I see some of you are eagerly commenting on last night’s debate on the earlier debate thread, so I thought …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Oct. 4, 2012 9:51 am4893d ago
I see some of you are eagerly commenting on last night’s debate on the earlier debate thread, so I thought …
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A guy in my line of work can certainly appreciate the impulse to make your harshest, shrillest, most abusive critics …
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After Sunday’s column focusing on the out-of-context quote at the center of an effort to oust Iowa Supreme Court Justice …
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So I’ve been thinking about debates. I’ve seen a lot of them, although it’s sort of a blur of lecterns …
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The Gazette Editorial Board’s search for civic-minded folks to join our new Community Conversation Corps has been fruitful. Our first …
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When Barack Obama’s campaign asked if I’d like a few minutes on the phone with Maya Angelou last Thursday, the …
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The Gazette Editorial Board will be interviewing candidates for Iowa’s 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts beginning next week. We have …
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A variation of the above image from the No Wiggins website was slapped big and bold on the “No Wiggins” …
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I think both sides of the dueling judicial retention vote no/vote yes tours that stopped at Greene Square Park in …
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So the Cedar Rapids School Board on Monday night swiftly and quietly dispatched the administration’s plan to have a $57,000 …
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Judging by the buses, it must be judge-hunting season in Iowa again. There’s the “No Wiggins” bus, filled with folks …
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State Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, chair of the Ways and Means Committee says there’s no way Iowa should have …
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