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Johnson County Supervisors are looking to next November to hold a $39 million referendum to fund a sorely needed new …
Rev. Welton Gaddy says our founders sought to put constitutional space between religion and the nation’s new government for a very …
Two recent, high-profile scandals have Gov. Terry Branstad calling for a review of state sex-abuse laws. Branstad told reporters Monday …
Today’s print column. We may soon find out if the First Amendment covers camping on a vacant lot on the corner of …
So former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is apparently, at this hour, your Republican presidential front-runner. Depending on how you look …
(Warning: Satire) Welcome to my Republican presidential potluck, Gov. Romney. So what did you bring? “I was going to bring …
You’ve probably heard that tomorrow will be the most expensive Thanksgiving in history. The meal alone will cost an average …
This week, the president pardoned a fat turkey also known as the congressional Super Committee. It’s going to a nice …
I stopped at Occupy Cedar Rapids’ camp site at the corner of M Avenue and First Street NW this morning. …
Note: I changed the headline after the city complained that they are requiring a removal of personal property, not an …
A woman at Tuesday’s education reform summit in Marion gave me something unexpected to gnaw on. She asked Gov. Terry …
Last week, Gov. Terry Branstad and his crew put the brakes on a proposal to overhaul teacher pay. That’s big …
I got some great feedback from readers intrigued by last Saturday’s column, about businessman and education reformer Jamie Vollmer’s book, …
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