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Back when blogs were still referred to as weblogs, I publicly detailed angst and dismay about all the things I …
So they’re coming after the puffing duffers. Last week, the city’s Parks, Waterways and Recreation Commission voted 9-0 to ban …
Cedar Rapids’ speed cameras have given this fair city what no branding effort or marketing firm could deliver: a genuine, …
Monday I will honor my brother, who gave his life in Vietnam while serving our nation. I won’t stand at …
Column readers, some in dismay, have been reaching out over the past few weeks while channeling Ronald Reagan. ‘There you …
Why is it that our legislators have time to vote on fireworks but haven’t funded schools? It’s a question ringing …
There was a refreshing shot of honesty at this week’s Environmental Protection Commission meeting, where members again talked about scrapping …
Note: This is a condensed for print version of a piece posted on Saturday. A couple of weeks ago, I …
A decade has passed since the U.S. Supreme Court decided private property could be legally seized by the government and …
Since grade school, I’ve kept a notebook to document the pearls of humor and wisdom dispensed by strangers. The first …
SHILL WATERS RUN DEEP So a couple of weeks ago, I noted Mayor Ron Corbett’s plan for a ‘pivot.” He …
Linn County Auditor Joel Miller carried a big bottle of blue Gatorade to the lectern Monday as he faced question …
The shuttered Linn County facility that formerly housed Abbe Center for Community Mental Health has remained useful as a training …
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