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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 30, 2012 8:58 am4864d ago
So the Cedar Rapids School Board is creating a “Diversity Committee.” It will be a 10-member panel designed to provide …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 28, 2012 9:33 am4866d ago
So after our dog, Clover, went to that great squirrel preserve in the sky, I figured we’d have a respectable …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 24, 2012 9:19 am4870d ago
Did anyone notice how my little poll post yesterday on double-voting in Linn County turned into an actual debate between …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 24, 2012 7:15 am4870d ago
I guess I may have spoken too soon on this protecting the caucuses business. From BuzzFeed: TAMPA – The Republican …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 23, 2012 2:08 pm4871d ago
The RNC’s Rules Committee has come up with a “super penalty” for any states that try to leapfrog Iowa, New …
Staff Columnists Aug. 23, 2012 11:30 am4871d ago
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was in Iowa yesterday, promising, among other things, big cuts in federal spending. Including cutting …
Staff Columnists Aug. 23, 2012 9:41 am4871d ago
Maybe you saw this morning’s story on the disagreement between Linn County Auditor Joel Miller and County Attorney Jerry Vander …
Staff Columnists Aug. 23, 2012 5:05 am4871d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad is changing the rules for making rules. And anyone who deals with state government knows that rules …
Staff Columnists Aug. 21, 2012 5:01 pm4873d ago
I took a few days off surrounding the 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday. I’d like to say I partied …
Staff Columnists Aug. 16, 2012 5:02 am4878d ago
So I gather that two big video screens will be affixed to the U.S. Cellular Center’s concrete posterior, facing Interstate …
Staff Columnists Aug. 14, 2012 1:47 pm4880d ago
So U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, the shiny new vice presidential running mate of presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, made his …
Staff Columnists Aug. 12, 2012 5:05 am4882d ago
Last Sunday’s column on Republican Party of Iowa Chairman A.J. Spiker’s call to oust another Iowa Supreme Court justice in …
Staff Columnists Aug. 9, 2012 5:05 am4885d ago
Few words make me cringe as swiftly as “veepstakes.” It’s an exciting-sounding word, used to describe something that’s not really …
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