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Staff Columnists May. 11, 2011 3:18 pm5342d ago
Here’s a new way to burn time online: Spend the day in court. As of last week, you can watch …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists May. 11, 2011 12:35 pm5342d ago
Former Iowa Gov. Chet Culver has found a new mission. He’s among a bipartisan group of former political types calling for …
Staff Columnists May. 11, 2011 9:27 am5342d ago
Framed former students’ artwork lines the halls of Hills Elementary school; hallway babble quickly quiets as first- and second-graders finish …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists May. 10, 2011 2:31 pm5343d ago
I had completely lost track of Bob Vander Plaats until he showed up at the National Press Club Monday morning, and …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists May. 10, 2011 12:44 pm5343d ago
So a group of Iowa Republican heavy hitters, poobahs, kingmakers, bundlers, pick your own label, are flying to New Jersey …
Staff Columnists May. 9, 2011 8:57 am5344d ago
Sunday’s printo column. And now for something completely different. My wife, Katherine, and I sat on folding chairs in the …
Staff Columnists May. 8, 2011 10:51 am5345d ago
Whatever you get her for Mother’s Day, your mom will probably love it. Flowers or breakfast, an original poem or …
Staff Columnists May. 6, 2011 5:00 pm5347d ago
I finally sat down this week to read Judge Irene Sullivan’s book “Raised by the Courts“, an account of her …
Staff Columnists May. 6, 2011 11:23 am5347d ago
I know, I know. You’re all sick of LOST. But humor me. I’m looking for folks who might vote yes …
Staff Columnists May. 5, 2011 12:18 pm5348d ago
An East Side reader writes: Ron Corbett statement “Maybe the community’s just not as concerned about it flooding again as …
Staff Columnists May. 4, 2011 9:19 am5349d ago
You get a long view, reading The Gazette’s archives about downtown Iowa City development over the past couple decades. Start …
Staff Columnists May. 3, 2011 11:40 pm5349d ago
“Dancing with the Stars” was on the flat-screen TV at the RWDSU-UFCW Local 110 Hall as supporters of a local …
Staff Columnists May. 2, 2011 4:52 pm5351d ago
Tuesday’s print column. So … I guess I shouldn’t have turned in early Sunday night. I awoke to a red …
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