Mon, 7 August 2006
State Department spokesman Tom Casey describes our stakes in the war in Lebanon. Henry Edmondson says the ghost of John Dewey still haunts the halls of American schools. It's time for a ghost-buster. Yaron Brook from the Ayn Rand Institute says the West should support the Israeli war against Hezbollah with moral certitude and without restraint. |
Fri, 4 August 2006
A tragic motorcycle accident...survivor is charged with vehicular homicide. Why? Then Gary DeMar is a skeptic of end times prophecy. "End Times Madness". He examines the "Left Behind" series and Joel Rosenberg's prophetic novels.
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Thu, 3 August 2006
More silly noise from the culture war. Then, Joel Rosenberg and "The Copper Scroll"... another best selling prophetic novel about the Middle East. Plus, listeners re-write a conservative public service announcement they way liberals would. |
Wed, 2 August 2006
Dr. Chad Rohlfsen is looking for a few good bodies for a chiropractic survey, plus talks about the childhood vaccines. (He's a skeptic) Chris Prentice from Passages has "The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure"... how to help Mel Gibson. Dr. Ann Blake Tracy on the Andrea Yates Not Guilty Verdict...says her "cure" was the "cause". |
Tue, 1 August 2006
Bill Northey from the Iowa Energy Alliance and Republican candidate for Ag Secretary. Congressman Jim Nussle wants to be Governor. And is this the real Mel Gibson? Is booze a truth serum?
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Mon, 31 July 2006
Back from vacation... "Take This Job and Ship It" Senator Byron Dorgan describes How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America"... then, Gov Mitt Romney in Iowa for a fundraiser "hugs a tar baby"... big mistake? |
Fri, 28 July 2006
Steve Winzenberg in for vacationing Jan Mickelson (No Program Description)
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Thu, 27 July 2006
Bob Quinn in for vacationing Jan Mickelson (no program description)
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Wed, 26 July 2006
Evan Stuart for vacationing Jan Mickelson What does it mean to be an American?
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Tue, 25 July 2006
Ross Peterson filled in as host for Jan Mickelson. Ross talked to local activist Pete Rose, who is calling for the resignation of two Des Moines City Council members for their part in the CIETC scandal. This is roughly 40 minutes of Tuesday's broadcast. |
Mon, 24 July 2006
Trent Rice for vactioning Jan Mickelson (no program descriptions) |
Fri, 21 July 2006
Trent Rice for vacationing Jan Mickelson (no program description)
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Thu, 20 July 2006
Feedback on the stem cell veto. Then, should Iowa raise the minimum wage? Elaine Ditsler and Peter Fisher from the Iowa Policy Project say Iowa has fallen behind. |
Wed, 19 July 2006
Hey! Iowa has landed the USYSA Nationals...a hugely prestigious soccer tournament. Big honor, big bucks. West Des Moines Soccer guru Frank Gurnick with the story. Then, those refugees from war in Lebanon are what from where? And the want OUR help? Then, Senator Harkin has a big day with the success of his stem cell bill. Then, President's ethicist Dr. Leon Cass tells why it should be vetoed. |
Tue, 18 July 2006
How much is your collectible car worth? Dana Mecum and Larry Kline answer our sheet metal lust questions. 815-568-8888 Then, is the Marriage Protection Act a scam? Andrea Lafferty from the Traditional Values Coalition thinks so. Then, should we "rescue" the 25,000 Americans in Lebanon? |
Mon, 17 July 2006
Lotsa openline time. Mike Frederlick says it's time for a "Fair Tax". Newt Gingrich says we are in the beginning of World War III. And the Senate nukes the fence. Huh? |
Fri, 14 July 2006
Nick Van Patten is running against incumbent Democratic State Senator Matt McCoy. Issues. Dennis Avi Lipkin with an Israeli insight into the war in Lebanon. Walmart is changing its rules on shoplifting. We get silly. Then, the person formerly known as the nearly Psychic Suzy. |
Thu, 13 July 2006
More on the eminent domain debate. Rep Jeff Kaufman with some last minute thoughts before the special session. Rep Ed Fallon with more. And in between, more on the CIETC scandal.
