I just left Greene Square Park, where Vice President Joe Biden campaigned alongside our re-election seeking Gov. Chet Culver. If …
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I just left Greene Square Park, where Vice President Joe Biden campaigned alongside our re-election seeking Gov. Chet Culver. If …
Gov. Chet Culver will campaign with Vice President Joe Biden in Greene Square park at noon today. That explains all the dark …
The Colonel fought the chickens, but it looks like the chickens won. “I do understand that the battle is lost,” …
It’s Bike to Work Week, and you know what to do. Time to trade out four wheels for two – …
Gov. Chet Culver launched his re-election effort in Des Moines today. Rather than drive west, I’m waiting until he comes …
What are the most over-used media cliches? Only time will tell, or maybe an intrepid journo who is hunting them down. From …
Now that the Racing and Gaming Commission has closed the book on Iowa’s casino expansion era, a reader shoots me …
It took a half-dozen gutsy City Council members to stop the growth of payday lenders. In one small part of …
JOHNSTON — At the last minute, I decided to drive a couple of hours west to see the Iowa Racing …
The weather wasn’t part of the plan, but the show went on in spite of the cold and wind. Organizers …
State Sen. Merlin Bartz curiously carried the fight over same-sex marriages to the state’s campgrounds this week. Now he finds …
Let’s call Iowa City Councilors’ vote to limit panhandling on the city’s Pedestrian Mall what it is: An effort to …
So Cedar Rapids’ swift, initial search for a “regional” City Manager match-made-in-heaven is apparently over. Rick Smith had fine coverage of …
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