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Iowa City’s new juvenile curfew ordinance wouldn’t have been so controversial if the driving force behind it hadn’t been. Yes, …
When Congress recently took on the Bowl Championship Series, it reminded me of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry. I just couldn’t …
It’s been four months since my wife and I debated whether to pour the cold eggnog of reality on the …
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Gov. Chet Culver was at the wheel when the state’s budget hit a red-ink blizzard and slid off the road …
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