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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 29, 2012 4:05 am5079d ago
After watching a local-option sales tax extension dramatically defeated last May, it seems like something is missing as we near …
Staff Columnists Jan. 28, 2012 8:38 am5079d ago
What makes a teacher great? We could discuss that question for days. Or the even tougher question: How do we …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2012 2:41 pm5082d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett didn’t have to work too hard to manufacture a greeting for President Obama Wednesday. “When …
Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2012 9:18 am5082d ago
People like to gripe about the Haves and the Have-nots. The special treatment, the small considerations the Haves enjoy even …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 24, 2012 10:27 am5083d ago
We now know that closing an elementary school saves the Cedar Rapids School District anywhere from $600,000 to $757,000 annually. …
Staff Columnists Jan. 24, 2012 8:34 am5083d ago
Cedar Rapids had a City Council election in November, and, from my vantage point, the city’s use of automated traffic …
Staff Columnists Jan. 23, 2012 1:15 pm5084d ago
I mentioned in a post a couple of weeks ago that the Cedar Rapids School District’s facilities process (aka closing …
Staff Columnists Jan. 22, 2012 4:05 am5086d ago
So I’m waiting for Patton. Heck, I might even settle for Bluto Blutarsky and his Germans at Pearl Harbor. I’m …
Staff Columnists Jan. 20, 2012 11:15 pm5087d ago
A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but a proposal to rename Iowa City’s Broadway Street in …
Staff Columnists Jan. 20, 2012 11:29 am5087d ago
(Today’s expanded print column version of yestetrday’s post) So we finally have an Iowa caucus winner.* Cue the confetti …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2012 9:52 am5088d ago
So we now know that Rick Santorum got 34 more votes than Mitt Romney on caucus night in Iowa, instead of …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2012 4:05 am5089d ago
So 10 years ago this morning, I became a parent. I have a feeling this will not be the focus …
Staff Columnists Jan. 18, 2012 2:29 pm5089d ago
Cedar Rapids Community School officials, including Superintendent Dave Benson and School Board President John Laverty, are scheduled to drop in …
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