(Warning, contains satire) Last year, we had a pretty bad Japanese beetle infestation at my place. I have grapes, which …
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(Warning, contains satire) Last year, we had a pretty bad Japanese beetle infestation at my place. I have grapes, which …
Former Washington Elementary School Principal Terry Eisenbarth’s name was cleared Friday, when the state Board of Educational Examiners accepted a …
So the Special Select Committee on the Unfortunate Matter of the 2012 Mitt-Rick-Ron Iowa Republican Caucuses has rendered its final …
In politics, you really can’t go wrong picking on felons. They haven’t got much of a lobby. If a poll …
This ad for Hahn Super Dry from Austrailia, won a Gold Lion at Cannes. Brilliant. But where, oh where, can …
All rise for the honorable (snort) Judge Dorman. And somebody get him a moist towelette. He’s an absolute mess. So …
A while back, I wrote about the city’s new push to boost the area on the west side of the …
Gov. Terry Branstad was pretty quick with the pointing finger once news broke that Iowa’s request for a waiver from …
On Friday, I was asked to be a judge at the Cedar Rapids BBQ Roundup, which begins today. Our entertainment …
Eighty billion dollars is nothing to sneeze at. So it makes sense some lawmakers want to take a close look …
Our family dog, Clover, turns 18 next year. So I had to break it to her. She won’t be able …
The long Polk Elementary saga I detailed a week ago is over, but the Cedar Rapids School District is preparing …
Is it me, or have things taken a turn for the Hatfields and McCoys around here? Not one, but two …
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