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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 27, 2011 6:11 pm5446d ago
From the Judicial Branch: News Release State Judicial Nominating Commission January 27, 2011 Commission Names Nominees for Iowa Supreme Court …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 27, 2011 10:29 am5446d ago
We’ve gone from Captain Sunshine to Grandpa Gloom. Former Gov. Chet Culver used to tell us over and over as …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 27, 2011 12:01 am5446d ago
Today’s print column After months of overheated talk about robed tyrants plaguing Iowa, it’s been heartening to watch the Judicial …
Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2011 4:22 pm5448d ago
It’s become fashionable these days to talk about our outdated, factory-style public education system, where kids clock in, line up …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 25, 2011 12:01 am5448d ago
Today’s print column, a follow-up to Sunday’s column. The Army Corps of Engineers’ assessment of Cedar Rapids’ future flood risk …
Staff Columnists Jan. 23, 2011 12:01 am5450d ago
Today’s print column Complexity is the mother of shorthand. That’s how we, especially we in the media, boil stuff down. …
Staff Columnists Jan. 21, 2011 4:14 pm5452d ago
It’s not the verdict that is bothering me this week. Or the trial. A jury heard the evidence, kicked it …
Staff Columnists Jan. 20, 2011 11:15 am5453d ago
Jurors returned their verdict just before noon: Cedric Everson assaulted a fellow student athlete in the Hillcrest dorm in October …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2011 11:01 pm5453d ago
Today’s print column News flash: Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady will not be resigning. “Absolutely not,” Cady said …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2011 3:19 pm5454d ago
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady met with The Gazette’s editorial board for about an hour today. He’s traveling …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2011 2:43 pm5454d ago
It must be a delicate enterprise, trying not to sound like a snob while explaining your specialized job, one that only you and …
Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2011 11:04 am5454d ago
In the book-lined chapel at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale on Monday, a half-dozen inmates bent the …
Staff Columnists Jan. 18, 2011 4:08 pm5455d ago
It was touch and go there for a while Monday morning, between the weather and a little misunderstanding about whether …
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