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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2011 1:32 pm5271d ago
Michele Bachmann’s backers hope a doctor’s note will put a cap on the curious migraine issue. But in the New …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2011 10:41 am5271d ago
There’s been some outraged agitation this week over that Vander guy and his hearty laughter at a stupid gay joke, in front of a …
Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2011 9:40 am5271d ago
In my inbox this morning, this statement from Mount Vernon School Board President Tom Wiesseler. In it, Wiesseler writes that …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2011 12:05 am5271d ago
If you’re hoping to witness the glamorous work of high and mighty government, this is not the place to find …
Staff Columnists Jul. 20, 2011 7:23 am5272d ago
Even a stone would choke up at the image: The towheaded boy with the temporary stars-and-stripes tattoo, one hand on …
Staff Columnists Jul. 19, 2011 11:06 am5273d ago
Cedar Rapids Regis and University of Iowa grad Paul Oetken is now a federal district judge. His confirmation Monday was …
Staff Columnists Jul. 19, 2011 12:05 am5273d ago
Don Gallagher is on a mission. In May, he read about the idea of wrapping a revamped U.S. Cellular Center …
Staff Columnists Jul. 17, 2011 12:05 am5275d ago
There will be leftover cake, I suspect. It seems The Family Leader’s “Marriage Vow” failed to draw a crowd of …
Staff Columnists Jul. 16, 2011 12:55 am5276d ago
Dressed in uniform red T-shirts, Tajeria Beacham was selling tickets while Deidra Williams loaded sodas into a cooler in a …
Staff Columnists Jul. 14, 2011 10:28 am5278d ago
I’ve heard of kids eat free, but kids-free eating caught my eye this week. Monroeville, Penn., restaurant and driving range …
Staff Columnists Jul. 13, 2011 11:40 am5279d ago
So, have you been staring at the debt ceiling? I have. Really fascinating stuff. Yeah, I know. But it’s also …
Staff Columnists Jul. 13, 2011 9:55 am5279d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad went too far in demanding leaders of the State Board of Regents resign this spring. And regents …
Staff Columnists Jul. 13, 2011 12:41 am5279d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad went too far in demanding leaders of the State Board of Regents resign this spring. And regents …
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