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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 28, 2013 4:13 pm4682d ago
Sorry if this is brief and rough. I’ve got a kid to pick up at daycare. Just Say No casino’s …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 27, 2013 1:54 pm4683d ago
So comes the latest big development in the race to win the Iowa U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Tom …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 27, 2013 9:03 am4683d ago
So I tuned into last night’s KCRG-TV9/Gazette casino vote forum on channel 9.2, or the deuce. Or maybe the snake …
Staff Columnists Feb. 25, 2013 8:55 pm4684d ago
More than 30 percent of the inmates in Iowa’s prisons have some form of serious mental illness. Many thousands more …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 24, 2013 4:05 am4686d ago
Two days after Christmas, Cedar Rapids attorney Susan L. Hense sent her clients a letter. “I write to inform you …
Staff Columnists Feb. 22, 2013 7:32 pm4687d ago
I’m biased, I’ll admit it, but I won’t let that stop me from pointing out a couple recent examples of …
Staff Columnists Feb. 21, 2013 9:14 am4689d ago
So our vet says he swallowed a rock. He is Scuttle, our 9-month-old pup, lab mixed with coonhound mixed with geologist. …
Staff Columnists Feb. 20, 2013 12:30 pm4690d ago
So, in the end, the Linn County Board of Supervisors votes 4-1 to raise its pay from $74,362.98 to $94,812.80. …
Staff Columnists Feb. 19, 2013 8:44 am4691d ago
So the mystery of the Cedar Rapids casino location is solved. Mostly. If we the voters give them permission March …
Staff Columnists Feb. 17, 2013 11:00 pm4692d ago
Buying a new car? Check the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. Want your kitchen remodeled? Get an estimate of the cost. …
Staff Columnists Feb. 17, 2013 5:39 am4693d ago
Some inquiring readers wonder whether a potential Cedar Rapids casino will or won’t allow smoking while gambling. “If Linn County …
Staff Columnists Feb. 16, 2013 5:50 pm4694d ago
Iowans already angry over a fertilizer plant’s record-breaking tax break were ready to blow their stack after learning the company’s …
Staff Columnists Feb. 15, 2013 1:46 pm4695d ago
We knew that existing casinos within a poker chip’s throw of Cedar Rapids would spend a chunk of money trying …
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