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• Crocs are dangerous. No, not the toothy reptiles; the clogs.

  Justin Rogers | August 04, 2008 9:00 AM | 31 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Are you a fan of the colorful, rubbery-feeling, plastic clogs known as Crocs? Crocs, Inc. , founded in 2002, produces footwear for men, women, and children and has a $874.4 million total revenue....

• America the melting pot is having a meltdown.

  Steve Lombardi | October 25, 2008 9:00 AM | 26 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  When it comes to labeling the opposition for the sake of votes America needs to get a reality check. Brian Smith posted about the lawsuits being filed concerning Barack Obama’s birth...

• Air Force senior airman, Danielle N. Brinser from Ottumwa, Iowa killed in Ohio mva crash

  Steve Lombardi | March 23, 2009 11:39 PM | 25 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Ottumwa, Iowa native Danielle N. Brinser, 20, a senior airman at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was killed when trying to cross Ohio 444 on a green light. The other vehicle failed to stop and yield...

• Tradition is Tradition and Palin Should Bite the Head off the Republicans Latest Red Herring

  Steve Lombardi | August 02, 2009 6:45 PM | 21 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Well, she did it again. She’s avoided the library. It's reported that Sarah Palin was to speak at the Simi Valley Republican Women's event at the Reagan Library. The latest Palin-PR...

• Multi-car-truck collision in rural Iowa kills two - One vehicle 3 collisions and then catches fire.

  Steve Lombardi | May 26, 2009 10:02 PM | 21 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Two people died while another five suffered injuries in Washington County, Iowa. This multiple car collision happened on May 23, 2009 at Highway 92 and Lexington Avenue around 2:37 P.M. The crash...

• Illinois motorcycle helmets remains voluntary

  Steve Lombardi | April 08, 2009 4:23 PM | 18 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The Illinois Senate has rejected a mandatory helmet plan for those riding on a motorcycle. This is one of the more frivolous legislative efforts by the State of Illinois Legislature. The research on...

• Another Traffic Stop Tasering – Low Communication Skills Exemplify Low IQ Decision

  Steve Lombardi | August 18, 2009 1:14 PM | 17 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I’ve been covering the use of Tasers and what appears to be both an abuse of power by law enforcement along with embarrassment for the rest of the department. Take a look at the arrest of this...

• O'Connell, an Irish family, is devasted after van crash in Iowa. (Updated 06/21/2009)

  Steve Lombardi | June 17, 2009 3:48 PM | 17 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  This is one of those accidents I hate writing about but without this posting the relatives and friends back in Ireland may wonder about how to obtain information concerning the O'Connell family. I...

• School Safety / Cheerleading: Dropping like flies

  Megan Roth | September 22, 2008 9:08 PM | 16 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I admit - when I was ‘flying’ I got the feeling I was superhuman - like I could defy gravity. Boy, was I wrong. Hitting the mat is more than just painful; it’s terrifying. And for good reason.At...

• The Public Accepts Casual Taser Use and Death Because It's A Clean Kill

  Steve Lombardi | August 19, 2009 9:23 AM | 14 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Tasers are without a doubt capable of causing either alone or in combination with other human factors, a person to die. Even if there is no proof that Taser alone can cause a death, and I’m...