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In the same Statehouse where peeping drones and sneaky speed cameras give many lawmakers the creeps, a bill expanding strip …
It’s been a busy week. We had Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Then came Cannibal Thursday. Thursday was the day …
Last Sunday, I asked readers to reflect on what makes them proud to live around these parts. I was following …
So this week Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Jacobs became the latest Iowa candidate/politician to visit all of the state’s …
Steve Gray says he’s not “throwing in the towel,” but the Cedar Crossing Casino he and other investors want to …
A lot of folks from Iowa’s frozen tundra winter in Arizona. Too bad some of them didn’t tell legislators in …
So we’ve arrived at the end of the Legislature’s “Funnel Week.” And if you’re a normal, well-adjusted person with a …
Linn County supervisors want you to know that they are emphatically opposed to “bare bones.” “I don’t want bare bones,” …
Today, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett officially proclaimed an end to the “The City of Five Smells.” It’s still very …
In an election year, our Legislature often comes up short in the cooler-heads department. And yet, amid all the partisan …
It’s high time to spend a few minutes talking about minutes. By minutes, I mean the variety taken at public …
When I was a kid, we had fewer than 500 TV channels. Gasp, I know. So I watched a lot …
So the Iowa House has swiftly moved to protect kids from e-cigarettes. The bill, House File 2109, prohibits the sale …
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