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Critics of health care reform worry it will bankrupt the country. I’m worried that the overheated debate swirling around the …
Iowa City Councilors finally seem to be putting their collective feet down when it comes to underage drinking in bars …
The sports metaphors, the applause lines, the simplifications, the wait – It was two hours from the moment the bomb …
Just got out of the University of Iowa Field House, where President Obama stopped by to sell the health care …
Outrage can be the mother of irony at our hallowed Statehouse, home of the hollow gesture. Last week, the Iowa …
One thing I missed out on last week during my break was Republican candidate for governor Bob Vander Plaats’ vow …
So…Vice President Joe Biden sort of put the salty rim on the big margarita of health care reform today by …
Not even the disciples have the discipline needed for portion control, apparently. From Reuters: We’ve been overeating our way through …
Driving back from a spring break trip on Sunday afternoon, I switched back and forth on my satellite radio between …
The standings bill is here, the standings bill is here. The DM Register’s politics blog reports that the standing unlimited …
I’ve got no inside information about Donald L. Clark, the former elementary school guidance counselor sentenced last week to up …
The Iowa Legislature avoided making a big mistake. From the front page of the March 17, 1911, Cedar Rapids Evening …
If some Iowa City business owners have their way, soon they’ll be the only people allowed to ask for money …
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