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Wed, 12 July 2006
Iowa State Senator Jeff Lamberti is running for congress against incumbent Congressman Leonard Boswell. Issues. Money and Immigration. Then, Congressman Steve King is under attack for wanting to do away with bilingual ballots. Why? |
Tue, 11 July 2006
First, mugged by the Etiquette Lady, Patricia Tice. She runs shape- up-your-manners seminars for kids and corporations. Plus, she's a tea pusher. Then, Governor Mark Warner from Virginia is Iowa testing the presidential water. Then, Pierre Pierce is up for parole...already....or enough already? |
Mon, 10 July 2006
John Stossel writes about our "Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity"... and cures my red car phobia. I get an honorary degree in auto-paint psychology. Gov Mike Huckabee explores Iowa and the presidency. The Media Research Center reports that major news outlets are spinning the so-call gay marriage issue. |
Fri, 7 July 2006
The Yoda of the hard left... Howard with his "Original Zinn" ....fun and spirited snottiness. Then, what would cause Iowa nurses to go on strike? Then, Congressman James Leach gives insight into the mind of North Korean dictator, "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Ill. |
Thu, 6 July 2006
Dr. Mary Manz Simon talks about "Trend-Savvy Parenting"... unfortunately it doesn't involve a resurgence of kid whacking. Then, Tim Bascom tells about his "Chameleon Days" as a MK in Ethiopia. (a Saturday book signing at Barnes and Noble in Des Moines) Michael Fumento back from Iraq and "The New Band of Brothers." great stories. |
Fri, 30 June 2006
"Devil's Teeth" the true story of obsession and survival among America's Great White Sharks...Susan Casey, a great story teller. And with a contest for a trip for our own Shark Adventure! Then, water bullet ballistics. Frosty Wooldridge is a 21st Century Paul Revere calling us to alarm over an invasion of illegals...a July 1st rally at the Iowa Capital. |
Fri, 30 June 2006
The first American accused of murdering "civilians" in Iraq. "Warlord" Ilario Pantano. What a story! Very inspirational. Clive starts a stop-light fund-raiser. Clive City Manager Henderson defends the new cameras. Lance Armstrong is coming to Iowa to ride in Ragbrai. "Lance Armstrong's War" Daniel Coyle. Then, did Rush get the shaft?
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Wed, 28 June 2006
The Flag Protection Amendment failed by one vote. What does this mean? Then, can a white guy be a victim of a "hate" crime? What important fact was left out of this story? |
Wed, 28 June 2006
Congressman Steve King explains his Voting Rights Act renewal opposition, plus he gets an autographed picture of Helen Thomas. Then, Polk County Medical Examiner, Gregory Schmunk tells us some great inside stories about his profession...our very own CSI consultant.
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Mon, 26 June 2006
Energy savings with a new technology. Energy Guard. Wayne Essink is the Energy Doctor...a contest drawing. 515-963-9681 Then, Iowa taxpayers are footing the medical bills of a prisoner for more than $250,000. Why? The question reduces one hostile caller to song. |
Fri, 23 June 2006
Talkin' about everything. Wide open. Bay Buchanan in Iowa to talk about immigration reform from "Team America"... and who doesn't want to increase the minimum wage? |
Thu, 22 June 2006
From the Profit Zone, Don DeWaay talks about how to preserve money during economic downtimes. 800-722-9861 Joyce Schulte is appalled at a Congressman Steve King political joke... and a hooligan beats up a cyclist, Dave Lippold, for slowing him down. And canceling an AOL account, how hard can that be anyhow? |
Wed, 21 June 2006
This may be the best complete program we've ever done on the state of Iowa's education system. We deal with just about every cliche and excuse offered up by the education establishment for under-achieving. From KIPP Academy in Chicago, Jim O'Conner takes failing inner city minority kids and gets them ready for college. How do they do it? Listen. The National Council on Teacher Quality measures how well Iowa colleges teach teachers to teach. Short answer. They flunk. Judy Hintz from Education Resources picks up the pieces when kids don't learn to read. How? Everyone with concerns for children's education should hear this segment. |
Tue, 20 June 2006
An Iowan who is an expert in Brazilian history. Who knew? James Hufferd with a two-volume set. 888-280-7715 Then, Jeremy Lott "In Defense of Hypocrisy" Picking Sides in the War On Virtue. I violate my own Hip-o-critic Oath...darn it. Then, killed and mutilated in Iraq...how to respond?
