The Iowa DOT has reversed its initial ruling and will allow young illegal immigrants cleared to stay in the U.S. …
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The Iowa DOT has reversed its initial ruling and will allow young illegal immigrants cleared to stay in the U.S. …
The gambling referendum news is flying fast and furious. I’ve thought about giving these regular updates a catchy title, such …
I have to admit that I don’t know a whole lot about poetry beyond the usual suspects in high school …
Just Say No Casino has launched its first TV ad in its campaign to defeat a casino referendum on March …
School districts looking into installing guards and security equipment in schools may have nothing but good intentions. But they should …
I’ve had a couple of readers ask me lately if I’m going to write about the Iowa DOT’s decision to …
(Warning: Satire) So I climbed 10 flights of dimly lit stairs until I finally found the door. “Ted Trowel Investigations” …
Everything’s going digital, or so they tell me. Books are outdated; newspapers obsolete. We print types are dinosaurs working in …
Des Moines Register scribe Kathie Obradovich notes that Gov. Terry Branstad took a poke at a recent report that Democratic …
So our elected leaders in Des Moines are already on the brink of a serious slap fight over education funding. …
Patricia Edmonds’ shop is tied up in legal shades of gray. Raymond Nees, assistant manager of building services for this …
I posted earlier about the first TV ad being aired by Vote Yes Linn County in favor of a casino …
Vote Yes Linn County, the group pushing for casino gambling in Cedar Rapids, is out with it’s first TV ad. …
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