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Staff Columnists Jul. 11, 2012 7:10 am4914d ago
I’ll be leaving you soon, but don’t get too excited. I’ll be back. My husband and I are having a …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 10, 2012 4:20 pm4915d ago
Every time President Obama returns to Iowa, he takes a few steps down memory lane. After all, this is the …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 10, 2012 9:39 am4915d ago
The FEC has a site listing all the “Independent Expenditure Only Committees,” aka Super PACs. Some of the names are …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 10, 2012 5:05 am4915d ago
Cedar Rapids will play host to President Obama today. Or, as the chairman of the Republican National Committee insisted over …
Staff Columnists Jul. 7, 2012 7:57 am4918d ago
Last week would have been a better time to write about being extra cautious when it comes to swimming in …
Staff Columnists Jul. 4, 2012 7:52 am4921d ago
Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness. Weighty words to consider on any day, let alone when the heat index is …
Staff Columnists Jul. 4, 2012 5:05 am4921d ago
Happy Independence Day, one and all. Soon, perhaps at dawn’s early light, I will be inflating every pool, slide and …
Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2012 10:44 am4922d ago
Our governor says Iowa will not bow to federal “blackmail” by expanding Medicaid to cover more Iowans, now that the …
Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2012 6:31 am4922d ago
Meanwhile, inside the Continental Congress. “Gentlemen, now that the Congress has approved a Declaration of Independence, we must turn to …
Staff Columnists Jul. 1, 2012 5:00 am4924d ago
So our dog, Clover, died Thursday. She was with us for nearly 17 years. In that time, we’ve had a …
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2012 12:06 am4926d ago
The ink wasn’t even dry on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act before …
Staff Columnists Jun. 28, 2012 12:31 pm4927d ago
It’s highly unlikely that Cedar Rapids will ever get a casino. I won’t say impossible. You never know when it …
Staff Columnists Jun. 28, 2012 11:49 am4927d ago
So everybody on God’s green earth has an opinion on The Opinion. So I might as well throw a few …
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