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I’m back! Thanks to everyone for your well wishes. Our son Henry was born on July 21, and he’s doing …
Forget six weeks. If I was out of the office for six years, I probably would have come back to …
This was the week when our governor’s gaze turned to fertilizer and taxes. Gov. Terry Branstad announced that the Egyptian …
So I went to see the first true member of my Generation X on a national presidential ticket. Republican vice …
So the Cedar Rapids School Board is creating a “Diversity Committee.” It will be a 10-member panel designed to provide …
So after our dog, Clover, went to that great squirrel preserve in the sky, I figured we’d have a respectable …
Did anyone notice how my little poll post yesterday on double-voting in Linn County turned into an actual debate between …
I guess I may have spoken too soon on this protecting the caucuses business. From BuzzFeed: TAMPA – The Republican …
The RNC’s Rules Committee has come up with a “super penalty” for any states that try to leapfrog Iowa, New …
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was in Iowa yesterday, promising, among other things, big cuts in federal spending. Including cutting …
Maybe you saw this morning’s story on the disagreement between Linn County Auditor Joel Miller and County Attorney Jerry Vander …
Gov. Terry Branstad is changing the rules for making rules. And anyone who deals with state government knows that rules …
I took a few days off surrounding the 21st anniversary of my 21st birthday. I’d like to say I partied …
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