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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 12, 2010 12:25 pm5522d ago
Blogger Andrew Shears made a United States of Television map, naming each state for a TV show set there. Iowa …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 11, 2010 9:25 am5523d ago
I felt a little bit sorry this week for the U.S. Cellular Center. “It’s less than inspiring,” said Dan Thies …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 10, 2010 11:58 am5524d ago
Tracking your governor-elect, from vote to oath. EUROPEAN VACATION — Terry Branstad and his wife Chris jetted to the old …
Staff Columnists Nov. 10, 2010 9:16 am5524d ago
How do schools combat bullying when it’s such an ingrained part of school life, a sneaky subculture that operates under …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 9, 2010 5:00 am5525d ago
Previously on “Event Center.” “I’m sorry, mayor, but unless you can meet our terms, I’m afraid we can’t sell you …
Staff Columnists Nov. 8, 2010 3:45 pm5526d ago
So, we have a new speaker of the Iowa House. And he says job one is to cut the current …
Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2010 7:05 pm5529d ago
In some ways, everything’s already been said about voters’ decision Tuesday not to retain three Iowa Supreme Court justices. And …
Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2010 1:08 pm5529d ago
Do we break up because we’re too cheap to buy a Christmas gift? A Facebook analysis suggests we might be. …
Staff Columnists Nov. 4, 2010 10:19 am5530d ago
I’m in the wrong business. That’s clear enough, looking at this year’s state salary book. If only I wasn’t so …
Staff Columnists Nov. 3, 2010 2:05 pm5531d ago
Civil rights are not won cheaply or easily. You can’t rattle the status quo and breach our comfort zone without …
Staff Columnists Nov. 3, 2010 7:38 am5531d ago
Iowa’s race for governor — not so close. So, we have a brand spanking new governor-elect, uh, sort of. Governor-elect …
Staff Columnists Nov. 3, 2010 12:41 am5532d ago
Even before all the ballots were counted in the vote to repeal Iowa City’s bar-entry age ordinance, the mood downtown …
Staff Columnists Nov. 2, 2010 12:22 pm5532d ago
Johnson County officials expect a record turnout today, but things were slow when I stopped by Iowa City Precinct 5 in …
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