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I’ve resisted the urge to get all preachy this Thanksgiving, inspired in part by an article my brother sent to me …
Described at a news conference Monday as “tired,” lacking “luster” and “not very graceful,” the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel …
Just in time for the holidays, the “grandma” scammers are back on the job. They’re calling older Iowans, pretending to …
Just when you thought the smooth transition of power was going to be all sunshine and kitties…wham, it’s go time. As …
Maybe you read recently, as I did, that white-paged residential phone directories are going the way of land-lines and rotary …
Today’s print column. Elections are about the future, but not time travel. Bob Vander Plaats, who led the successful push …
I’m a real tree guy myself, but I have to admit being tempted by “Smurftastic Blue.” The Omaha Royals will …
Bob Vander Plaats is being called a rising star for his success in ousting members of the state Supreme Court. …
So who will pick the new justices? Surely it will be the new/classic governor-elect who just won by a country mile …
After years of discussion, on the heels of an announcement that $230 million in federal funds ensured that passenger rail between Chicago and …
I’m late in my thanks to veterans this year. Since this column runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays, I wasn’t able, …
Federal regulators are going graphic on the nation’s puffers. Maybe you saw the new warning labels the Food and Drug …
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