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HULL, I.A. (Dakota News Now) - Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) announced Wednesday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be the guest of honor at Feenstra’s third annual picnic in May. The event is set for Saturday, May 13, in Sioux Center, Iowa. ”I’m excited to announce that Governor Ron DeSantis will headline my Feenstra Family Picnic this year in Sioux Center,” said Rep. Feenstra. “While liberal states shut down their economies, forced businesses to close, and kept our kids out of the classroom, Governor DeSantis championed freedom and common sense. Florida — like Iowa — are clear examples of what...

Forty years ago today, brainwashed members of Charles Manson's "Family" embarked on one of the most bizarre killing spree in recorded history. From Aug. 9-10, 1969, seven people were brutally slaughtered in wealthy LA enclaves, and messages -- one of which read "Helter Skelter" -- were left smeared in blood for the cops.

LONDON (Reuters) - At least one happy family was singing in the rain at Wimbledon on Monday. A mother duck and her four fluffy ducklings have been reunited during a dramatic tournament. The family were first spotted last week waddling on to one of the outside courts when play was, yet again, interrupted by rain. The mother flew off in alarm when officials approached the ducks to shoo them off court. So animal protection officers stepped in and took the ducklings to a local sanctuary. The ducklings were then brought back to Wimbledon and released on the golf course opposite...

Iraqi TV is now showing edited footage of the execution of Saddam.

Since it now seems very imminent, I decided that it was an appropriate time to start this up. Links to information and pictures (if we get them) can be posted here.

A Waterloo man and his dog made a harrowing escape from the clutches of a vicious black bear Thursday while portaging near Wawa, Ont. Tom Tilley, 55, killed the nearly 200-pound bear by jumping on its back and stabbing the aggressive animal with a six-inch hunting knife after his dog alerted him and distracted the bear. "Love is a very powerful emotion and my thought right away was, 'You're not going to kill my dog,' " Tilley said yesterday. "I really consider my dog a hero. Without that first warning I would have had the bear clamping down on my...