en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/336951 Comments by cubbiefan http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fort-Dodge-Ethanol-Plant-Gets-Helping-Hand-From-State-120595824.html#IDComment145991218 not exactly, cause MPG can vary so greatly depending on where i'm driving but yes, about 2-3 mpg more with regular gas vs ethanol. so 15 gallons of gas equals about 30-45 more miles driving on that tank. up to 2 gallons of gas saved. so actually at 3.60 per gallon. savings is probably closer to $5. I understand ethanol is renewable fuel, but it HAS TO GET CHEAPER to make it worthwhile. and with corn and land prices as high as they are, that will never happen. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:01:14 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fort-Dodge-Ethanol-Plant-Gets-Helping-Hand-From-State-120595824.html#IDComment145991218 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fort-Dodge-Ethanol-Plant-Gets-Helping-Hand-From-State-120595824.html#IDComment145878899 if you figure the extra 1.50 or so spent on a tank of gas for non ethanol, my car will get 2-3 more mpg. so, over an entire 15 gallon tank, I'll get an extra 30 miles or so (over a gallon) out of my tank. at 3.60 a gallon, that's a savings of over $2 per tank. so, for me, I save money by NOT using ethanol Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:08:44 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fort-Dodge-Ethanol-Plant-Gets-Helping-Hand-From-State-120595824.html#IDComment145878899 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Car-Crashes-Thorugh-Window-Of-Marion-Store-120472269.html#IDComment145164738 I have never understood how somebody can do this. why would you ever hit the gas that hard that you launch a car over a sidewalk and through a window. I have had my car in drive instead of reverse before, but when pulling out of a parking spot, I hit the gas so lightly that I moved less than a foot before I stopped and corrected the mistake. anybody remember the lady who went through the front door of the stony point Y? it is what, 20 or 30 feet from the parking lot to the front entrance? HOW DO YOU DO THAT! Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:10:19 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Car-Crashes-Thorugh-Window-Of-Marion-Store-120472269.html#IDComment145164738 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/DeWitt-Boy-Run-Over-By-Mother-Dies-120101969.html#IDComment144337520 no, I absolutely do not advocate not doing anything. just saying toddlers are mobile and VERY quick! if they are inside, they can get out a door very quickly and in harms way before you even realize it. I do walk around my car and when my children are outside, and i DO NOT MOVE until I have both of them in my sight. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:07:31 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/DeWitt-Boy-Run-Over-By-Mother-Dies-120101969.html#IDComment144337520 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/DeWitt-Boy-Run-Over-By-Mother-Dies-120101969.html#IDComment144289853 you can take those 10 seconds to walk around your vehicle, and yes, you will make sure you don't run over a bike left in the driveway. toddlers are another story. they move very quickly, and out of eye sight for just a few seconds they can be out the door to give mommy a hug before she leaves, and before you can get your keys in the ignition, the little one can be right where you just seconds before checked. This was nothing but a horrible horrible accident. my deepest heartfelt sympathy and prayers to this family. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:34:22 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/DeWitt-Boy-Run-Over-By-Mother-Dies-120101969.html#IDComment144289853 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Jackson-County-Woman-Sentenced-for-Drowning-4-year-old-Son-119934279.html#IDComment143221008 so there is no minimum that she must serve. that is PATHETIC!!! she'll be out in 10-15, just watch! RIP little one! mommy can't hurt you any more!!! Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:16:04 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Jackson-County-Woman-Sentenced-for-Drowning-4-year-old-Son-119934279.html#IDComment143221008 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Crash-Shuts-Down-Part-of-Mount-Vernon-Road-SE-119760944.html#IDComment142594065 a seizure is one medical condition that could have caused this that only lasts a few moments. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:42:59 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Crash-Shuts-Down-Part-of-Mount-Vernon-Road-SE-119760944.html#IDComment142594065 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Crash-Shuts-Down-Part-of-Mount-Vernon-Road-SE-119760944.html#IDComment142502045 from a friend who was on the scene, sounds like he was probably unsconscious BEFORE contact with the car. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:38:59 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Crash-Shuts-Down-Part-of-Mount-Vernon-Road-SE-119760944.html#IDComment142502045 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Remains-Second-In-Wind-Power-Generation-119415174.html#IDComment140797710 huh, fooled me! i kind of figured Washington D.C would be #1 :-) Thu, 7 Apr 2011 18:37:57 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Remains-Second-In-Wind-Power-Generation-119415174.html#IDComment140797710 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/North-Cedar-Students-Cope-with-Death-of-Classmate-119214364.html#IDComment140015340 HOW HORRIBLE!!!! the life of a country kid is exhilerating and exciting but also so so dangerous. I have only ridden 3 wheelers a handful of times and they scared the you know what out of me, seemed so unstable. prayers with this young man's family and friends!!! can't even imagine the heartbreak :-( Mon, 4 Apr 2011 23:53:38 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/North-Cedar-Students-Cope-with-Death-of-Classmate-119214364.html#IDComment140015340 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Eagle-Cam-Views-Increase-as-Hatch-Nears-119096469.html#IDComment139454369 i grew up on a hog farm and most sows would rather eat you if you tried to take their babies, been chased and snip ped at more than a few times. Sat, 2 Apr 2011 22:18:38 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Eagle-Cam-Views-Increase-as-Hatch-Nears-119096469.html#IDComment139454369 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Woman-In-Wheelchair-Hit-Killed-By-Train-in-Ames-118740394.html#IDComment138081993 how horrible. that has to be one of the most dangerous train crossings in iowa!!! I grew up around ames and remember when they had to put the signs up reminding people not to stop on the tracks. there is a stop light just a few feet on the other side of that track. seems at least a couple people every year are killed at that intersection! Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:11:49 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Woman-In-Wheelchair-Hit-Killed-By-Train-in-Ames-118740394.html#IDComment138081993 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Second-Lawsuit-Filed-in-Last-Years-4th-of-July-Bellevue-Parade-118609389.html#IDComment137553374 If they receive a settlement, EVERY SINGLE RED CENT over and above any medical expenses better go in to a trust for those injured children. no new cars for mommy and daddy!!!! Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:24:23 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Second-Lawsuit-Filed-in-Last-Years-4th-of-July-Bellevue-Parade-118609389.html#IDComment137553374 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Farmland-Values-Soar-197-in-6-Months-118460709.html#IDComment136991860 that and alot of farm land being sold to people to build homes. some counties try to cut down the urban sprawl by saying you have to put some sort of crop in (say walnut trees that won't bear any fruit for 20 years) in order to buy a 10 acre lot to build a home on. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:46:46 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Farmland-Values-Soar-197-in-6-Months-118460709.html#IDComment136991860 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Pit-Bulls-May-Be-Banned-In-Center-Point-After-Attack-118195979.html#IDComment135695088 i have seen a study that showed dachsunds as the most prone to bite. Have to see if I can find it! the "deadly" dogs weren't even in the top 5 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:45:38 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Pit-Bulls-May-Be-Banned-In-Center-Point-After-Attack-118195979.html#IDComment135695088 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Sioux-City-Police-Probe-Death-of-6-year-old-Boy--117735853.html#IDComment133876884 wow, all the young victims in the news lately. Fires, dog bites, the infant with the broken ribs, the 3 day old that lost his/her father. everyone, please go home and tell your children that you love them, give them a BIIIIGGG hug, and read that extra book tonight if they want it! this has been just heartbreaking:-( Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:18:52 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Sioux-City-Police-Probe-Death-of-6-year-old-Boy--117735853.html#IDComment133876884 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Police-Locate-House-Where-Alleged-Hate-Crime-Took-Place-117615219.html#IDComment133582818 can we please stop giving this guy the publicity that he is obviously after!!! Wed, 9 Mar 2011 12:16:21 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Police-Locate-House-Where-Alleged-Hate-Crime-Took-Place-117615219.html#IDComment133582818 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fluoride-Levels-To-Drop-In-Cedar-Rapids-Drinking-Water-117579139.html#IDComment133431437 guess it's time to go back to school to become a dentist :-) Tue, 8 Mar 2011 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Fluoride-Levels-To-Drop-In-Cedar-Rapids-Drinking-Water-117579139.html#IDComment133431437 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Lesbian-Couple--117517193.html#IDComment133212786 so what they are saying is every divorced (and unmarried) woman who has a baby has to get paperwork signed by her ex? doesn't any any sense. Mon, 7 Mar 2011 22:31:41 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Lesbian-Couple--117517193.html#IDComment133212786 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Lesbian-Couple--117517193.html#IDComment133165985 that is not true. a friend of mine chose not to list the father for personal reasons. now she had to go back and pay the fee and add his name because she couldn't get child support. she did not have to prove paternity to list his name. Mon, 7 Mar 2011 18:17:46 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Lesbian-Couple--117517193.html#IDComment133165985