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Mon, 19 June 2006
So what did Grover Cleveland have to say about Iowa being turned down for disaster relief? Then, Senator Burton Brimely with SF 3798 Progressive Ammo Act of 2006. Most other professions get tested, why not Iowa teachers?
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Fri, 16 June 2006
Rep Jeff Kaufman, with a last-ditch call to action on the eminent domain veto over-ride. (a technical issue abbreviates or sound file, sorry) a talk-show over-ride. :)
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Thu, 15 June 2006
Should the Iowa legislature reconvene to over-ride the Vilsack veto of the bi-partisan eminent domain bill? Scott Bullock who argued Kelo before the Supreme Court, and Iowa Senator Bob Brunkhorst who sponsored the bill agree. Phyllis Schlafly exposes "The Supremacists" judicial tyranny. Then, we almost debate atheist Michael Newdow. Then, stop-sign politics and the culture war. |
Wed, 14 June 2006
Another attack by the anti-smoking nazis...gawd bless 'em. NRA guru Wayne Lapierre says there is a "Global War On Your Guns" And former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel wants to be president. And he wants all of us to have a direct vote on laws. |
Tue, 13 June 2006
Senator Paul McKinley reacts to the Vilsack veto of the pay for teacher performance package passed by the legislature. Much spirited discussion. Plus an encore visit by a talented kindergarten teacher who is a phonics super star. Dropping test scores. Education Spending. Pay comparisons. Teacher pay and class sizes. Listener Reaction. |
Mon, 12 June 2006
An update on everything, including pictures of "expended condums" on the MTA. Michelle Goldberg issues a warning of the "Kingdom Coming" The Rise of Christian Nationalism. ...and other mythical beasts. |
Fri, 9 June 2006
Rusty Johnson from Elevate2Inpire is coming to Iowa to do a concert for the "Desire to Inspire Conference" in Indianola Saturday June 10th. 515-288-1981 ext 303 for details. Chris Klicka from HSLDA The 2006 NICHE Conference. "The History of Honor" and what the death of Zarqawi means...Jim Bowman. |
Thu, 8 June 2006
Immigration attorney Jim Benzoni represents a recent East High School grad who illegally emigrated from Honduras and now faces deportation. Estephanie Izaquirre talks to Iowans about her story. Powerful. Then, Eric Buehrer says school teachers and administrators need to know the law before they can educate students about our country's religious history. Jim Hawkins from Professional Educators in Iowa is brining Eric to Iowa to help educators understand the law about freedom of religion in the public square. Wednesday June 14th First Assembly of God 2725 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines. |
Wed, 7 June 2006
Jan sits in for Steve Deace and does a commentary...brilliant of course. |
Wed, 7 June 2006
More feedback on the CIETC scandal, Indians (from India) think white people are morons, and the Des Moines School Board is racist if it doesn't use race as a hiring criteria. Ken Yancey from SCORE wants to help Iowa start-up businesses. 800-634-0245 Then, why would real teachers fear performance based pay? |
Tue, 6 June 2006
Local political activist, Pete Rose is incensed about council members who had to resign in disgrace from CIETC are still taking up space on City Council. Gary DeMar says if your kid has "666" somewhere on his scalp, it's just a birthmark. Eastern Iowa congressional candidate Brian Kennedy, then gay marriage? |
Mon, 5 June 2006
Mike Riddle has solved the creation-evolution debate. (Speaking at the Pella Community Center Monday June 5-6 at 7 pm) info-line 641-780-4839 "Big Sky Cooking" with Meredith Brokaw and Ellen Wright...great western recipes. (a sample) Sal Mohamed wants to be Iowa's governor. Bill Dix wants to be congressman from Iowa's 1st District. |
