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Staff Editorials Jul. 5, 2011 12:00 am5287d ago
The crimes couldn’t be more different. The victims were of all ages, ethnicities and walks of life. Each one of …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 3, 2011 12:05 am5289d ago
Gentlemen, the Continental Congress has handed to us, this committee of five, the monumental task of drafting a Declaration of …
Staff Columnists Jul. 2, 2011 12:00 am5290d ago
Brother, is it hot. Too hot to move, too hot to stay still. Too hot to think. It’s so hot …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 1, 2011 2:06 pm5291d ago
This is why we celebrate. American ingenuity:
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 1, 2011 10:40 am5291d ago
Here is Gazette Statehouse Bureau guru Rod Boshart’s exhaustive did and didn’t list for the 2011 session. Enjoy. DID Shrink …
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2011 5:00 pm5291d ago
Hey Iowans, light up a totally legal sparkler, the Iowa Legislature has finally adjourned. I heard it myself live on …
Staff Columnists Jun. 30, 2011 12:05 am5292d ago
The Cedar Rapids Stormwater Commission was not on my radar, I admit. But it is now. And that’s because it’s …
Staff Columnists Jun. 29, 2011 9:58 am5293d ago
So the morning papers and various digital gizmos carry word of a grand compromise between Gov. Terry Branstad and Cedar Rapids …
Staff Columnists Jun. 29, 2011 9:31 am5293d ago
I guess you could say civility is a little like obscenity – it can be hard to define it, but …
Staff Columnists Jun. 28, 2011 10:59 am5294d ago
There are many varieties of political gaffes. I enjoy the ones that are simply moments when a campaign’s painstakingly constructed …
Staff Columnists Jun. 28, 2011 10:07 am5294d ago
So, Mr. President, I understand you’re coming to Davenport today to talk about manufacturing. Welcome back. And hey, as long as …
Staff Columnists Jun. 27, 2011 1:47 pm5295d ago
WATERLOO – I’ve been hearing for years about Michele Bachmann, the flame-throwing congresswoman from Minnesota, the sharp-tongued shrillinator from Stillwater. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 25, 2011 7:30 am5297d ago
Remember last Wednesday, when I wrote that former Washington Elementary School Principal Terry Eisenbarth’s resignation means we’ll likely never get …
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