1. Why are so many politicos jumping on U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley for firing off some testy Tweets on health …
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1. Why are so many politicos jumping on U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley for firing off some testy Tweets on health …
On Thursday evening, Cedar Rapids will bury a 50-year time capsule to commemorate last year’s flood. I think it’s a …
A Des Moines friend forwarded me a link to Glass Half Full, a first-rate Iowa blog dedicated to drinks and …
A couple weeks ago I wrote about the curious Quaker Oats box media kits sent out to national news outlets …
A vacationing friend sends along this pic of a Belgian Coke machine decorated with Brussels’ famous tinkling landmark. The bottom …
Iowa ranks 8th-best in the nation on the 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test. The annual survey of 5,000 drivers includes …
Sonjia Cornell doesn’t have big plans for next week’s flood anniversary. “Cry, maybe,” said Sonjia, who lost her home of …
National Geographic has an interesting piece about a new cloud type, potentially the first to be identified since 1951. The magazine …
AP Says state Rep. Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City, is eding closer to a run for governor: The 41-year-old Rants is known …
So U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama is all trying to have a dignified meeting with Supreme Court nominee Sonia …
Santa Barbara Independent columnist Sunshine Roshell says Iowa “kicks California’s toned tanned tushie:” We were the heralds of “hot.” The …
On Monday, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy rejected calls for allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. But only …
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