Miscellaneous

• Iowa's RAGBRAI Mania, like the Tour in France brings out the best and worst in People

  Steve Lombardi | August 02, 2009 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  With RAGBRAI wheeling through Iowa we have pro-bikers and con-bikers making the news. For those of you who don’t know about RAGRBRAI it stands for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle...

• Will Wall Street's lawyer layoffs slow down the number of CEO’s involved in financial crimes?

  Steve Lombardi | July 31, 2009 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Like many of you I’ve read the stories about lawyers being laid off in growing numbers. It got me wondering if these layoffs were perhaps a good thing. First the number of financial...

• A New Reality Show Called "Real Life", Beckons You to Parkersburg, Iowa

  Steve Lombardi | July 30, 2009 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The EF5 tornado in Parkersburg, Iowa that leveled the town on May 25, 2008 is still being felt. An EF5 tornado is the most violent tornado possible and is based on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The...

• Boating Safety News You Can Use - Where do you find safety information?

  Steve Lombardi | July 28, 2009 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – I’ve heard it said that in Minnesota there are two seasons: fishing and hunting. With over 10,000 lakes the DNR has an enormous task of...

• Iowa Bank Sued Over Certificate's of Deposit

  Steve Lombardi | July 28, 2009 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Meta Bank of Iowa is being sued by 8 groups who bought fraudulent COD’s after former employee Charlene Marie Pickhinke of Sac City plead guilty to stealing $4.2 million from the bank. In...

• Passing on the shoulder in rural Iowa requires reducing one's speed

  Steve Lombardi | July 27, 2009 5:17 PM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On July 8th 2009 Daniel Kult was heading South of Timber Ave. when he attempted to pass another Southbound vehicle on the left shoulder, when he tried to bring his vehicle back onto the road he lost...

• States Should Begin Jailing Mothers Who Wrongfully Identify Men in Paternity Actions

  Steve Lombardi | July 27, 2009 10:45 AM | 5 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  It should be called the Hatley Amendment, in honor of Frank Hatley, a 50-year-old man who’s been in jail since June 2008 for not paying child support even though two separate DNA tests...

• Lost Brain-Injured Des Moines Man Demonstrates the Need for Wearing a Helmet

  Steve Lombardi | July 26, 2009 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  He has a brain injury and from what the reports state he is easily confused. Norris Price walked away from a local area hospital on Saturday around 12:30 p.m. He’s 6’4”, weighs 224...

• Just Another Day in Paradise for Downtown Pedestrians and DART Drivers

  Steve Lombardi | July 24, 2009 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Here we go again with another DART-pedestrian accident in downtown Des Moines. What is going on? On July 9th 2009 Veronica Lima of West Des Moines was dropped off on 9th and Walnut when DART bus...

• Iowa Board of Medicine Charges Surgeon Involving Consent to Perform a Tubal Ligation

  Steve Lombardi | July 23, 2009 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On July 8, 2009 an Iowa surgeon was charged by the Iowa Board of Medicine as follows: Paragraph 12. The Board alleges that Respondent failed to conform to the minimum standard of acceptable...