PHILADELPHIA – A text message I received from Iowa this morning is similar to dozens of others: ‘Is it really …
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Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2016 10:06 am3498d ago
PHILADELPHIA – A text message I received from Iowa this morning is similar to dozens of others: ‘Is it really …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2016 6:00 am3498d ago
As a consumer of news, you may be in need of a break. Clearly, I needed one, so I grabbed …
Staff Columnists Jul. 27, 2016 7:13 am3499d ago
PHILADELPHIA – Democracy can’t help but be noisy and messy. Monday night it took a nose-dive into ugly. There has …
Staff Columnists Jul. 26, 2016 6:00 am3500d ago
PHILADELPHIA – There’s a good chance you’ve already heard about the dust-up surrounding the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Members of …
Staff Columnists Jul. 25, 2016 6:45 am3501d ago
Being an observer to Hillary Clinton’s expected presidential nomination means a lot to me. Here’s why. At one of our …
Staff Columnists Jul. 24, 2016 10:00 am3502d ago
CLEVELAND — So I’ve struggled to find a truly original way to open this column summing up my time at …
Staff Columnists Jul. 23, 2016 4:21 pm3503d ago
Davenport business woman Michelle Magyar grew up in a row house on Philadelphia’s south side. Most days that piece of …
Staff Columnists Jul. 23, 2016 11:19 am3503d ago
Gillian Frances Popenuck didn’t know she was being prophetic when she told Bernie Sanders, ‘See you in Philly.” The two …
Staff Columnists Jul. 22, 2016 6:00 am3504d ago
CLEVELAND – Donald Trump ripped up the rules, defied the punditry and grabbed the Republican nomination. Now, he and his …
Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2016 7:26 am3505d ago
CLEVELAND – Talk to Iowa’s Republican convention delegation about their presidential nominee, and you might get a smattering of applause. …
Staff Columnists Jul. 19, 2016 11:03 am3507d ago
CLEVELAND – It all began this week for Iowa’s delegation to the Republican National Convention at a joint called The …
Staff Columnists Jul. 17, 2016 11:30 am3509d ago
Family photos tell the story of just how many of Pasquale Luz’s 24 years have been spent in politics as …
Staff Columnists Jul. 17, 2016 6:00 am3509d ago
Jason Schultz said he’s driving to Cleveland, but not on the back of the ‘old tractor” where I reached the …
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