-and-iowa#IDComment96057874 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/30/a-boise-state-win-over-virginia-tech-next-monday-could-be-bad-for-the-big-ten-and-iowa#IDComment96057560 Mike we just disagree about this. The Rose Bowl is the best bowl game event, but it's not the only bowl game. The only bowl game that truly matters in this day and age is the BCS Championship. Now, it is true that once every four years, the BCS Championship is at the Rose Bowl, but given the choice between Iowa in a rose Bowl, or a BCS Championship, there is no comparison. ____This (BCS Championship) is becoming more possible for Iowa now with the NCAA investigating about 80% of the traditional college football powerhouses.____The sportwriters drive this TCU, Boise State, Cincinnatti stuff. I like it also, but let's be honest, does Boise State go undefeated in the Big 10 or SEC?____There's room for these teams, especially Boise who has built a great program, but eventually they need to go to the Pac 10. Look at their schedule this year. Two good games. Iowa plays 4 Top 25 teams. ____And Iowa State right now, not two years from now when the penalty money that Texas is collecting runs dry, needs to get proactive, and start looking for a new conference also. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:54:55 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/30/a-boise-state-win-over-virginia-tech-next-monday-could-be-bad-for-the-big-ten-and-iowa#IDComment96057560 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/08/30/new-city-manager-brings-breadth-of-experience-success-record-to-town#IDComment95944219 "Don't tell them anything. They're all idiots" "Fire them all" "Casino?" Now, there is a timeline that would explain these quotes, but for now, this will remain cryptic, and only the illumniti will truly understand. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:46:40 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/08/30/new-city-manager-brings-breadth-of-experience-success-record-to-town#IDComment95944219 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/sports/iowa-hawkeyes/hawkeye-football/2010/08/24/hawkeyes-have-to-survive-a-couple-of-obstacles#IDComment94970261 While this is true, I would maintain that iowa has 12 obstacles. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:32:01 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/sports/iowa-hawkeyes/hawkeye-football/2010/08/24/hawkeyes-have-to-survive-a-couple-of-obstacles#IDComment94970261 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/blogs/24-hour-dorman/2010/08/19/hawkeye-tailgate-enforcers-should-use-a-balanced-offense#IDComment94542710 My solution. One warning. Not find someone and arrest them for a minor infraction. Minor infractions get one warning. Obviously if you are throwing up this is a more complex problem. How about an option for those that run that particular tailgate? If they are cooperative, let him sleep it off in your backseat or he goes to jail. Uncooperative, go to jail. Some other things to consider. Your liability if you are serving someone intoxicated. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:44:37 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/blogs/24-hour-dorman/2010/08/19/hawkeye-tailgate-enforcers-should-use-a-balanced-offense#IDComment94542710 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/blogs/24-hour-dorman/2010/08/19/hawkeye-tailgate-enforcers-should-use-a-balanced-offense#IDComment94542688 OK, here goes for better or worse. I have traveled extensively to Iowa away games; also Missouri, Kansas, UCLA and Oregon. Iowa's atmosphere is one of the greatest. Having said that, there are fans out of control. Way out of control. Last year I went to Ohio State, and I saw nothing like the falling down, throwing up I see in Iowa City. Also, no name calling from the OSU fans. I was impressed. We were treated very respectfully, we were told to drive safely, and our team was held in high regard. It was a class act. And yes, there was drinking and cigar smoking. Somewhere in this mess, there needs to be a happy medium. Seriously, for what we pay to be season ticket holders, and park in the stadium, are you telling me I can't serve a guest a bloody mary? Techincally I can't. No hard liquor, it's been that way for years. My biggest gripe is that I need to hide my cigar. Outside, not inside. In the great outdoors on a fall afternoon or morning. Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:44:27 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/blogs/24-hour-dorman/2010/08/19/hawkeye-tailgate-enforcers-should-use-a-balanced-offense#IDComment94542688 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/questions-of-trust-competition-arise-in-light-of-mercy%e2%80%99s-cancer-center-announcement#IDComment94467865 "in an e-mail that has been widely circulated." I wonder how widely this WAS supposed to have been distributed? Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:13:47 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/08/20/questions-of-trust-competition-arise-in-light-of-mercy%e2%80%99s-cancer-center-announcement#IDComment94467865 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/14/photo-a-pga-championship-contender-from-iowa-warms-up#IDComment93136008 I've never been to a PGA event before, and was forunate to walk 9 holes with Ryan Moore on Tuesday. I'll be in the 9th Green Sky Box on Sunday, and if Zach is in the hunt, hopefully I'll get to walk 10-18 in his group on Sunday. I'm excited, and am packing right now! Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:03:38 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/14/photo-a-pga-championship-contender-from-iowa-warms-up#IDComment93136008 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/12/corbett-against-hiring-additional-city-consultants#IDComment93123964 Are you serious? Name one of the mayor's friends who has received unequal or preferential treatment in regards to business witht the city. Now, name all of those rewarded in the past Mayor's administration. I could, but I won't. Not the proper format for that. You might not like him. You might not agree with him. But there has been no preferential treatment. As a matter of fact, several of his friends have gotten screwed in city bids. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:37:12 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/12/corbett-against-hiring-additional-city-consultants#IDComment93123964 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/10/bye-bye-to-the-buy-local-program#IDComment93123252 Tiger's swing is too flat and round right now. He has a new swing coach and is trying to become slightly more upright. He gets blaocked at the top currently. Torah. Torah. Torah. I think this is what the German's said right before they stormed the Alamo Bowl? Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:31:43 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/10/bye-bye-to-the-buy-local-program#IDComment93123252 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/13/what-if-sports-illustrated-is-right-and-the-ohio-state-iowa-game-will-match-10-0-teams#IDComment93090494 I'm excited no doubt. But, once again my rant: Every game is huge. Every game. Even Eastern illinois. Even Ball State. OK, so enough from me about this. I hope the team has the same mind set as I do about the above. I'm hesitant to write this, but here goes. I would trade a loss to Penn State (early season) for wins against everyone else, including Ohio State. We rarely beat Ohio State. Early season losses are discounted, whether this is right or wrong. Late seasons losses are death. It isn't about the Rose Bowl any longer, it's about a BCS Championship. Up until OSU game of last year I would have said iowa will never have a chance at the BCS title. I would have said we grow linemen, but can't recruit skill players. I was wrong. 10 less scholarships for USC for the next 3 years. Schools under investigation. Iowa is three deep at quaterback and running back. If the team stays focused, under leadership of the best coaching staff in the country, the next several seasons should be very interesting. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:30:08 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/13/what-if-sports-illustrated-is-right-and-the-ohio-state-iowa-game-will-match-10-0-teams#IDComment93090494 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/08/in-the-last-decade-of-big-ten-football-home-meant-more-to-iowa-than-anyone-else#IDComment91729877 "That isn’t surprising. By playing almost all of their softer nonconference games at home, teams are going to have better home records than road marks." "Does this mean anything? I don’t know. You tell me." The year we lost to Western Michigan I heard people after the game saying we didn't deserve to go to a bowl game, and even some saying they were happy we probably wouldn't go bowling. A bowl game is almost an extra month of Iowa's coaches, coaching the players (that year they needed it). Given extra contact, and time to prepare for an opponent, does anyone question Iowa's coaching? One extra month of at least some extra media exposure, and it's good for recruiting. One extra month of coaching, and football, and the next year with Shonn Green, how good would we have been? So yes, I think since we get 7 home games, the home winning percentage might mean more than at first glance. Just my opinion of course. Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:17:44 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/08/in-the-last-decade-of-big-ten-football-home-meant-more-to-iowa-than-anyone-else#IDComment91729877 http://gazetteonline.com/sports/2010/08/06/havent-bought-your-hawkeye-tickets-yet-too-bad#IDComment91312460 I wish th U of I would hurry up and mail me my tickets. They are my most valuable assets after the flood! $200 per seat is really what we (season ticket holders) end up paying after our mandatory contribution, which is the ticket price, per seat, per game, on top of the ticket price. Much more if you park where I do. Sat, 7 Aug 2010 01:34:07 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/sports/2010/08/06/havent-bought-your-hawkeye-tickets-yet-too-bad#IDComment91312460 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/06/former-cedar-rapids-city-manager-prosser-leaves-town#IDComment91304093 Let's leave him alone. Let's move on the the next persons that will soon be departing. That is much more fun. i can't wait to see HILL38's response to this. Sat, 7 Aug 2010 00:38:06 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/06/former-cedar-rapids-city-manager-prosser-leaves-town#IDComment91304093 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/04/so-far-iowa-is-no-13-in-composite-preseason-rankings#IDComment90868863 Pre-season rankings are meaningless. And every game is important. Every game. Even Ball State. Even Eastern illinois. Wed, 4 Aug 2010 21:55:56 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/08/04/so-far-iowa-is-no-13-in-composite-preseason-rankings#IDComment90868863 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/03/officials-investigate-suspicious-fire-on-cedar-rapids-northwest-side#IDComment90675451 Sure wasn't the case in the previously flood damaged Sinclair site, later dmaged by fire. I think the City now has a new insurance conpany though. Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:12:04 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/03/officials-investigate-suspicious-fire-on-cedar-rapids-northwest-side#IDComment90675451