What’s going right FEWER PRISONERS: Iowa’s prison population has been trending downward since hitting a record 8,840 on Oct. 3, …
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What’s going right FEWER PRISONERS: Iowa’s prison population has been trending downward since hitting a record 8,840 on Oct. 3, …
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Linn County Drug Court’s first five graduates should be proud of their success. They’ve kicked drug habits and stayed out …
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Eight weeks after planting our victory garden, we are happily munching the fruits of our labors. Oh, we’re a long …
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Sources close to the solstice claim it’s summer. Judging by our recent Octoberish weather, I can’t confirm that. But apparently …
Staff Columnists Jul. 2, 2009 2:09 pm5983d ago
I’ll be on vacation through next week, so the posts will be few and far between, or not at all. …
Staff Columnists Jul. 2, 2009 11:36 am5983d ago
Sources close to the solstice claim it’s summer. Judging by our recent Octoberish weather, I can’t confirm that. But apparently …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 2, 2009 9:37 am5983d ago
Sometimes, an e-mail ends up in some unintended in-boxes. On Tuesday, Tim Pugh, a driving force behind a Cedar Rapids Tea Party …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 2, 2009 5:24 am5983d ago
So Christian Fong couldn’t wait. The Republican Cedar Rapids marketing executive kicked off his run for governor with a Twitter …
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2009 3:11 pm5985d ago
Christian Fong just tweeted that he’s entering the campaign for governor: christianfong Today I announced & filed that I am …
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2009 12:34 pm5985d ago
Krusty Konservative today expands on his misgivings about the possibility of Christian Fong jumping into the GOP race for governor. Krusty contends …
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2009 5:31 am5985d ago
Misplacing a governor is never good, as we’ve learned in recent days. You think he’s hiking and it turns out …
Staff Columnists Jun. 29, 2009 11:22 am5986d ago
Republican candidate for governor Bob Vander Plaats has unveiled a new campaign strategy. If elected, he promises to be impeached. …
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