Fri, 2 June 2006
"American Courage" great first person stories of heroism. Herbert Warden. Gubernatorial candidate Ed Fallon questions the Iowa Values Fund and worries about a Vilsack veto of the recent imminent domain legislation. Then a recent Iowa High School grad who is also an illegal immigrant gets deportation papers. Good idea? |
Thu, 1 June 2006
The educrat says it's time to extend high school to 5 years for slower students. Good idea? Are women school administrators part of the problem? Then, Larry Schweikart says the anti-war movement has actually made the military more efficient and more lethal. "America's Victories" Why the U.S. Wins Wars and Will Win the War on Terror" |
Wed, 31 May 2006
Bill Bryson "A Short History of Nearly Everything" is back home, nostalgic about Iowa. Is it Heaven? No, it's Texas with a new 80 mph speed limit. Then, David Barton defends the founders against false charges of Masonery. |
Tue, 30 May 2006
Sonya Heitshusen from WHO TV 13 gives us an insight into the continuing CIETC investigation. Scott Taylor talks about Lyme Disease on our healthline, cuz it's tick season. Really, this affects way more people than you would think and with serious damage. If you have pets and kids, LISTEN... that's an order. |
Fri, 26 May 2006
You can't get stunned if you live in Denison, Iowa. (read the fine print) Then, Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidates distance themselves from Iowa's packing industry. Why? Chris Simcox heads the Minuteman, a volunteer civilian border patrol. He's looking for volunteers from Iowa. Then, follow-ups on the Senate immigration amnesty bill. Lotsa bytes. |
Thu, 25 May 2006
My bear phobia kicks up again... and my friend sends me a canister of anti-dog spray which doesn't work.....what is she trying to say? Then, Iowa high school students are being warned about car-jacking situations and how to avoid them. In Iowa! |
Wed, 24 May 2006
Senator Charles Grassley talks about the current Senate immigration debate and everyone checks in with reaction and opinion. |
Tue, 23 May 2006
John Cox is a Republican presidential candidate with an early start in Iowa. Issues. "The Party of Death, the Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life." Ramesh Ponnuru Then, what if we don't protect marriage? Maggie Gallagher gives the worst case scenario. |
Mon, 22 May 2006
Talk about a Monday buzz kill, "Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire"... Morris Berman likes to beat himself up, so we help him. Then, deer huggers think 15 varmits per square mile is the ideal. AAAAAAAARRRRGGGG! You ever wonder why the immigration problem seems to be illusive to the political class? Jerome Corsi thinks he knows. NAFTA and money. A new cuss word. If you ever run out of invective, call somebody a "Sacerdotal Flagist".... I double-dog dare ya. |
Fri, 19 May 2006
Lotsa Friday open-line time. A review of the week's issues...spirited discussion....silly and almost coherent at times. |
Thu, 18 May 2006
"What Would The Founders Do?" Richard Brookhiser. How would our forebears handle our problems? 50 State Comparisons for 2006. How'd we do? Mark Duff. "I Gave Up My Life to Find IT" Jule Gaige maybe the I AM... ok. Then fun and games with rural garbage. (You'll have to listen to find out) |
Wed, 17 May 2006
"Guest of the Ayatollah" the first Battle in America's War with Militant Islam. Mark Bowden. Then, the little girl is starved to death by an illegitimate parent. Then, Blaine Cochran highlights an up-coming Worldview Weekend for culture warriors who wish to hone their skills. Jim Haner is a real "Soocerhead" a funny look at America's game. Then what do people-eating Florida gators have in common with Iowa long-legged prairie rats? (deer) |
Tue, 16 May 2006
