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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Asked to create a mental image of the people most likely to participate in a national rural …
Staff Columnists Sep. 19, 2015 7:30 am3812d ago
It’s amazing how much can pile up when you’re out of town for a few days, isn’t it? Below are …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 18, 2015 1:31 pm3812d ago
TRUMPCOMING 2015 – The Register of Des Moines reports that Republican Presidential Candidate and billionaire hat designer Donald Trump will …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 17, 2015 6:00 am3814d ago
Amy Foster, stormwater coordinator for the city of Coralville, points to a recently constructed housing subdivision in her city as …
Staff Columnists Sep. 14, 2015 3:00 pm3816d ago
More than 45 years have passed since my brother gave his life while serving the nation. This week I stood …
Staff Columnists Sep. 14, 2015 11:38 am3817d ago
Imagine the Iowa Straw Poll in its glory days. Now pretend that no one there really likes or trusts each …
Staff Columnists Sep. 14, 2015 7:10 am3817d ago
Behind a high-profile lawsuit and plenty of politically charged rural-urban finger-pointing, smart people are searching for ways to clean up …
Staff Columnists Sep. 10, 2015 1:26 pm3820d ago
Brand spanking new University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld may become a terrific president, the stuff of legend and song. …
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Staff Columnists Sep. 6, 2015 9:00 am3825d ago
As a lover of historical markers and roadside oddities, I gleefully downloaded the new Iowa Culture app, but quickly learned …
Staff Columnists Sep. 6, 2015 6:00 am3825d ago
Warning: Satire. Ring … Ring … Ring. Dez Perate Political Consulting. If you’re way behind, get Dez Perate. This is …
Staff Columnists Sep. 5, 2015 8:00 am3826d ago
And to think, just days ago, we thought it couldn’t get any worse than a choice between Mr. Older White …
Staff Columnists Sep. 3, 2015 6:00 am3828d ago
Hey, it’s just 23 bucks. That’s an estimate of what a 27-cent library property tax levy would cost the owner …
Staff Columnists Sep. 1, 2015 10:55 am3830d ago
While we gobbled po’boys, Mayor Ron Corbett told me how he plans to enrich Iowa’s political debate. We were in …
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