Ignoring the pundits who say they distinctly smell toasted Democrat whenever they see his poll numbers, Gov. Chet Culver is running for re-election …
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Ignoring the pundits who say they distinctly smell toasted Democrat whenever they see his poll numbers, Gov. Chet Culver is running for re-election …
I don’t know about you, but I’m in the mood for some good news today. And I found plenty. First, …
NO CHEAP SOLUTION: The former Viola Elementary School building is in such bad shape that Linn County Public Health officials …
FROG BEAT: The city of Cedar Rapids recently lent a hand to frogs. The city had to repair a sewer …
By Jonah Goldberg What if Arizona’s “racial profiling” law worked perfectly? The reason I ask is that, to listen to …
By Charles Krauthammer “(Law enforcement) interviewed Mr. Shahzad … under the public safety exception to the Miranda rule. … He …
By Leonard Pitts We always seem surprised. Even after Oct. 1, 1910, when a bomb destroyed the Los Angeles Times …
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa wants to build the medical version of a retail shopping mall. The concept, modeled after a …
By Clint Twedt-Ball Finish what you start. It is a simple, responsible rule for communities. During July of 2009, many …
By Garrison Keillor I often walk through Times Square where the Incompetent Bomber parked his 1993 Nissan Pathfinder last Saturday …
Many moons ago, when I was young and naive and super-self-centered, nearby breastfeeding made me uncomfortable. I admit it. But …
During his campaign to win Iowa’s 2008 precinct caucuses, President Obama talked often of the need for immigration reform. He …
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