"Awakening Hippocrates" Dr. Edward O'Neil with a primer on health, poverty and global service. Congressman Steve King reacts to President Bush's immigration speech. Dog trainer Dana Fedman with PupStart tries to bite-proof the universe. Shelby Steele tries to relieve "White Guilt". |
Mon, 15 May 2006
Michael Anthony performs "Fly With the Eagle"...an anti-illegal alien country song. (downloadable ) Drake University students debate the immigration issue. Frank Beard from Citizens for a Tight Border tangles with student activity activist Joe Quinn. William Gheen from Americans for Legal Immigration, then Jason Marocheck from "We Hire Aliens" a website which tracks employers who hire illegals. |
Fri, 12 May 2006
It's Lyme Disease season. Judy Weig with an tick season warning. 515-432-3628 for an upcoming seminar. Father Frank Bognanno from Christ the King is going to do a seminar on the Da Vinci Deception. Oh, and BTW, another book by the same title, also good. Then, the Suzy curse. |
Thu, 11 May 2006
Richard Sipe tells about "Sex, Priests, and Secret Codes". What to do about child abusing priests. Then the mom of a little girl, mauled by a pit bull tells her story giving healing update and what she hopes the law can do to prevent more incidents in the future. |
Wed, 10 May 2006
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Tue, 9 May 2006
Iowan Tobin Miller is in the cast of United 93. As an air traffic controller he is an eyewitness to history. Presidential and congressional approval ratings are in the tank. What to do? Congressman Steve King back from Arizona border patrol...horrific stories. |
Mon, 8 May 2006
Carrie Lukas with the "Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex and Feminism" says eventually we may begin to honor moms and motherhood. Then the Vatican says folks who believe the Bible are pagans, but God may have had a small part in creation, while a Brussels Bishop says it is our Christian duty to turn churches into mosques for illegal aliens...no, really. Then a plague of geese. |
Fri, 5 May 2006
So... let's beat up on a different Kennedy for a change...as long as its in the same gene pool, it counts. A bunch of really great openline. |
Thu, 4 May 2006
The 2006 Asian Heritage Festival is coming up... Then, can Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio teach Iowans anything about illegal immigration? |
Wed, 3 May 2006
United 93 is a grim but inspirational movie about 911. Lou Dobbs echoes the high cost of cheap labor in Iowa. Then, Iowa restaurant chislers. Plus, Deputy Ag Secretary Chuck Conner says ethanol progress is being made. Steve Camarota from the Center for Immigration Studies says immigration control is truly a multi-partisan issue. The poll numbers are huge! |
Wed, 3 May 2006
More intense immigration discussion. Congressional Candidate Mike Whalen wants the 1st District job. Great conversation. |
Mon, 1 May 2006
It's May 1st and it's a Day Without Immigrants. How ya holding up? Iowans continue to respond to immigration protestors. Spirited discussion.
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Fri, 28 April 2006
Iowans react to the upcoming Mayday "A Day Without Immigrants".. but, not in the way organizers were hoping for though, and to the new Hispanic version of the National Anthem, Nuestro Himno. |
Thu, 27 April 2006
How about a great public school success! Woodlawn Elementary School kindergarten teacher Patti Fiderlick has her class reading at the 2nd Grade level! How? With a highly creative phonics course. Congressman Steve King wonders why the Register did a response to a King editorial which they didn't choose to print in the paper. Then, culture warrior Gary DeMarr talks about the theology of immigration. |
Wed, 26 April 2006
"Why Birds Sing" David Rothenberg. Really. Kevin McLaughlin with Iowans for Discounted Taxes want to bribe seniors to stay in Iowa. "Leading from the Front" Courtney Lynch a Marine with a mission to teach leadership. Then, Iowa immigration redux.
