His (and the Republican Party's) extreme climate change denialism doesn't pass the smell test. And his own state is one of several that will pay the price.

This is a longish article that hard to cut and paste effectively. Apologies to those on the wrong side of their paywall.

Fast-rising seas could swamp septic systems in parts of the South

An estimated 120,000 septic systems remain in Miami-Dade County, their subterranean concrete boxes and drain fields a relic of the area’s feverish growth generations ago. Of those, the county estimated in 2018, about half are at risk of being “periodically compromised” during severe storms or particularly wet years.

Miami, where seas have risen six inches since 2010, offers a high-profile example of a predicament that parts of the southeast Atlantic and Gulf coasts are confronting — and one scientists say will become only more pervasive — as waters continue to rise.



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First up, Nelson Brands is officially returning to Iowa to wrestle for one final season in 2024-25:

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Brands was suspended for the entire 2023-24 season as part of the gambling investigation.

His return does create some interesting questions for Iowa in the 165-174-184 area of the lineup. Iowa already has Michael Caliendo, a returning All-American, at 165. Patrick Kennedy and blue-chip recruit Gabe Arnold split time at 174 for Iowa last season, with generally good results (albeit no podium finish at the NCAA Tournament). 184 was a big problem for Iowa last season, with Aidan Riggins struggling to fill that spot in the lineup effectively. Kennedy is likely too small for 174 and Arnold prefers 174 as well. Brands has wrestled 184 in the past, though he's had his most success at 174 as well.

Incoming frosh Angelo Ferrari, another blue-chip recruit, should be a factor in the 174-184 area of the lineup as well.

Is prettier than Iowa City and Madison combined. Sorry not sorry

Caught up with Crotty after his game on Friday and after he received the offer from Iowa. He told me about his early relationship with them and Coach Dillard, what kind of fit he sees with the Hawkeyes, other top schools and more.

I really like Crotty. Would be a nice get for the Hawks. Should be a three-star at the least, in my opinion.

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I’m hoping this is AI or something.

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To: Heller, Rick D <Rick-Heller@IowaBaseball.com>

Wed 2/14/2024 11:12 AM

Hi Everyone,

The 2024 Hawkeye baseball season starts this Friday!! We leave this afternoon for Charleston, SC, and our opening games of the 2024 season. We will play Seton Hall, Ball State and Lehigh at the Swig and Swine College Classic at the Shipyard Park in Charleston. You can listen to all three games on the radio here or stream the games here (a seven-day pass is $19.99).

The weather has given us more days outside this year than ever before. With 20 inches of snow and -20 temps when the guys arrived back on campus. It looked like we had zero chance at getting outside, even one time! When the warmup began our awesome grounds crew were able to move the snow off the turf for us. We have been outside every day in February!

We had our media day yesterday, followed by one more full practice. The guys lifted this morning early and will get their baseball work in between classes, with the bus leaving for the airport at 1:30. Thursday we will practice at the facility in Charleston and be ready to go on Friday.

Brody Brecht (Jr., Ankeny, Iowa) will take the ball in game one vs Seton Hall. With Brody having a full year to focus on baseball he is in great shape and has looked sharp in his early live sets. Marcus Morgan (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa) will start on Saturday and is coming off his best performance of the early training this past Saturday. Marcus is also in great shape and ready to go. Cade Obermueller (Fr., Iowa City, Iowa) will start game three on Sunday and has pitched great his last two scrimmages. All three of these guys have had a tremendous off season.

Jack Whitlock (Jr., Cumming, Georgia) will likely be the guy who takes the ball after Brecht on Friday. Jack is coming off an outstanding year and with the work he’s put in this off season, is in an even better place right now. On Saturday Anthony Watts (So., Clive, Iowa) will likely be the guy who comes in after Morgan. Anthony has pitched well since the fall. He has good stuff and has been tough to hit. Reece Beuter (R-Jr., Cedar Falls, Iowa) will take the mound after Obermueller on Sunday. Reece has been sharp since arriving here in the fall and is bulldog on the mound.

After that, we have a deep and talented bullpen that will feature Sam Hart (Jr., Highlands Ranch, Colorado), Zach Voelker (R-Jr., Granite Bay, California), Jack Young (Sr., LeClaire, Iowa), Elliott Cadieux-Lanoue (Fr., Saint-Pie, Quebec, Ontario), Benjamin DeTaeye (R-Sr., Clive, Iowa), Ganon Archer (So., Adel, Iowa), Brant Hogue (Sr., Sioux City, Iowa), Justin Hackett (So., Winterset, Iowa), Aaron Savary (So., Dubuque, Iowa), Drew Deremer (Fr., Omaha, Nebraska), Caleb Strack (R-Sr., Little Falls, Minnesota), Chas Wheatley (Jr., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), and Rowan Donels (Fr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

The starting lineup will have a wealth of experience with three of the four starters up the middle returning. Cade Moss (Sr., Johnston, Iowa) is back at catcher after having an outstanding 2023 season. Cade will be out the first three to four weeks with a broken hamate bone in his hand. He had surgery last Wednesday. Michael Seegers (Sr., Oconomowoc, Wisconsin) is back at shortstop. Mike is one of the best defenders at SS in the country and our leadoff man in the lineup. Kyle Huckstorf (R-Sr., Waterford, Wisconsin) is back in centerfield and like Seegers, is one of the top defenders in the country. Kyle has pop in his bat and will steal a lot of bases for us this year.

Sam Petersen (Jr., Huxley, Iowa) will be in left or right field and is coming off a fantastic 2023 season and a championship in the Cape Cod league this summer. With Sam, we will have two centerfielders in the outfield and has tremendous speed. We look for Sam to provide a lot of offense for us this year. Raider Tello (R-Jr., El Monte, California) had a great year for us last season at third base. Raider will hit in the middle of the line up and is an outstanding defensive third baseman. Ben Wilmes (Jr., Johnston, Iowa) had a solid 2023 season and has played well this fall and early spring. Ben will float between corner outfield, occasional infield and is also our emergency catcher.

