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Upcoming Events
For all ages of kids and parents!  Join us for 30 minutes of exciting stories, songs and rhymes, followed by a craft or play time.
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00 a.m.
For pre-walkers (babies approximately birth to 18 mo.) with a caregiver.  Babies and caregivers can expect songs, books and rhymes.  Only one child per caregiver is recommended.
Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:00 a.m.
 Are you a writer? Interested in meeting with other writers to compare, collaborate, critique, and expand your abilities? Then this is the group for you! Writers of all skill levels are welcome to attend.  We meet every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM.   Contact Devon at 987-1280 or devonm@waukee.lib.ia.us for more information.
Tue, 25 Jun 2013 6:00 p.m.
For all ages of kids and parents!  Join us for 30 minutes of exciting stories, songs and rhymes, followed by a craft or play time.
Tue, 25 Jun 2013 10:00 a.m.
For all ages of kids and parents!  Join us for 30 minutes of exciting stories, songs and rhymes, followed by a craft or play time.
Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:00 a.m.
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Obama's nuke deal won't make us safe

On Wednesday, President Obama took a meaningful step toward reshaping our nuclear arsenal in line with the reality of 21st-century security priorities. Standing at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, he announced that he would seek negotiated cuts with Russia of up to one-third of strategic nuclear weapons as well as address the issue of nuclear weapons stationed in Europe.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:53:15 EDT
Why Brazil was burning

Frida Ghitis says in this era of connectivity, a little complaint can erupt into massive demonstrations.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:11:31 EDT
More elephants slaughtered for tusks

The accelerating pace of the slaughter of elephants for their tusks has put African elephants at catastrophic risk in the coming decades. To make matters worse, some of the region's most notorious armed groups are taking tusks to finance their atrocities.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:28:41 EDT
Feds: Men hoped to turn ray gun on foes

Two men have been charged in the Albany, New York, area in a bizarre plan to use a device loosely described as a ray gun to "target people they didn't like," a federal law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said Wednesday.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:13:15 EDT
Bieber in car accident with paparazzo

It's that combination again: Justin Bieber, an automobile, and a mishap.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:46:48 EDT
The world's best airline is...

Emirates has been voted the world's best airline by passengers at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:27:55 EDT
Server drops F-bomb on receipt

A Missouri waitress was reprimanded for giving an explicit receipt to a customer on Father's Day but will keep her job.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:26:40 EDT
10 super gadgets for high-tech homes

There's a reason we flip through Skymall every time we board a flight, dog-earing catalogue pages with giant floating trampolines and vibrating bath mats.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:01:49 EDT
Won 3 Emmys on 'The Sopranos'

James Gandolfini, who played mob boss Tony Soprano, has died in Italy, HBO and his managers said Wednesday. FULL STORY

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:44:08 EDT
From the mouth of Tony Soprano

Tony Soprano was a bully and a lover, a lightning rod and a superstar. And thanks to scripts crafted by David Chase and others, he was also, at times, prophetic, wise, even poetic.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:33:24 EDT
2007: 'The Sopranos' TV legacy

From 2007: Critics say "The Sopranos," starring James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, left a lasting legacy on television.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:09:20 EDT
Died in Italy

CNN's Erin Burnett talks with Hollywoodlife.com's Bonnie Fuller about news of the death of actor James Gandolfini.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:09:40 EDT
Larry King: 'Sopranos' made him

Larry King reacts to the death of actor James Gandolfini.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:35:53 EDT
Is self-help book a guide for rapists?

One man's fund-raising efforts to publish a book on "getting awesome with women" raked in thousands of dollars, but also allegations that it is a guide to sexual assault.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:42:09 EDT
Possible remains at 'Goodfellas' home

Material that "may be human remains" has been found at a former New York home of gangster James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, a law enforcement source with knowledge of an investigation at the home said Wednesday.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:38:12 EDT
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