As 2010 closes, here are some headlines to look for in 2011. January Ronald-Donald Hotel Pact Electrifies Cedar Rapids – …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 29, 2010 11:01 pm5538d ago
As 2010 closes, here are some headlines to look for in 2011. January Ronald-Donald Hotel Pact Electrifies Cedar Rapids – …
Staff Columnists Dec. 29, 2010 9:47 am5538d ago
Driving past, you might not even notice the beige two-story at 429 Southgate Ave. in Iowa City. It sure doesn’t …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 28, 2010 12:54 pm5539d ago
I traveled all the way across Marion this morning to see our governor-elect hold a town hall meeting at the …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 27, 2010 11:01 pm5540d ago
Today’s print column. Little Bohemia reopens today. I’ve been wondering since June 2008 when I’d finally type that sentence. That’s …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 23, 2010 11:33 am5544d ago
I’m just about ready to skedaddle for Christmas. But I hate to leave my tens of loyal readers empty-handed, so …
Staff Columnists Dec. 23, 2010 8:49 am5545d ago
Today’s print column Time is running out for holiday shopping procrastinators. Here’s a handy catalog of last-minute (fake) gift ideas. …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2010 12:45 pm5545d ago
Sounds like we’re going to get new neighbors down the street. Maybe it would be nice to bring them a …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2010 11:14 am5545d ago
So this year it’s poor Nina Totenberg who is being dragged out as a martyr to the War on …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2010 9:17 am5546d ago
Iowa inmates serving life without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles are more than wayward kids. They were sent …
Staff Columnists Dec. 21, 2010 11:09 am5546d ago
Well, it’s official, Iowa will lose one of its five congressional seats in the next round of redistricting. Cursed Census. It’s …
Staff Columnists Dec. 20, 2010 11:01 pm5547d ago
Today’s print column The U.S. Senate over the weekend knocked down one more misguided law that allowed gay and lesbian …
Staff Columnists Dec. 20, 2010 8:05 am5548d ago
Three years and a month after Sonny Iovino froze to death under the Benton Street bridge in Iowa City, hundreds …
Staff Columnists Dec. 17, 2010 3:31 pm5550d ago
Good news confirmed. From the Downtown District’s newsletter: “Little Bohemia” will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 4 p.m. (1317 …
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