Forget nixing Daylight Saving Time. Maybe lawmakers should be contemplating quitting time. The Globe-Gazette in Mason City, one of the …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 7, 2017 8:54 am3240d ago
Forget nixing Daylight Saving Time. Maybe lawmakers should be contemplating quitting time. The Globe-Gazette in Mason City, one of the …
Staff Columnists Feb. 5, 2017 10:30 am3242d ago
Fairness isn’t owned by any political party, which sometimes trips up adults who aim to keep their political footing firmly …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 5, 2017 5:00 am3243d ago
Well, it’s certainly been an interesting couple of weeks. The new administration is up and running and banning and firing. …
Staff Columnists Feb. 3, 2017 9:01 am3244d ago
In politics, there’s at least one thing you can always count on: Power exists on a pendulum. Public sentiment is …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 2, 2017 9:18 am3245d ago
So let’s check in on ‘Survivor Island,” also known as Linn County government. It was county Supervisor Brent Oleson who …
Staff Columnists Jan. 31, 2017 6:00 am3247d ago
So the list of folks who might want to be the next mayor of Cedar Rapids is shrinking. Tyler Olson, …
Staff Columnists Jan. 29, 2017 7:50 am3249d ago
A bill working its way through the Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature casts public safety concerns aside, and relies on ‘freedom” as …
Staff Columnists Jan. 27, 2017 12:45 pm3251d ago
Immigration reforms as outlined in two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders don’t change much for American cities and counties …
Staff Columnists Jan. 26, 2017 9:16 am3252d ago
Last weekend, Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden took to these pages with a lengthy response to the Iowa Justice …
Staff Columnists Jan. 24, 2017 11:21 am3254d ago
DES MOINES – Thousands of Iowans gathered at the State Capitol last weekend as part of the Women’s March, a …
Staff Columnists Jan. 23, 2017 9:18 am3255d ago
At the risk of looking snooty, Cedar Rapids is turning up its nose at ‘snout houses.” So-called snout houses are …
Staff Columnists Jan. 21, 2017 7:15 am3257d ago
Few things are as frustrating as legislative hypocrisy. Remember a few months ago, just after the presidential election, when Iowa …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2017 8:28 am3259d ago
Big protests are about to grab national attention, but a much smaller demonstration is sparking a stir in Marion. Last …
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