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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 2, 2016 2:15 pm3307d ago
What’s a First Amendment guy to do when the president-elect suggests putting people in jail or revoking their citizenship for …
Staff Columnists Dec. 2, 2016 2:40 pm3307d ago
People want to live in communities that make them feel connected to one another, neighborhoods and towns that are diverse, …
Staff Columnists Nov. 27, 2016 10:45 am3312d ago
The 2016 election will go down in Iowa history as a time when a record number of women sought office. …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 24, 2016 5:00 am3316d ago
It’s Thanksgiving Day, and somehow you forgot to plan a delicious dinner for kith and kin. Don’t worry, I’ve got …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 22, 2016 8:58 am3317d ago
So an evolving effort to put a ’boutique” casino in downtown Cedar Rapids is shaping up to be very, very …
Staff Columnists Nov. 20, 2016 8:00 am3319d ago
Election night rattled nerves, kept us up until the wee hours and may even have scared a few dogs. So …
Staff Columnists Nov. 17, 2016 9:39 am3322d ago
A while back, the Cedar Rapids City Council passed a new stormwater fee structure with substantially higher charges, coupled with …
Staff Columnists Nov. 15, 2016 9:28 am3324d ago
As I milled about our Pints and Politics event the other night, I fielded lots of questions from folks wondering …
Staff Columnists Nov. 23, 2016 12:16 pm3316d ago
Throughout the community one question seems to dominate personal interaction: ‘How are you feeling?” I’ve been asked by people I …
Staff Columnists Nov. 14, 2016 10:26 am3325d ago
A week ago, I figured crossing the 60 percent threshold needed to pass a $40 million conservation bond issue in …
Staff Columnists Nov. 9, 2016 11:37 am3330d ago
I felt worst for my daughter, Ella. She’s 11, and wanted a woman to become president so badly. No, she …
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Staff Columnists Nov. 8, 2016 10:20 am3331d ago
We could all really use some good news. Unfortunately, this is Election Day 2016. I hate to be Mr. Gloomy, …
Staff Columnists Nov. 6, 2016 11:00 am3333d ago
City Manager Lon Pluckhahn and Marion Economic Development Corporation President Nick Glew made the pitch to Cedar Rapids Transit: Expand …
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