I guess it’s fitting for an organization that bites the hind-ends of so many Iowa public officials that run afoul …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 14, 2015 6:00 am3845d ago
I guess it’s fitting for an organization that bites the hind-ends of so many Iowa public officials that run afoul …
Staff Columnists Jun. 13, 2015 7:30 am3846d ago
Suicide rates for young black children have nearly doubled over the last two decades, even as rates for white children …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 12, 2015 3:00 pm3847d ago
(Obligatory warning: Satire) Straw Poll, a once politically potent presidential king-maker who drew thousands of Iowa Republicans and media into …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 11, 2015 6:00 am3848d ago
A week ago, I wrote that avoiding a long legal battle with the state over I-380 speed cameras would be …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 9, 2015 10:39 am3850d ago
So 2015 will go down as a year state lawmakers raised our gas tax and seriously lowered our expectations of …
Staff Columnists Jun. 8, 2015 11:45 am3851d ago
Back roads have always been my friends, offering equal helpings of calm and clarity via a car window. I turn …
Staff Columnists Jun. 7, 2015 6:00 pm3852d ago
It’s not quantum mechanics or neuroscience or discovering a fifth season. It’s really very simple. If you’re doing something you …
Staff Columnists Jun. 6, 2015 8:00 am3853d ago
When a city or region grows, change is inevitable - and often painful. Iowa City’s growing pains have most recently …
Staff Columnists Jun. 6, 2015 6:00 am3853d ago
HUCKABEE IDENTIFIES AS JERK So word comes this week of reason No. 5,117 why Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and …
Staff Columnists Jun. 4, 2015 7:38 am3855d ago
Is ‘Cedar Trapids – Where the Fifth Season is for Braking,” on its way to becoming ‘Compromise City?” Could be, …
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2015 3:00 am3857d ago
Finally, things are getting interesting in caucusland. Iowa Republicans are clawing and scratching to save the once-mammoth August GOP Straw …
Staff Columnists May. 31, 2015 8:00 am3859d ago
Another day, another cringe-worthy scandal courtesy of reality television. Based on redacted police reports and a public statement by Josh …
Staff Columnists May. 31, 2015 3:00 am3859d ago
It seems many people don’t want to read any more stuff about the, uh, watery unpleasantness back in 2008. A …
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