en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/618502 Comments by daveseavy http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/President-of-Vinton-Shellsburg-School-Board-Arrested--120232849.html#IDComment144323638 If felons want to vote, just move out of Iowa and to a state that doesn't impose that restriction. Since his previous conviction was for theft from his employer, it's interesting that the VS school district put him in the top spot. I don't think a felony should keep you from getting a job, but certainly prevent you from being in a position to repeat your previous offense. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:00:28 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/President-of-Vinton-Shellsburg-School-Board-Arrested--120232849.html#IDComment144323638 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Security-Added-to-Hy-Vee-Leads-to-Several-Shoplifting-Citations-119365744.html#IDComment140619980 Now that the word is out IN BOLD TYPE that Hy-Vee is cracking down, the shoplifters will just move to other stores. The profit margin at grocery stores is very small. If someone shoplifted $10.00 worth of merchandise, the store has to sell at least $125.00 to make up for the loss and break even. The only way grocery stores make money is through volume sales, and it doesn't take much in the way of theft to hurt the store's bottom line. Thu, 7 Apr 2011 02:03:12 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Security-Added-to-Hy-Vee-Leads-to-Several-Shoplifting-Citations-119365744.html#IDComment140619980 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Henrys-Turkey-Workers-Abused-Denied-Pay-New-Federal-Suit-Claims-119361874.html#IDComment140618885 It seems our meat/poultry industry thrives on this sort of behavior. It's amazing - recently there was a bust of illegals - 13 were arrested at their homes, while hundreds were at work in the plants. All the plants ought to be raided. Of course we'd be without meat for a while, since most plants would probably be shut down, but it's a small price to pay for cleaning up the industry. Thu, 7 Apr 2011 01:56:05 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Henrys-Turkey-Workers-Abused-Denied-Pay-New-Federal-Suit-Claims-119361874.html#IDComment140618885 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Pawlenty-Staffer-Suspended-Following-Arrest-Charges-119366534.html#IDComment140618149 My first comment was deleted because I mentioned an incident about Pawlenty pardoning a still-offending sex offender before he left office in MN. I guess the administrator is touchy about that. Thu, 7 Apr 2011 01:52:02 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Pawlenty-Staffer-Suspended-Following-Arrest-Charges-119366534.html#IDComment140618149 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/First-Avenue-Road-Ranger-to-Close-Early-on-Weekends-118685919.html#IDComment138991548 It's simply amazing that so many are blaming Road Ranger for all of this, when the responsibility really should fall on the shoulders of the idiots in the mob. I doubt RR put up a sign that invited this to happen. Fri, 1 Apr 2011 02:26:06 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/First-Avenue-Road-Ranger-to-Close-Early-on-Weekends-118685919.html#IDComment138991548 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Hiawatha-Man-Sentenced-to-Probation-for-Incest-118272454.html#IDComment136122861 The story makes no sense. KCRG is putting more stories online that have a middle, but no real beginning or ending. I'm not making a statement for or against gay behavior, but I don't understand what's illegal this time around either. A huge gap in the story. Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:57:25 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Hiawatha-Man-Sentenced-to-Probation-for-Incest-118272454.html#IDComment136122861 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Pit-Bulls-May-Be-Banned-In-Center-Point-After-Attack-118195979.html#IDComment135720427 Why would there be any charges against the guy who shot the dog? If anything, he should be rewarded. The dog could have easily moved on to a human. He likely kept the situation from getting worse. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:09:47 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Pit-Bulls-May-Be-Banned-In-Center-Point-After-Attack-118195979.html#IDComment135720427 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-House-OKs-Bill-Outlawing-Secret-Recording-on-Farms-118205859.html#IDComment135719190 What these activists seem to forget is that they are entering private property and invading someone's privacy. They don't help their cause when it's discovered that their editing and staged situations are meant to incite contempt when perhaps it's not justified. Anybody who disagrees with this legislation on freedom of speech grounds needs to understand that farms are not public places. It is just as invasive as if they came to your home with a hidden camera, edited it to fit their purpose, then aired it. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:01:55 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-House-OKs-Bill-Outlawing-Secret-Recording-on-Farms-118205859.html#IDComment135719190 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Mortgage-Snafu-Gets-Ankeny-Couple-Nearly-Free-Home-118162229.html#IDComment135718131 The story leaves us hanging, since it didn't give any details of what happened in court. As for the trick this couple pulled, it stinks. So far as I'm concerned, they committed theft on the grandest scale. Some folks may ask this couple how they can live with themselves. I'll answer that - they have no conscience whatsoever. Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:55:45 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Mortgage-Snafu-Gets-Ankeny-Couple-Nearly-Free-Home-118162229.html#IDComment135718131 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Mentor-Accused-Of-Sexually-Exploiting-Central-Iowa-Teen-118011679.html#IDComment135252053 Unless the kid never reads the paper or watches TV news, and unless the detectives never interviewed him (all of which is highly unlikely) he's already devastated. Another child who won't be able to trust anybody again. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:27:46 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Mentor-Accused-Of-Sexually-Exploiting-Central-Iowa-Teen-118011679.html#IDComment135252053 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Mentor-Accused-Of-Sexually-Exploiting-Central-Iowa-Teen-118011679.html#IDComment135251748 Unfortunately it isn't just in Iowa that this kind of sick garbage happens; it's everywhere. Rather than spending the money to prosecute and jail this creep, send him to the front line in the mid-east. If he becomes a casualty, hopefully it would save an innocent soldier from being that casualty. I'm not in favor of the death penalty because of all the mistakes that have been made, but I'm very much in favor of life in prison with no parole, and keeping these types in general population. It's cheaper, and sometimes, as with Jeffrey Dahmer, situations resolve themselves. By the way - did Dahmer's killer ever get charged for that? I never heard anything about it afterward. