Upon hearing word of Swati Dandekar’s 1st District congressional trial balloon, some Democrats failed to swoon. Blogging Iowa City Democrat …
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Upon hearing word of Swati Dandekar’s 1st District congressional trial balloon, some Democrats failed to swoon. Blogging Iowa City Democrat …
There’s a website up seeking to draft former state Sen. Swati Dandekar, D-Marion, as a candidate for Congress in the …
We’re in the tea leaves-reading phase of Linn County’s casino odyssey. The referendum passed. Planning is under way. The Iowa …
It seems like the idea of raising Iowa’s fuel tax for the first time in nearly a quarter century has …
It was impossible to look away Friday, as police scoured Boston for the second suspect in Monday’s marathon bombing. The …
A glimmer of hope last week for the ANCHOR Center, and for 6th Judicial District parolees and probationers whose untreated …
State Sen. Dennis Guth, R-Klemme, got a lot of attention Wednesday. And it wasn’t for his skills as a comedian. …
As officials look for answers to the Boston Marathon bombing, in this week’s edition of ‘Insights on Iowa’, Jennifer Hemmingsen talks …
The earth’s climate is changing. That isn’t a theory. It’s not controversial. It’s a fact. “Warming of the climate system …
So I keep thinking about the dad. He runs the Boston Marathon. Obviously, he trained hard, put in mile after …
It’s never too late to say you’re sorry. Especially if you’re a public figure who tried to play detective, judge …
Another Cedar Rapids School District facilities process has ended, not with a bang, but with a binder. “That’s scary to …
A fine question. But, no: Lawmakers will leave for the weekend without agreement on an education reform package, forcing school …
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