So I asked Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett if the city council is planning to support Linn County’s Water and …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 16, 2016 1:35 pm3479d ago
So I asked Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett if the city council is planning to support Linn County’s Water and …
Staff Columnists Aug. 14, 2016 11:00 am3481d ago
Iowa Democrats have their eyes on the Corridor, and are betting on the rise of the ‘Fab Five.” With a …
Staff Columnists Aug. 12, 2016 8:00 am3483d ago
Visiting Oak Hill Cemetery was necessary this week so that my daughter and I could pay respects to one of …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 9, 2016 5:00 am3486d ago
I haven’t seen Gov. Terry Branstad this excited since he was bravely defending lean-finely textured beef. And even when the …
Staff Columnists Aug. 7, 2016 11:00 am3488d ago
Less than 100 years ago, those who fought for women’s equality were derided as inferior, lazy, oversexed, masculine, childlike and …
Staff Columnists Aug. 7, 2016 5:00 am3488d ago
Maybe you’ve noticed our lawmakers and governor are treading water when it comes to figuring out how to raise new …
Staff Columnists Aug. 5, 2016 3:00 pm3490d ago
Sales tax holidays like the one happening in Iowa this weekend may sound nice, but they aren’t good public policy. …
Staff Columnists Aug. 4, 2016 5:59 pm3491d ago
If Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett runs for governor in 2018, he’ll need to convince rural Iowa Republicans to back …
Staff Columnists Aug. 2, 2016 6:00 am3493d ago
While I was in Cleveland a couple of weeks ago, Cedar Rapids’ topsoil ordinance took a step forward, with significant …
Staff Columnists Jul. 31, 2016 9:00 am3495d ago
PHILADELPHIA – Green Party presumptive presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein is no Ralph Nadar, but Iowans Holly Hart and Wendy …
Staff Columnists Jul. 31, 2016 5:00 am3495d ago
So when the message popped into my inbox Wednesday night, I thought it was a joke. ‘1-on-1 with Mr. Trump,” …
Staff Columnists Jul. 30, 2016 9:08 am3496d ago
PHILADELPHIA – Just when I had written off the idea of finding Iowans volunteering with one of the advocacy groups …
Staff Columnists Jul. 29, 2016 8:00 am3497d ago
PHILADELPHIA – Maybe it can all be chalked up to a lack of foresight by Democratic National Convention organizers. On …
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