en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/771562 Comments by michaelhunt http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/09/13/use-of-icpd%e2%80%99s-new-riot-gear-sparks-emotional-debate#IDComment98831643 I am all for mandatory civil service. Forget about the draft; make it a requirement - at least two years military service plus two additional service to the state. The two additional years could either be more military service or any civil service. Bring back the Work Corps, too. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 04:42:04 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/09/13/use-of-icpd%e2%80%99s-new-riot-gear-sparks-emotional-debate#IDComment98831643 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/09/13/use-of-icpd%e2%80%99s-new-riot-gear-sparks-emotional-debate#IDComment98726488 Echoboomers vs Babyboomers - coming to a city near you! Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:14:48 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/09/13/use-of-icpd%e2%80%99s-new-riot-gear-sparks-emotional-debate#IDComment98726488 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/07/iowa-city-shifts-gears-on-split-bar-idea#IDComment97575630 Oops. Sorry bro. Got the 7.62mm and 5.56mm rounds mixed up in my head...too late! Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:11:35 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/07/iowa-city-shifts-gears-on-split-bar-idea#IDComment97575630 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/08/neighbors-not-happy-with-construction-of-new-trail#IDComment97575558 First of all, the complainer of the story has a piece of private property. Fact two: Ms. Complainer's property is next to the trail. Message to complainer: Put up a fence and be happy that your land is not state-owned. You have all the privacy you purchased! If Ms. Complainer and other NIMBY people cannot get involved and informed about uses of PUBLIC land, then it is your own fault! I always laughed at people who complained about the empty lot next to them developing a Walgreens. If you (or your neighbors) didn't want the development in "your back yard," did you do anything about it? Could a corporation have been created to purchase the land on the behalf of neighbors to assure the municipalities didn't build a landfill!?!? Don't complain. This trail system adds value to the area. Don't like it? MOVE! Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:10:34 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/08/neighbors-not-happy-with-construction-of-new-trail#IDComment97575558 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/07/iowa-city-shifts-gears-on-split-bar-idea#IDComment97574948 Just change the drinking age back to 18 or 19! If one is old enough to carry a 5.62mm weapon to kill in the theater of war, then I think it is appropriate for those people to decide for themselves if drinking alcohol has negative effects. Once again, the older folks get to make the rules for the younger folks because all the younger people could care less about the workings of the government. GET INVOLVED! Make a difference, and VOTE! Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:02:52 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/government/2010/09/07/iowa-city-shifts-gears-on-split-bar-idea#IDComment97574948 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/09/01/28-illegal-immigrants-from-iowa-arrested-in-ice-midwest-operation#IDComment96574936 The United Nations...what a joke! You might as well report it to the National Enquirer. The UN has no authority to take action on a nation. Where was the UN boys/girls when we were torturing terrorists 30,000 feet up in CIA planes? I have a "resolution" for the United Nations...disband. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:50:24 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/09/01/28-illegal-immigrants-from-iowa-arrested-in-ice-midwest-operation#IDComment96574936 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/09/01/28-illegal-immigrants-from-iowa-arrested-in-ice-midwest-operation#IDComment96556611 Target the illegal moms that are all getting pregnant in hopes to anchor themselves to America because their offspring will be US citizens. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 08:51:19 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/09/01/28-illegal-immigrants-from-iowa-arrested-in-ice-midwest-operation#IDComment96556611 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/29/ui-student-being-held-on-multiple-charges#IDComment95858320 Model citizen! Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:27:09 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/29/ui-student-being-held-on-multiple-charges#IDComment95858320 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/23/cedar-rapids-man-charged-with-threatening-ex-wife-children#IDComment94860732 His original comment: "He stinks of Al Quada or Taliban!" Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:25:54 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/23/cedar-rapids-man-charged-with-threatening-ex-wife-children#IDComment94860732 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/blogs/docs-office/2010/08/23/btn-analyst-says-big-ten-perception-changing-after-bowl-wins-expansion#IDComment94860296 GO HAWKS! Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:21:56 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/blogs/docs-office/2010/08/23/btn-analyst-says-big-ten-perception-changing-after-bowl-wins-expansion#IDComment94860296 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/23/cedar-rapids-man-charged-with-threatening-ex-wife-children#IDComment94853273 For some reason I keep hearing the song "Frayed Ends of Sanity" by Metallica in my head when I look at this article/pic. Over and over - "Frayed Ends of Sanity - Hear Them Calling...Hear Them Calling Me!" Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:20:12 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/23/cedar-rapids-man-charged-with-threatening-ex-wife-children#IDComment94853273 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/23/cedar-rapids-man-charged-with-threatening-ex-wife-children#IDComment94852795 Yes, he is a real piece of work, and I dislike anyone that would hurt anybody, let alone one's own family like this creep. I'm just sayin' - it doesn't mean he is flying the next plane into a federal building or organizing a terrorist camp in Afghanistan. Wife/child abuser - not for me to decide; terrorist - one never knows; but saying something like what he did to his wife and kids - really makes you question how smart he is! To pin distrust on a whole culture is pretty bold. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:16:12 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/23/cedar-rapids-man-charged-with-threatening-ex-wife-children#IDComment94852795 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/23/cedar-rapids-man-charged-with-threatening-ex-wife-children#IDComment94847213 Because all people with the name Mohammed or al-Whatever are terrorists!?!? Give me a break! Odds are that real terrorists like to lay low and not cause the kind of drama this guy is causing. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:28:26 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/23/cedar-rapids-man-charged-with-threatening-ex-wife-children#IDComment94847213 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/23/distracted-by-pet-ferret-driver-rolls-suv-in-southwest-cedar-rapids#IDComment94833255 I made this same point about animals in the car when the text message law was being passed. Do we now need to legislate ferrets? Or should the geniuses in the State Capitol just figure out that one cannot legislate away stupidity and carelessness. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:22:10 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/23/distracted-by-pet-ferret-driver-rolls-suv-in-southwest-cedar-rapids#IDComment94833255 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/23/child-with-lighter-sparks-cedar-rapids-house-fire#IDComment94832923 Accidents happen people. Stop chastising the mother and her assumed smoking habit. People make mistakes, right? At least the story had a happy ending - nobody got hurt! Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:19:01 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/08/23/child-with-lighter-sparks-cedar-rapids-house-fire#IDComment94832923 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/15/three-rescued-by-boat-after-ignoring-flooded-road-warnings#IDComment93318802 If the warnings aren't posted on Facebook, shown on MTV or broadcasted on X-Box 360 Live, then it won't reach anyone between the ages of 16-22. Do you think these kids actually read the news? Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:38:05 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/15/three-rescued-by-boat-after-ignoring-flooded-road-warnings#IDComment93318802 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/13/man-arrested-for-sexual-contact-with-underage-males-in-park#IDComment92955350 Sadly, or not sadly (depending on your viewpoint), this guy stands little chance of survival in the "big house" if convicted. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:16:23 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/13/man-arrested-for-sexual-contact-with-underage-males-in-park#IDComment92955350 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/04/developers-file-lawsuit-against-johnson-county-assessor#IDComment90921512 More people like these developers need to stand up against the tyranny of weasels like Greazel. Thu, 5 Aug 2010 03:45:48 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/08/04/developers-file-lawsuit-against-johnson-county-assessor#IDComment90921512 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/docs-office/2010/08/03/iowa-ad-series-with-iowa-state-could-face-road-blocks-with-expanded-big-ten-schedule#IDComment90678898 The Hawkeyes stand nothing to gain and everything to lose by playing Iowa State. Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:37:09 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/docs-office/2010/08/03/iowa-ad-series-with-iowa-state-could-face-road-blocks-with-expanded-big-ten-schedule#IDComment90678898 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/07/21/how-often-are-you-watched-surveillance-cameras-popping-up#IDComment87985404 Big Brother is watching you! Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:07:40 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/07/21/how-often-are-you-watched-surveillance-cameras-popping-up#IDComment87985404