Loading ...
- RATE INCREASE: Alliant Energy is asking for a 14 percent rate hike to help pay for a wind farm and transmission upgrades
- MURDER CHARGE: A Johnson County man is facing murder charges for allegedly beating and strangling his girlfriend to death
- SANDQUIST SUSPENSION: Questions are being raised about whether a Southeast Polk student-athlete's suspension battle means his team's basketball substate game win is valid
- WATERS RISING: As melting continues river levels in central Iowa are rising, giving way to concern over flooding
- GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY: A bill to restructure state government and save the state $127 million has been signed into law by Gov. Culver
- BARNES HONORED: Iowa high school basketball star Harrison Barnes has been named McDonald's All American Player of the Year
- ANHYDROUS LEAK: Highway 17 near Boone is closed after a tanker hauling anhydrous ammonia crashed
- FLAGG FLOODING: Parts of George Flagg Parkway and SW 30th Street are closed because flood waters have gone over the road
- ROAD REPAIRS: Iowa is getting $12 million to help repair roads damaged by harsh winter weather
- RENEW IOWA: New home is first certified green home in the metro
- SNEAK PEEK: New Book On The Drake Diner Murder
- Energy Company Asks For 14 Percent Rate Hike
- Culver Signs Government Reorganization Bill
- Police: Man Breaks Into Church To Watch Porn
- Colonoscopy Helped Save Iowa Man's Life
- Ames Wants 100 Times Faster Internet Connection
- Woman Dies After Falling Into Well
- Truck Loaded With Batteries Flips Over
- Family Sues City Over Fire Response
- Flooding Update: Ice Jams Spark Flash Flood Warning
- News Minute: Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
- Bad blood detailed in Maine 'lobster wars' trial
- A look at the 2010 Cadillac CTS Wagon
- US-Iran tension plays out in Afghanistan
- US aid group attacked in NW Pakistan; 6 dead
- Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
- Ex-Marine sues Calif. city to get back police job
- Italy parliament passes justice measure
- Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
- Swedish artist has no regrets over prophet drawing
- Radio legend to run for president? (WorldNetDaily)
- Meeting With Biden, Palestinians Stick to Plan for Talks (Ethan Bronner/New York Times)
- White House Slaps Back at 'Troubled' Chief Justice (Ariane De Vogue/ABCNEWS)
- 'Acceptable' Risk - Attorney General Eric Holder and others ... (National Review)
- Times-Union poll confirms Rubio with huge GOP senate lead (Florida Times Union)
- Senate approves extension of tax breaks, unemployment benefits (Ben Pershing/Washington Post)
- Gov. Paterson's Plunge Bottoms Out, Quinnipiac University ... (Quinnipiac University)
- Van Hollen confirms end of Massa ethics probe (Jordan Fabian/The Hill)
- Va. budget plan would shrink general spending to 2006 levels (Washington Post)
- Obama approval rating at 43%: Rasmussen (Ed Morrissey/Hot Air)
- Alan Grayson Proposes A REAL Health Care Reform Bill (DownWithTyranny!)
- Financial Crisis Panel to Grill Greenspan (Washington Wire)
- 'Jihad Jane' faces terror charges (Sam Jones/Guardian)
- Women fliers honored 65 years after war efforts (Kevin Bohn/CNN)
- The majestic petulance of John Roberts (Glenn Greenwald/Salon)
July 10th, 2009 | 
Author: rriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary has unveiled 2009’s 100 new words. Here are a couple of them.
- carbon footprint
- Function: noun
- Date: 1999
: the negative impact that something (as a person or business) has on the environment ; specifically : the amount of carbon emitted by something during a given period
- fan fiction
- Function: noun
- Date: 1944
: stories involving popular fictional characters that are written by fans and often posted on the Internet —called also fan fic \-ˈfik\
vlog
Pronunciation: \ˈvlȯg, ˈvläg\ Function: noun Etymology: video + blog
- Date: 2002
: a blog that contains video material — vlog verb — vlog·ger noun
Posted in 
Tags: - Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires
- Boyfriend: 'Jihad Jane' suspect wasn't religious
- 'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38
- Biden: Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
- Obama takes health care overhaul push to Missouri
- Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
- Swedish artist has no regrets over prophet drawing
- Church abuse scandal reaches pope's brother
- Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
- Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town
- Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill
- California revenue jumps, tax refunds should be paid on time
- House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns
- Arab League chief says Mideast talks off
- World's mega-rich adding wealth, Carlos Slim No. 1
- NY governor in hot water, 2nd-in-command steps up
- U.S. says hikers detained in Iran call families
- Another runaway Toyota Prius reported
- "JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden
- Retaliation fears stalk Nigeria city after clashes
Livy: The Early History of Rome, Books I-V (Penguin Classics) (Bks. 1-5)
My Own Private Idaho - Criterion Collection
Database Systems: The Complete Book (2nd Edition)
Operational Art of War: Century of Warfare
The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, Book 3)