Jeff Melsha, who runs the iconic Little Bohemia tavern, was determined to look on the bright side Sunday afternoon as …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 26, 2016 1:32 pm3374d ago
Jeff Melsha, who runs the iconic Little Bohemia tavern, was determined to look on the bright side Sunday afternoon as …
Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2016 8:00 am3375d ago
Seems like everyone is excited about the number of women up and down the ballot. But there is one hotly …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2016 5:00 am3376d ago
Just when we had gotten back to sweating all the small stuff, the normal stuff, like arguing over sidewalks, pointing …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 20, 2016 9:56 am3380d ago
So Cedar Rapids leaders have been offered a Wild Rose. Accepting it would mean pruning back their once ambitious dreams …
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Some Iowa lawmakers and elected officials gathered on the steps of the Capital this week to be disingenuous. It’s difficult …
Staff Columnists Sep. 19, 2016 2:20 pm3381d ago
Trips to my mailbox in recent days have dented my hopes for a legislative campaign addressing stuff more substantive than …
Staff Columnists Sep. 16, 2016 2:16 pm3384d ago
By my estimation, high school football games are the greatest student solidarity builders since elementary school. It’s one of the …
Staff Columnists Sep. 14, 2016 12:19 pm3386d ago
So the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation is no longer opposed to generating new state revenue for water quality initiatives. But …
Staff Columnists Sep. 13, 2016 10:08 am3387d ago
DES MOINES – From tiny homes to renovated hotel properties, people across Iowa and the nation are coming together in …
Staff Columnists Sep. 12, 2016 1:10 pm3388d ago
DES MOINES – The City of Cedar Rapids is in the process of updating its zoning code and, after attending …
Staff Columnists Sep. 11, 2016 6:00 am3390d ago
A guy named Gary Craver, a researcher and genealogist from Centerville, was digging into his local paper’s archives when he …
Staff Columnists Sep. 8, 2016 6:00 am3393d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad and I are on the same page. Not a typo. The governor praised a report out Tuesday …
Staff Columnists Sep. 6, 2016 9:57 am3394d ago
ANAMOSA – Two things drew me to Anamosa on a gorgeous September morn. First, I’d never witnessed U.S. Sen. Chuck …
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