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Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2010 2:48 pm5739d ago
Sometimes it’s weird stuff that makes you proud to be an Iowan. Like last weekend, when I took a couple …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 9, 2010 2:41 pm5739d ago
So the Cedar Rapids City Council will vote on a resolution Tuesday permitting the city to sell $17 million in urban revitalization …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2010 4:32 pm5741d ago
Too bad candidates never chuck the rules and debate without a net. Candidates for governor Terry Branstad, Rod Roberts and …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 7, 2010 10:09 am5741d ago
The Cedar Rapids City Council now owns the city’s flood recovery effort. We won’t have Jim Prosser and those infamous …
Staff Columnists Apr. 6, 2010 4:56 pm5742d ago
Last week, I pulled my trusty blue bike from the garage, pumped the tires and headed to downtown Iowa City …
Staff Columnists Apr. 6, 2010 11:27 am5742d ago
Republican candidate for governor Terry Branstad unveiled an economic growth plan Monday. Rival Bob Vander Plaats is out today with …
Staff Columnists Apr. 6, 2010 9:52 am5742d ago
Maybe Mayor Ron Corbett wasn’t committing a fib of ambition. Last year, while the Republican former House speaker was running …
Staff Columnists Apr. 5, 2010 5:07 pm5743d ago
I wasn’t thinking about work or local politics when I headed for the Mission Creek Festival in downtown Iowa City …
Staff Columnists Apr. 5, 2010 1:52 pm5743d ago
National Journal has a good overview piece on Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary and the battle between Terry “Mitt Romney” Branstad and …
Staff Columnists Apr. 5, 2010 12:49 pm5743d ago
When a quirk of climatic fate deals you 80 degrees on the first day of April, you can’t stay in …
Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2010 3:13 pm5746d ago
Iowa’s race for governor, subject to blackout. Check your local listings. Story of the Week Live Streaming SUX less than a …
Staff Columnists Apr. 2, 2010 8:39 am5747d ago
I got mostly positive feedback about Wednesday’s column on the anniversary of Varnum v. Brien – readers saying they agreed …
Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2010 9:29 pm5747d ago
So I guess my gut was right. KTIV has decided to air its Republican gubernatorial debate live online. Good call. …
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