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So I guess it’s still not all water park under the bridge. Nearly a year after Linn County voters gave …
Now that only the trivialities of voting stand between Gov. Terry Branstad and a divinely mandated sixth term, we can …
Since I rolled into this town six-plus years ago, any mention of Gary Hinzman’s name usually was tied to something …
Some folks think the War of the Ricks will bring peace to our deceptive, cringe-inducing politics. Back in 2010, State …
History’s spotlight usually misses the mechanics. Sure, there are reels of footage and stacks of photos of B-29 Superfortresses rumbling …
I read Kathleen Parker’s column on our opinion page Tuesday with alarm. I had no idea that columnists were being …
Last year, about this time, I was pretty hard on the Linn County Board of Supervisors for giving themselves a …
The Des Moines Register has a nice piece today about Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nov. 11, 1959, speech in Iowa …
They say death and taxes are life’s only certainties. They, whoever they are, must not have heard about Gov. Terry …
State transportation officials have been catching a little flak from some lawmakers for spending scarce bucks, “less than $100,000,” on …
The number of public meetings of one type or another I’ve covered over the years is countless. A guy gets …
Gov. Terry Branstad cooked up a decidedly upbeat Condition of the State speech today. It had plenty of homegrown Iowa …
Marion’s City Council will dig into the dispute over Mayor Allen “Snooks” Bouska’s residency tonight. If you’ve never been to …
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