Man, are some folks steamed about Johnson County Supervisors’ proposed property maintenance code for rural areas. And several contacted me …
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Staff Columnists Dec. 15, 2010 11:14 am5489d ago
Man, are some folks steamed about Johnson County Supervisors’ proposed property maintenance code for rural areas. And several contacted me …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 14, 2010 11:00 am5490d ago
Yeah, yeah, I know, print is dead and all. But I recently perused a long list of Iowa weekly newspapers the other …
Staff Columnists Dec. 14, 2010 10:15 am5490d ago
Is it just me, or are The Gazette’s comment threads heating up again? Not so much in an interesting, debate-the-issues …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 14, 2010 8:45 am5490d ago
A Cedar Rapids captain of industry was walking into work one December morning when he was met by Mayor Ron …
Staff Columnists Dec. 13, 2010 11:43 am5491d ago
The Iowa Independent points out that Kansas has decided to open its interviews with nominees for its Supreme Court and …
Staff Columnists Dec. 11, 2010 11:01 pm5493d ago
It’s easy to get lost in the weeds when it comes to legal disputes. But let’s grab a machete and …
Staff Columnists Dec. 10, 2010 11:22 pm5493d ago
A good number of Johnson County farmers are upset over county supervisors’ proposal to enact a property maintenance code. They …
Staff Columnists Dec. 10, 2010 12:16 pm5494d ago
And now for something completely different. Yep, it’s time to send off that letter to Santa. My kids, Tess, 8, …
Staff Columnists Dec. 9, 2010 1:50 pm5495d ago
Now, a federal lawsuit has been filed with hopes of overturning Iowa’s 48-year-old judicial selection system. Just when I think I can …
Staff Columnists Dec. 9, 2010 1:05 pm5495d ago
Your mom probably used to tell you not to wolf your food. Who knows, maybe she still does. And she …
Staff Columnists Dec. 7, 2010 3:59 pm5497d ago
Here’s an interesting bit of news for those of you following the Tasing discussion here in Eastern Iowa: Tasings by …
Staff Columnists Dec. 7, 2010 3:36 pm5497d ago
Bob Vander Plaats is renewing his call for the four Supreme Court Justices who were not up for retention Nov. …
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