Several years ago, a dinner mishap altered my perspective. While visiting with my abundant Southern relatives – gatherings always noisy, …
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Several years ago, a dinner mishap altered my perspective. While visiting with my abundant Southern relatives – gatherings always noisy, …
This would seem like a good time for some diplomacy on the west bank. The City of Cedar Rapids is …
The Iowa City Community School District should be feeling revitalized this week and, I hope, ready to tackle some persistent …
Jack Hatch’s campaign finance numbers released this week were eye-popping. And not in a good way, if you’d like to …
If you’re still bummed about Cedar Rapids missing out on gambling, you can always meander into Illinois. In the Land …
Our weather vane governor always knows which way the political wind is blowing. So it was no great surprise last …
The media we know today is quite different from what my parents relied on or, for that matter, what my …
I am not sure how people of faith, especially those who say their faith guides them in matters of public …
There were several reasons, when we decided to buy, we chose the house we have now. Price, of course, is …
Apparently, our politics is being driven by proud pessimists and disappointed optimists. At least that’s one conclusion you can draw …
Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba has drawn scrutiny and (to be blunt) nastiness for announcing organizations in the Quad Cities will …
Videos dogged Iowa’s U.S. Senate stars this week. First, there was a video of U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley walking an …
It’s been 76 Independence Days since Iowa banned the sale and use of most types of fireworks. Thanks to that …
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