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Staff Columnists Feb. 17, 2013 11:00 pm4756d ago
Buying a new car? Check the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. Want your kitchen remodeled? Get an estimate of the cost. …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 17, 2013 5:39 am4757d 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 pm4757d ago
Iowans already angry over a fertilizer plant’s record-breaking tax break were ready to blow their stack after learning the company’s …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 15, 2013 1:46 pm4758d ago
We knew that existing casinos within a poker chip’s throw of Cedar Rapids would spend a chunk of money trying …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Feb. 14, 2013 8:10 am4760d ago
We know more about open enrollment losses from Cedar Rapids schools, but not as much as we’d like to know. …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2013 3:26 pm4761d ago
I posted earlier about the poll showing a dead heat in the race to the March 5 Linn County casino …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2013 9:10 am4762d ago
Just Say No Casino has released a gambling referendum poll. Drum roll… According to the poll of 400 Linn County …
Staff Columnists Feb. 12, 2013 7:55 am4762d ago
As pickup lines go, it needs work. “Well, the party wants to be welcoming and we’re a big tent and …
Staff Columnists Feb. 11, 2013 3:02 pm4762d ago
It looks like the Linn County Board of Supervisors’ pay raise saga is all over but the the votin.’ Four …
Staff Columnists Feb. 10, 2013 5:43 pm4763d ago
I was five years old when Paul Harvey stood up at the national convention and first delivered the “So God …
Staff Columnists Feb. 10, 2013 4:05 am4764d ago
Turns out we won’t get much time to consider a supervisor pay raise. I previously wrote that the Linn County …
Staff Columnists Feb. 8, 2013 3:18 pm4765d ago
I’m a sucker for efficient solutions. That’s why I’m such a fan of Children of Promise’s Foster Grandparent program. The …
Staff Columnists Feb. 7, 2013 1:50 pm4766d ago
U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley is running for Iowa’s wide open U.S. Senate seat in 2014. And he clearly demonstrated on …
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