Voters put a nice, strong period at the end of the “Recovery Era” in Cedar Rapids city politics on Tuesday. …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 7, 2013 5:05 am4430d ago
Voters put a nice, strong period at the end of the “Recovery Era” in Cedar Rapids city politics on Tuesday. …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 6, 2013 10:43 am4431d ago
Yeah, I’m looking through all the numbered columns and maps generated by Tuesday’s city election. And yeah, I think it’s …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2013 9:52 pm4431d ago
This time, the third time, it wasn’t even close. I wasn’t shocked that the metro block approved a 10-year local-option …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2013 8:49 am4432d ago
Election Day is here. Full of good cheer, at least until the votes get counted. At 8:15, I was voter …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2013 8:00 am4432d ago
So my old pal Pluribus treated me to a pre-election dinner. I guess free bar popcorn can really fill you …
Staff Columnists Nov. 3, 2013 5:05 am4434d ago
Just two more days remain in the campaign of 2013. Members of this newspaper’s editorial board have interviewed 40 candidates …
Staff Columnists Oct. 31, 2013 10:46 am4437d ago
Maybe the Cedar Rapids LOST vote is a tough call for you. Too bad you’re not the governor. Being governor …
Staff Columnists Oct. 30, 2013 3:16 pm4437d ago
Yet again, public TV taught me something. Last night, I accidentally tuned into “American Experience’s” look at the 75th anniversary …
Staff Columnists Oct. 29, 2013 11:25 am4439d ago
While I was absent from my post for a spell, Rick Smith reported on the $82,590 raised by the Fix …
Staff Columnists Oct. 28, 2013 1:34 pm4439d ago
If debt and development are the themes of this year’s Coralville city elections, the focus in neighboring Iowa City is …
Staff Columnists Oct. 27, 2013 8:38 am4441d ago
Don Thomas thought it was a horrible idea to close Second Avenue SE so that Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa could …
Staff Columnists Oct. 26, 2013 2:22 pm4441d ago
Knock knock? Who’s there? Unregulated house party! Wait. That’s not how it goes. Let me try again: So the Johnson …
Staff Columnists Oct. 24, 2013 8:17 am4444d ago
Being “open for business” means never having to say you’re wary. That’s especially true when two development suitors come courting. …
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