1. Why was I up at 5:45 a.m.? My daughter, Tess, is into science. It’s her favorite subject, at least …
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1. Why was I up at 5:45 a.m.? My daughter, Tess, is into science. It’s her favorite subject, at least …
Readers had different responses to last week’s column about exploring a magnet school in Iowa City. Some people were very enthusiastic, but …
By Susan Estrich My friend Nancy began her last adventure when the doctors at an upstate New York hospital told …
By Geoffrey Lauer Got my bell rung; bonked my noggin; got clocked; got TKO’d; aw stars; faded out; lost consciousness …
Iowa Public Radio must be doing something right. Since the consolidation of the state’s public stations from three distinctive university-based …
Halloween has become a big deal, as evidenced by the giant spider now parked in my front yard. (Pictured above …
If Gov. Chet Culver’s last month were a high-school football game, I think the mercy rule would have kicked in …
We don’t pretend to have the perfect solution to Cedar Rapids’ continuing revenue challenges. But we do know whatever the …
By Gary Barta It’s always Great to be a Hawkeye, but the start of the 2009 football season at the …
By Kathleen Parker In a 24-7 media world, one would have expected the story of Roman Polanski to last, oh, …
The state’s scandal-ridden film tax credit program is on the ropes. Whether it can be rescued and turned into an …
Tomorrow is the annual Walk to School Day and people are encouraging families to have their children walk or ride …
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