A bunch of state lawmakers wants to curtail your control over your pennies. Don’t fret. They mean well. They want …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 22, 2008 9:56 am6480d ago
A bunch of state lawmakers wants to curtail your control over your pennies. Don’t fret. They mean well. They want …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 21, 2008 11:04 am6481d ago
This morning’s New York Times says “More Americans are Giving Up Golf.” (Shudder.) “The total number of people who play …
Staff Columnists Feb. 21, 2008 6:29 am6481d ago
From Radio Iowa yesterday: “A key legislator says the governor’s willingness to consider using local option sales taxes for teacher …
Staff Columnists Feb. 20, 2008 12:42 pm6481d ago
Cool lunar eclipse tonight, and our skies may cooperate. Here’s info from the Quad-Cities National Weather Service office. …Total Lunar …
Staff Columnists Feb. 19, 2008 1:07 pm6482d ago
Last Tuesday, I used this space to chronicle some of the stuff that’s making me uneasy. So in the interest …
Staff Columnists Feb. 19, 2008 12:02 pm6483d ago
As I chew my leftover spaghetti lunch, I’m pondering Cuba. For one thing, it’s warm there. For another thing, Fidel …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 18, 2008 1:00 pm6483d ago
While we sit frozen and buried, I thought it might be nice to check in on what’s happening with folks …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 15, 2008 10:14 am6487d ago
I expected to catch at least a little Hell this week after writing a column expressing unease about a statewide …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2008 2:54 pm6487d ago
From the National Weather Service in the Quad-Cities: Another Major Winter Storm? “Another major winter storm is expected to form …
Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2008 1:35 pm6487d ago
According to the Iowa Generally Assembly’s Web site, which I quickly found using Microsoft’s fantastic Intenet Explorer, The Iowa House voted …
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I’m feeling uneasy lately. Don’t care? Tough darts. It’s my column. Maybe it’s the abominable weather, or the clouds of …
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So apparently I was wrong when I wrote a few Sundays ago that the Linn County Compensation Board would certainly …
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