So, do you care about the Statehouse property tax debate? It’s all the rage under the golden dome these days. …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 15, 2011 3:30 pm5307d ago
So, do you care about the Statehouse property tax debate? It’s all the rage under the golden dome these days. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 15, 2011 11:48 am5307d ago
Downtown School backers have been doing their homework – holding public meetings, answering parent questions, honing their vision. Cedar Rapids …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 15, 2011 12:05 am5307d ago
Another study is out with more bad news about how little our kids know about our country’s history. It’s in all the papers. …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 14, 2011 11:25 am5308d ago
I know after watching last night’s Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire that I’m supposed to be amazed how no …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 14, 2011 12:05 am5308d ago
Today’s print column “Here’s some food for thought, so to speak,” it said on the envelope, with a smiley face. …
Staff Columnists Jun. 13, 2011 4:11 pm5308d ago
It’s not your imagination, we’re not covering local news like we used to. As an industry, that is, at least …
Staff Columnists Jun. 11, 2011 12:10 am5311d ago
My ambivalence about President Barack Obama’s new White House Rural Council is pretty well summed up by Politico’s headline: “The …
Staff Columnists Jun. 10, 2011 2:19 pm5312d ago
You know what I like about Iowa City Manager Tom Markus? He’s a reader. That’s good thing for the helmsman …
Staff Columnists Jun. 10, 2011 11:13 am5312d ago
Mitt Romney is skipping out on Iowa’s greatest fake vote. That, my friends, is a story with national implications. Oh, …
Staff Columnists Jun. 9, 2011 4:36 pm5312d ago
Sure, just when I get a vehicle with a sweet back-up camera…From the Downtown District: Reversal of Back-In Angle Parking …
Staff Columnists Jun. 8, 2011 11:37 am5314d ago
The dignitaries were damp, and I have to say the museum looked a little nervous. No, I didn’t do one …
Staff Columnists Jun. 8, 2011 9:50 am5314d ago
Raise your plastic cups in celebration: It seems that Melrose Avenue vendors will stay. Fans will not want for T-shirts …
Staff Columnists Jun. 7, 2011 9:02 am5315d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad arrived Monday in Cedar Rapids in a small plane. I was sort of expecting a hulking C-130. …
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