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:25:53 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Mentor-Accused-Of-Sexually-Exploiting-Central-Iowa-Teen-118011679.html#IDComment135251748 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Cedar-Rapids-Man-Claims-he-was-forced-to-take-a-guilty-plea-118038224.html#IDComment135250833 Not true jjestsaid - many people are backed so far in to a corner that they have to choose the lesser of two evils. And the way prosecutors distort supposed facts, betting on a jury isn't always the smart way to go either. Read "Guilty - The Collapse Of Criminal Justice." The author, a NY judge, says even if you're innocent and you're offered a choice between a plea bargain for a little time, and a jury trial for more time, what's wrong with having to make that decision?" That, to me, says it all. When a judge acknowledges innocent people can be railroaded, and oh well, what's wrong with that - it shows how crooked the justice system really can be. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:19:48 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Cedar-Rapids-Man-Claims-he-was-forced-to-take-a-guilty-plea-118038224.html#IDComment135250833 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Woman-Arrested-for-Making-Meth-at-Motel--118012374.html#IDComment135250156 All the drug treatment in the world won't help her if she's stupid enough to escape from custody, then goes out and does the same thing that she was in custody for in the first place. Remember - there's no cure for stupidity. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:15:44 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Woman-Arrested-for-Making-Meth-at-Motel--118012374.html#IDComment135250156 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Quaker-Signs-Will-be-Replaced-by-Pepsico-at-Cedar-Rapids-Plant-118056629.html#IDComment135249616 And of course the cost of those changes, however innocuous they may be, will be included in their products. That means price increases for signs that really aren't necessary. And as bigmikecri said, in a few years, they'll tear all the signs down because the facility will be moved across the border. Who really cares that Pepsico makes their ownership of Quaker more prominent? It means nothing to the consumer, except higher prices. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:12:23 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Quaker-Signs-Will-be-Replaced-by-Pepsico-at-Cedar-Rapids-Plant-118056629.html#IDComment135249616 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Man-Ordered-To-Close-Facebook-Account-117927379.html#IDComment134909991 I agree with lookinthemirror. If she in fact gave a different age, she knew she was setting someone up for legal trouble. Of course, it would be easy to get a transcript of the conversations, since they're likely to be stored on FaceBook's servers. That aside, there are plenty of teens out there who pull the same stunt, then go on to play victim when the whole thing comes to light. In a case like this, she ought to be suffering some consequences. As far as parents monitoring, you can monitor all you wish, but the kids will find a way around that. They're not stupid. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:28:21 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Iowa-Man-Ordered-To-Close-Facebook-Account-117927379.html#IDComment134909991 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Colonoscopies-Encouraged-In-Light-Of-New-Iowa-Cancer-Report-117953414.html#IDComment134908940 At least they're recommending one every 10 years, which makes sense. For a while, Mayo Clinic was recommending them every year. Of course, at two grand a peek, it's obvious they were looking at the financial gain and not the benefit of the patient. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:23:10 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Colonoscopies-Encouraged-In-Light-Of-New-Iowa-Cancer-Report-117953414.html#IDComment134908940 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Southwest-Iowa-Man-Giving-Away-Candy-Not-a-Threat--117854118.html#IDComment134508677 The scary part is that a kid could easily make up an accusation and the man would be toast immediately. Gone are the days that people can do things out of goodwill, lest you end up entangled in a nasty legal situation. Certainly kids shouldn't go up to strangers and in this day and age, someone handing out candy could be up to no good. But it says so much about how our society has changed, and not necessarily for the better. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:50:21 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Southwest-Iowa-Man-Giving-Away-Candy-Not-a-Threat--117854118.html#IDComment134508677 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Sioux-City-Police-Probe-Death-of-6-year-old-Boy--117735853.html#IDComment134049089 I have no mercy for anybody who abuses a child. None. Parents are supposed to be the protectors. You abuse a child, you go away for a very long time. No second chances, no "therapy", no work release or anything else short of a lengthy prison sentence without any good time. Anything less is reprehensible. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:56:47 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Sioux-City-Police-Probe-Death-of-6-year-old-Boy--117735853.html#IDComment134049089 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Davenport-Man-Charged-in-Womans-Death--117763923.html#IDComment134048494 As I see it, anybody who violates an OFP needs a very stiff prison sentence. Not probation, not a couple of years, but a long time. When it gets to the point that a court has to issue an order, and the defendant ignores that order, it says he/she will not change his/her ways. Some people will not change their violent ways, and need to be put away. If you do that, now you have the best OFP possible. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:53:23 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Davenport-Man-Charged-in-Womans-Death--117763923.html#IDComment134048494 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Tama-Crash-Victim-Family-Says-Driver-Needs-to-be-held-Accountable-117757103.html#IDComment134047659 Life without parole, because this should be treated as 1st degree murder. Murder 1 required premeditation, and in my opinion, this was premeditated. Deliberately driving - while in treatment - w/o a license, the driving history - it points to only one conclusion: he didn't care a bit about huring others, and when he planned on driving, he decided right there that he could easily kill someone. For those who want everyone to "look in to his eyes" sorry, but he made a conscious decision and someone is dead. Pretty simple. Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:48:49 +0000 http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Tama-Crash-Victim-Family-Says-Driver-Needs-to-be-held-Accountable-117757103.html#IDComment134047659