Have a look around. This is the year of the political outsider. Too bad 1st Congressional District Democratic hopeful Pat …
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Have a look around. This is the year of the political outsider. Too bad 1st Congressional District Democratic hopeful Pat …
If Congress continues on its current path, students will be eating less healthy, and less often. Republicans in the U.S. …
So Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has waded into the great American bathroom debate. This week, the governor criticized an Obama …
Let the record show I don’t give a rip if Cedar Rapids ever becomes home to a Cheesecake Factory. No …
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Years ago, when I took this columnizing gig, my wife, Katherine, and I worried we wouldn’t be able to find …
I have been doing a lot of talking about Cedar Rapids Transit services. Let’s hear from someone else. Here’s a …
Many readers have submitted questions regarding my two-week stint on Cedar Rapids Transit. Here are your answers. ‘ Will you …
One of my main take-aways from this project has been that many people – roughly four out of every five …
So this week Gov. Terry Branstad enthusiastically pitched U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst as a possible vice presidential running mate for …
At the beginning of this series I said that after I used the Cedar Rapids Transit app more, I’d offer …
Until I met Marion resident Ann Roberts (day three) I didn’t spend much time thinking about bus stops. I’m guessing …
If the Westdale redevelopment were an HBO production, we would have watched it go from ‘Boardwalk Empire” to ‘Curb Your …
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