Blake Guerin (So., Shoreview, Minnesota) will take over at first base. Blake saw limited action last year playing behind Brennen Dorighi and Keaton Anthony but is ready to go after a solid off season. Blake will provide power in the middle of the lineup and is solid defender at first. Gable Mitchell (So., Iowa City, Iowa) and Andy Nelson (Sr., Winfield, Illinois) will both see time at second base. Gable saw some action last year as a freshman and has played well this fall and early spring. He is an excellent defensive player who switch hits. Andy missed last year with and elbow injury. He brings a lot of experience from the two previous seasons. Andy has great speed and like Wilmes, can play several positions. You will see Andy in the outfield and at times second base. Davis Cop (Sr., Valencia, California) will be a big part of this team both with his bat and his defense. Davis will catch when Cade is out and has done a nice job with our pitching staff so far. He will also be a middle of the line up bat we can count of to produce runs. Davis will likely see time at 1B and DH as well this year.

Connor Hennings (Jr., Morgan Hill, California) is an outfielder with outstand speed and power at the plate and will be in the mix in the outfield. Reese Moore (So., Van Meter, Iowa) has taken a big step forward with his catching and his bat. Reese is in the mix at catcher and DH and gives us an option for a left-handed hitting bat with power. Will Mulflur (Sr., Mercer Island, Washington), Ben Swails (So., Tiffin, Iowa), Kellen Strohmeyer (So., Dubuque, Iowa), Joe Connolly (Fr., Omaha, Nebraska), Merrick Mathews (Jr., Centerville, Iowa) Ryan Brosius (Fr., Dubuque, Iowa) and Ty Plummer (Fr., West Des Moines, Iowa) will give us our depth with the position players. We will be without Max Burt (Fr., Mason City, Iowa) for the rest of the season with a torn ACL. He was having a strong freshman year, and we all feel terrible for Max.

As I said in my last letter, we have a great group of men on this team. The leadership and character are strong. All good things as we head into the season with a lot of expectations. We have prepared as best we could and will attack each day with the intent of being in control of ourselves. If we can do this for 56 games, we should have a great season!

Some news before I go. We will play our final series with Florida International at Principal Park in Des Moines. With us having the bye in Big Ten play the final weekend, it’s a chance to hopefully have a big crowd as it seats 11,000. If the season goes well, it will be a great trial run on grass and in front of a bunch of people! With the Big Ten Tournament the next week and hopefully regional play the week after, it could be helpful. Thanks to the I Cubs GM, and Iowa Alum, Sam Bernabe for making this happen. Sam is a great baseball man and has been a friend to our program long before I arrived at Iowa.

With moving the final series to Des Moines, May 3-5 vs Northwestern will be our final home series at Duane Banks field. We will have our annual Iowa Baseball golf outing Friday, May 3 at 9:00 a.m. at Finkbine and our team will play NW at 6:05 that night. That Sunday, May 5 will be our senior-parents day at the ballpark.

I’m sure most of you have heard about this but for those who haven’t, we have a had a set back with the stadium renovation. A snag with a key donor right before the board meeting in November has delayed things a little. Though it was a tough blow, we still have a significant amount of money to start the project. We have regrouped and are currently planning for what we can do this summer and fall, while we go out and fundraise for the rest of the money to finish the project. We will be starting the project this summer, but it may be in phases.

Thanks to everyone on this newsletter who has helped with the stadium!! We will get it finished. Starting the project this summer will be a big step in moving forward. With us having to prioritize and re do the plans, we must work our way through the board meetings this spring for approval and get going from there!

We will have some fun and challenging early season games down south!! I hope to see a bunch of Hawk fans on the road with us!! If you can’t make it to an early series, I hope to see you here at home when we return.

As always, send me any names and emails of friends and teammates who want to be on the list.

Here’s to a great 2024!!

Go Hawks!!!

I'm sure Nike is ready to pounce on her stardom much like they took Michael Jordan on an incredible marketing ride.

Donald Trump ,( who promised he would testify) , at his New York Trial, is not going to testify in his own behalf. I was mislead by the former President that he would not defend himself as promised

It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.

Go Hawks!

Us libtards can’t call Nazis Nazis, or it loses its meaning, I hear.

Ha now sorta debounced white nationalism after proclaiming these terrorists are American.
You have got to be kidding.
And this is a man who coached three major football programs with likely 70% Black players. It must be hard for the parents of his former players knowing they sent their children to play for the likes of him.

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Cori Bush accused of 'grifting' for introducing Mike Brown Bill: 'She knows she's lying'

Obama DOJ investigation concluded Brown was killed by police officer in self-defense


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Anderson was a triple ace, having shot down 15 German aircraft. In a career that spanned 30’years Anderson flew combat missions over Vietnam, and was a test pilot with Chuck Yeager.

Terrible. I mean even worse than Marco and Bobby.

"It is because the heat is so strong. I've been visiting the states for a long time and I have never felt it as much as now," Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who hails from Tabasco, said on Monday when asked about the monkey deaths.

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If NBC is going to get the broadcast rights for the NBA again. They need to make sure they can get the greatest sports theme of all time. John Tesh is a musical genius. The NBA on NBC in the 1990s and early 2000s was the best.

Here in Urbandaley….started about midnight… lots of hard rain showers, a little hail and some wind….and looking at the TV, lots of reds and yellows tracking our way the next several hours too!
It’s been nice knowing you….this might well be “Rain-a-geddon” coming our way!

Maher did well in this exchange.