So, as expected, all the leaning and considering has turned into a real campaign. Cedar Rapids City Council member Monica …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 5, 2013 3:09 pm4648d ago
So, as expected, all the leaning and considering has turned into a real campaign. Cedar Rapids City Council member Monica …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 4, 2013 10:25 am4649d ago
My former colleague, Cindy Hadish, has a great gardening and food blog, HomegrownIowan.com. Over the weekend, she posted coverage of …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 4, 2013 5:05 am4650d ago
Downtown Cedar Rapids had a pretty strong pulse Friday night. My wife and I went to the newly revamped U.S. …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 3, 2013 2:16 pm4650d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad signed that big education reform compromise into law today. The governor and key lawmakers deserve a lot …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 3, 2013 9:12 am4650d ago
(Sunday’s print column, delayed due to a technical glitch. The crest didn’t turn out to be as high as expected, …
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2013 11:04 am4651d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad is expected to sign into law education reform measures passed by Iowa legislators at the tail end …
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2013 12:55 am4652d ago
This wasn’t the anniversary we had in mind. Five years after the historic 2008 floods in Eastern Iowa, we wanted …
Staff Columnists May. 31, 2013 1:32 pm4653d ago
So no big rains in Cedar River watershed, knock on wood, and the National Weather Service flood forecast is holding …
Staff Columnists May. 30, 2013 1:37 pm4654d ago
The National Weather Service has updated its flood forecast for the Cedar River at Cedar Rapids: …FLOOD WARNING NOW IN …
News May. 30, 2013 11:36 am4654d ago
So Cedar Rapids is preparing for the Cedar River’s 11th-highest crest. At least that’s what’s expected at this point by …
Staff Columnists May. 28, 2013 10:27 am4656d ago
So the cold weekend rain was lousy. But the fire could have been worse. On Saturday, my wife and a …
Staff Columnists May. 27, 2013 12:07 am4658d ago
Maybe it’s silly and sentimental to wish we could turn the clock back on Memorial Day. To be nostalgic about …
Staff Columnists May. 26, 2013 5:05 am4659d ago
At first sight, a property tax reform deal is like a unicorn. It’s astounding, really. You figured you might not …
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