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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 19, 2011 3:19 pm5517d 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 pm5517d 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 am5517d 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 pm5518d ago
It was touch and go there for a while Monday morning, between the weather and a little misunderstanding about whether …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jan. 18, 2011 2:54 pm5518d ago
Did you know the first person to land an airplane on a ship was from Williamsburg, Iowa? Today is Eugene Ely …
Staff Columnists Jan. 18, 2011 9:21 am5518d ago
I tuned in this morning to watch Gov. Terry Branstad’s first weekly Statehouse news conference. These were a staple of …
Staff Columnists Jan. 18, 2011 8:49 am5519d ago
Today’s print column Former Gov. Tom Vilsack got loads of attention in July 2005 when he signed an order restoring …
Staff Columnists Jan. 15, 2011 11:01 pm5521d ago
Today’s print column. It turns out, based on this past week, that “pinata” is Spanish for “Ron Corbett.” From the …
Staff Columnists Jan. 14, 2011 11:53 pm5522d ago
We’ve got a long weekend to reflect on what we’ve learned so far in the sexual abuse trial of former …
Staff Columnists Jan. 14, 2011 11:24 am5522d ago
Just got an e-mail copy of the results of a poll commissioned by Mayor Ron Corbett to test the waters …
Staff Columnists Jan. 14, 2011 10:19 am5522d ago
I just watched Gov. Terry Branstad take his oath and give his inaugural address, through the miracle of the modern …
Staff Columnists Jan. 12, 2011 12:13 pm5524d ago
DES MOINES — Chief Justice Mark Cady gave it a shot. The chief of a shrinking Supreme Court tribe seemed …
Staff Columnists Jan. 12, 2011 8:50 am5525d ago
Iowa Council of Human Services Chairman Jim Miller wants answers from the state Department of Human Services. Was policy or …
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