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Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2009 4:42 pm5936d ago
Who is to blame when a 10-year-old boy runs away, pops into a gun store and steals what he thinks …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 25, 2009 12:06 pm5936d ago
Iowa’s race for governor, in brilliant Black and White. 1. Here’s Looking at You, Chet — The film credits fiasco wouldn’t go …
Staff Columnists Sep. 24, 2009 1:36 am5937d ago
Here’s what some of you had to say about my Wednesday column about patient-centered health care. AdaminMiami wondered about my analogy: …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 24, 2009 12:01 am5937d ago
Our state lawmakers are doing some award-worthy acting in the wake of the film tax credit fiasco. They were blindsided. …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Sep. 23, 2009 9:14 am5938d ago
A timely story in the Los Angeles Timessays Iowa isn’t the only state having second thoughts about incentives for filmmakers. …
Staff Columnists Sep. 23, 2009 7:46 am5938d ago
My grandma is sometimes inclined to talk about her body as if it were an aging jalopy. New knee, new …
Staff Columnists Sep. 22, 2009 12:01 am5939d ago
This fiasco is rated R, for gratuitous spending and full-frontal mismanagement. Maybe you were enjoying a Friday afternoon matinee when …
Staff Columnists Sep. 20, 2009 12:01 am5941d ago
I figured, hey, no big deal. On Aug. 14, I asked the city of Cedar Rapids for a list of …
Staff Columnists Sep. 18, 2009 3:47 pm5943d ago
Here’s the full-blown column I wrote to follow up on yesterday’s blog post: Would a Davenport anti-crime program work in …
Staff Columnists Sep. 18, 2009 3:10 pm5943d ago
Iowa’s race for governor, and it’s not over until we decide it is. All is Well! — Political journos across Iowa were …
Staff Columnists Sep. 17, 2009 7:17 am5944d ago
MANCHESTER – It was gubernatorial speed-dating night at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Five Republican candidates for governor showed up to …
Staff Columnists Sep. 16, 2009 12:13 pm5945d ago
Iowa wrestling icon Dan Gable delivered some interesting insights on his brief foray into politics years ago to a group of Delaware County Republicans …
Staff Columnists Sep. 16, 2009 9:02 am5945d ago
Has it really been a year? Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that so much and so little seems to have …
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