One argument I’ve heard throughout our long local casino odyssey is that investors pursuing a state gaming license for a …
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One argument I’ve heard throughout our long local casino odyssey is that investors pursuing a state gaming license for a …
Consider the curious case of state Sen. Hubert Houser. The Republican from Carson, representing southwest Iowa’s district 11, left the …
Yes, I still struggle with an addiction to writing about gambling. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Sorry. In my defense, I was …
I’ve been caught up in casino madness all day, but I wanted to say something about the fifth anniversary of …
It took a while, but the governor’s secret settlement saga finally has reached the comforting “both sides do it” phase. …
Iowa’s Creative Corridor, where you’re free to create, so long as it’s not disruptive or makes us look bad. So …
We’d better get prepped, there’s much anticipation, we’d better take their minds off cannibalization. The RGC is coming to town! …
So God made a farmer. And politicians make really stupid mistakes. Add U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley of Iowa to the …
So, um, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst has a new ad. It’s titled “Squeal.” And its central theme is …
There are things you don’t expect to type. Like “Good job, A.J. Spiker.” But there it is. I haven’t really …
So I’m back from spring break, sunburned, frazzled and in need of a vacation. But we had a swell time …
(Warning: Satire.) 911 what’s your emergency? “My house is on fire.” OK, we’ll send units from the Cedar Rapids Fire …
Our governor has weighed in on medical marijuana, and it’s about what you’d expect. Empathizing is swell, to be sure. …
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