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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 23, 2009 10:54 am5847d ago
The lights have been flickering on and off around here this morning, which got me to thinking about the possibility …
Staff Columnists Dec. 23, 2009 6:31 am5847d ago
I got a lot of thank-you notes this week for Saturday’s column talking with Gene Kehoe. People who said it …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2009 11:07 am5848d ago
1. Why not use the power of citrus to let Sinclair Broadcasting know how you feel about its fight with …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 21, 2009 10:28 am5849d ago
Kettle Comedy — It’s better to give than receive, unless you’re 4. We were walking into Hy-Vee in Marion Saturday, …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 19, 2009 11:01 pm5850d ago
Why listen to the same old Christmas carols when you can swig your eggnog to the timely sounds of local …
Staff Columnists Dec. 18, 2009 10:22 am5852d ago
Gene Kehoe and I have been talking this week after his wife, Michelle, was sentenced to serve more than life in prison …
Staff Columnists Dec. 17, 2009 8:11 am5853d ago
Apparently, the road to this week’s hearings on state tax credits was paved with good intentions. The first was held …
Staff Columnists Dec. 16, 2009 10:27 pm5853d ago
The Sinclair Oil dinosaur always seemed friendly. Is Sinclair Broadcast Group? I don’t like what what Sinclair Broadcast Group may …
Staff Columnists Dec. 16, 2009 1:29 pm5854d ago
Iowans for Tax Relief President Ed Failor Jr. thinks the state can save millions of dollars by turning Iowa public …
Staff Columnists Dec. 16, 2009 9:11 am5854d ago
Iowa City’s new juvenile curfew ordinance wouldn’t have been so controversial if the driving force behind it hadn’t been. Yes, …
Staff Columnists Dec. 15, 2009 6:57 am5855d ago
When Congress recently took on the Bowl Championship Series, it reminded me of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry. I just couldn’t …
Staff Columnists Dec. 14, 2009 8:21 am5856d ago
It’s been four months since my wife and I debated whether to pour the cold eggnog of reality on the …
Staff Columnists Dec. 12, 2009 10:52 am5858d ago
It seems as if at least one of Iowa’s Mental Health Institutes is not long for this world. Legislators already …
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