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John McCain at the Des Moines Register Editorial Board
Angry John McCain at the Des Moines Register Editorial Board
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McCain wants Sonic fast food...
At an economic round table in Des Moines Tuesday morning, John McCain called on Congress to work to pass a new version of the economic bailout bill. In this news conference... McCain used Sonic Corporation as his idea of a small business quoting:
"Sonic Corporation, a drive-in restaurant chain based in Oklahoma, learned on Thursday that one of its lenders, GE Capital, had stopped extending new loans to the chain's franchisees. That will block plans to rebuild restaurants, add equipment and open new locations. When small businesses like Sonic franchisees can't borrow, contractors don't get the remodeling work, equipment-makers lose sales, and restaurants go out of business. It hurts the entire community."
What will we do if we can't have Happy Hour Slushies from 2-4 everyday of the week? That isn't that America I want to live in. I want Sonic. I want McCain. Hahaha At an economic round table in Des Moines Tuesday morning, John McCain called on Congress to work to pass a new version of the economic... more -
Olsen v. DEA - 2008
"Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man." [more]
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The West Des Moines Project
This submission examines my home town's reaction to its high school production of The Laramie Project. About a Wyoming town's reaction to the 1998 hate murder of Matthew Shepard, the play brings the topic of intolerance into the public forum. A community-wide discussion has resulted from the controversy surrounding the production. The students of Valley High School involved in the production have been at the center of this controversy, many realizing the power they have to spread positive change in their community. I hope this submission further spurs discourse and awareness in other communities. This submission examines my home town's reaction to its high school production of The Laramie Project. About a Wyoming town'... more
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Studio G
One morning of many mornings in the days of a popular radio talk show in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Chicken Calling Contest
Iowa farm women compete in the annual Ladies' Chicken Calling Contest at the 2007 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. August 2007
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