So former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is apparently, at this hour, your Republican presidential front-runner. Depending on how you look …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 28, 2011 12:13 pm5140d ago
So former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is apparently, at this hour, your Republican presidential front-runner. Depending on how you look …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 24, 2011 4:05 am5145d ago
(Warning: Satire) Welcome to my Republican presidential potluck, Gov. Romney. So what did you bring? “I was going to bring …
Staff Columnists Nov. 23, 2011 1:37 pm5145d ago
You’ve probably heard that tomorrow will be the most expensive Thanksgiving in history. The meal alone will cost an average …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 22, 2011 11:15 am5146d ago
This week, the president pardoned a fat turkey also known as the congressional Super Committee. It’s going to a nice …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 22, 2011 9:32 am5147d ago
I stopped at Occupy Cedar Rapids’ camp site at the corner of M Avenue and First Street NW this morning. …
Staff Columnists Nov. 21, 2011 3:32 pm5147d ago
Note: I changed the headline after the city complained that they are requiring a removal of personal property, not an …
Staff Columnists Nov. 20, 2011 4:05 am5149d ago
A woman at Tuesday’s education reform summit in Marion gave me something unexpected to gnaw on. She asked Gov. Terry …
Staff Columnists Nov. 19, 2011 11:22 am5149d ago
Last week, Gov. Terry Branstad and his crew put the brakes on a proposal to overhaul teacher pay. That’s big …
Staff Columnists Nov. 17, 2011 12:22 pm5151d ago
I got some great feedback from readers intrigued by last Saturday’s column, about businessman and education reformer Jamie Vollmer’s book, …
Staff Columnists Nov. 16, 2011 3:19 pm5152d ago
I walked down the Cedar River Trail from downtown to the African American Museum this midday to hear an update …
Staff Columnists Nov. 16, 2011 6:16 am5153d ago
The young woman’s voice shakes as she begins her story: She was 15, a runaway, in and out of trouble, …
Staff Columnists Nov. 15, 2011 11:41 am5153d ago
Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants to rip that dad gum rattlesnake of a federal government out by its roots, if …
Staff Columnists Nov. 15, 2011 4:05 am5154d ago
If the “Eggstraordinary Recycled Organizer” ever becomes a hot holiday gift, my daughter Tess gets credit. She invented it, and …
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