The race for governor, all cut up so you don’t choke. 1. Congress, I can’t quit ya —U.S. Rep. Steve …
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The race for governor, all cut up so you don’t choke. 1. Congress, I can’t quit ya —U.S. Rep. Steve …
‘Cash for Clunkers” was a smashing economic-stimulus success or a bureaucratic nightmare that wasted taxpayer money, depending on whose analysis …
By Michael Richards I got off the freeway on a drive from Cedar Rapids to Mount Pleasant. I passed through …
By Susan Estrich He was not a natural. He did not have the gift that Bill Clinton had, that Barack …
It is a given that voters should expect lawmakers to be cautious in spending taxpayers’ hard-earned money. But in the …
We’ve been sweating the big stuff all summer – health care, war, the lousy economy. So I went sifting through …
It was a year ago this week that I sat in Denver’s Pepsi Center at the Democratic National Convention watching …
I rarely get excited about town hall meetings or political listening tours. It’s hard to be inspired by those manicured …
The reopening of Taylor Elementary School on Tuesday stirred pride and joy in the neighborhood and the Cedar Rapids Community …
By Kathleen Parker Midway through the month’s town hall meetings on health care, it seems the shark has jumped the …
by Mary Sanchez Just a few days after ex-con quarterback Michael Vick‘s rehabilitation kicked off on national TV, a group …
In hindsight, we really could have used more foresight. I’m talking about the unfolding drama regarding property tax abatements for …
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