Word on the street about the Cedar Rapids city election is that there’s not much word on the street. Interest, …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Oct. 23, 2013 2:03 pm4508d ago
Word on the street about the Cedar Rapids city election is that there’s not much word on the street. Interest, …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Oct. 23, 2013 1:54 pm4508d ago
Maybe you’ve heard that the city of Cedar Rapids owns a big hotel downtown, the Double Tree by Hilton. City …
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2013 4:44 pm4509d ago
Great things happen when we collaborate to attack complex problems or work toward a common goal. Last week, I wrote …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2013 11:09 am4509d ago
Maybe you’ve heard that the city of Cedar Rapids owns a big hotel downtown, the Double Tree by Hilton. City …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2013 8:45 am4509d ago
Word on the street about the Cedar Rapids city election is that there’s not much word on the street. Interest, …
Staff Columnists Oct. 20, 2013 6:05 am4511d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett says that I’ve “beat up the streets” in Cedar Rapids, so he wants me to …
Staff Columnists Oct. 19, 2013 9:18 am4512d ago
Are Iowa’s caucuses retail politics at their finest, or an overhyped parade of would-be presidential candidates courting a handful of …
Staff Columnists Oct. 18, 2013 12:39 pm4513d ago
One reason congressional incumbents tend to be hard to beat is their ability to turn their congressional work into campaign …
Staff Columnists Oct. 17, 2013 8:29 am4514d ago
Voters should take passes on candidates who sign pledges. The pledges I’m talking about are the special interest groups who …
Staff Columnists Oct. 15, 2013 9:11 am4516d ago
If hyperbole were like secondhand smoke, city elections in this town would have to carry a warning label. “I think …
Staff Columnists Oct. 13, 2013 10:04 pm4518d ago
It’s the kind of innovation that’s born when we focus more on what we want to do than on what …
Staff Columnists Oct. 12, 2013 6:05 am4519d ago
So when exactly did the streets go to pot? This is not an easy question to answer. Everyone has theories. …
Staff Columnists Oct. 8, 2013 9:07 am4523d ago
For those of us who learned about the wise, sacred craftsmanship of American government from Schoolhouse Rock and class filmstrips, …
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