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Tue, 25 April 2006
Another pit bull mauls a child i n Iowa. Nuff? Spirited debate. Tama County Assistant Prosecutor Richard VanderMey gives the inside story on the cost of law enforcement and illegal aliens. |
Mon, 24 April 2006
I busted my compassion gland. How come? Then, the internet chain letter re: the Brown Recluse Spider. The pictures are awful. The stories Iowans tell are worse... totally justifiying my arachnobia. Then, Iowa City educrats get rolled by a Wisconsin atheist Annie-Laurie Gaylor. The plug gets pulled on a volunteer fundraiser basketball game, designed to raise money to repair tornado damage on St Patrick's Church after atheists threaten to sue. Chuck Hurley says his organization, The Iowa Family Policy Center, will defend any Iowa institution in the future against any future bogus threats. 1-877-866-IFPC
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Fri, 21 April 2006
Democrats say Iowa lacks diversity, so we should lose our first in the nation position for presidential politics. What about universal tagging of farm animals? Dr. Stanley Greenspan talks about "Engaging Autism" . Then, Tim Hamilton says it ain't Arabs and Ethanol driving up gas prices. Guess who? |
Thu, 20 April 2006
John Cox for President 2008. Throwing out the first presidential pitch. Then, what to do when a high school editorial cartoon assignment doesn't pass the ideological teacher test. |
Wed, 19 April 2006
Eyal Press and "Absolute Convictions" the story of early abortion wars in Buffalo. Then, the President can't control his own front yard. Peter LaBarbara with Americans for Truth talks about the sexual politicizing of an Easter Egg roll. Lotsa open conversation about stuff. (odeo/7bc7708219715f9c) |
Tue, 18 April 2006
Graduation rates in Des Moines schools are dropping, but Jonathan Narcisse says it's worse than you think. Then, what do we want to say to the Rev Fred "Billy-Bob" Phelps? He gets a bit piece of Iowa's mind. |
Mon, 17 April 2006
The Hollywood film industry has ADHD. All the big money makers affirm traditional values, yet they produce garbage. Why? Dr. Ted Baehr with MovieGuide. Then Dr. Chad Rohlfsen says Iowans would have done better without the mumps innoculation. How did we get the income tax anyhow? |
Fri, 14 April 2006
I byte cha one byte at a time with a wrap-up of the most absurd stuff of the week. Dan Gainor trains us how to detect media spin. And is Senator McCain right about Americans? There are jobs that we not only won't do, but can't?
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Thu, 13 April 2006
Frank Beard started a new Drake University student organization CTB, Citizens for Tight Borders. Then, Jerome Corsi say phoey on the "...we are running out of fossil fuel so expect to pay more..." argument. "Black Gold Strangelhold" says oil is produced within the core of the planet, not by liquified dinosaur parts.
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Wed, 12 April 2006
Why is everybody pickin' on Archie? Should he resign from city council. Natalie Myers and Judy Flynn from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services answers questions about the new Medicare Prescriptions Drug Coverage. 800-633-4227 or 800-351-4664 for SHPS.
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Tue, 11 April 2006
Congressman Steve King with lots of immigration related information. Jeannie Eller from Action Reading (800-378-1046) describes the most efficient way to teach ESL (English as Second Language) classes and why literacy should be achieved by the end of the first grade.
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Mon, 10 April 2006
Red-State Comedian Brad Stine "Live from Middle America" gets silly and profound. Iowa is passing the Fred Phelps Law... and the best known use of a Harley. More Iowa reaction to pro-illegal immigration rallies. |
Thu, 6 April 2006
New Mickelson in the Morning jargon. I explain what "Getting the Bennie Gibbs" is all about. Will Iowa Corn Growers be blamed for higher gas prices this summer? Then, Chad Thompson and Dr. Warren Throckmorton propose new communication guidelines for dealing with sex orientation issues in public schools. Then, Suzy....the one formerly known as the Nearly Psychic Suzy. |
Thu, 6 April 2006
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