Honest Abe of Illinois is 200 today. And in his memory, modern day Illinois statesman Blago is vowing to start being …
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Honest Abe of Illinois is 200 today. And in his memory, modern day Illinois statesman Blago is vowing to start being …
It’s Abraham Lincoln’s 200th Birthday, and at least two papers gave him an Iowa tie. The Des Moines Register’s David …
Former Iowa emergency management chief Ellen Grodon is in the running to be President Obama’s FEMA director. From the Associated …
Last night, while I was at a speaking engagement, the power went out at our home in Marion. A few …
OK, let’s get the creepiest story of the young year out of the way first. The Sioux City Journal fronts …
I’ve failed for several weeks to catch up with beer news. Maybe I thought since I have my own kegarator …
The Sioux City Journal fronts, and other outlets carry news that U.S. Rep. Steve King is thinking about running for …
Maybe you read my Sunday column, describing my car’s efforts to stimulate the economy, save the planet, make me less …
Gov. Chet Culver and U.S. Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano will make stops in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Wednesday …
It’s a new week at the Statehouse, and Lee/Gazette’s Charlotte Eby reports that lawmakers will try to figure out how Iowa banks …
Needless to say, most of my e-mail this week was tied to the two columns I wrote on the Linn …
So what am I doing? I’m reading The Gazette’s front-page piece on local law enforcement agencies that are using social networking …
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