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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Aug. 3, 2009 8:56 am5989d ago
My wife and I have a big, fat Santa debate dancing in our heads. Why now, when it’s only beginning …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 31, 2009 1:32 pm5992d ago
1. Chetiditarod — Gov. Chet Culver is in Alaska today and Saturday, telling Sarah “Drill Baby Drill” Palin’s former constituents …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 31, 2009 10:41 am5992d ago
The race to become Cedar Rapids next mayor is now, in fact, a race. City Council member and mayor pro-tem Brian …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 30, 2009 12:01 am5993d ago
State Rep. Kerry Burt just couldn’t make them understand. It was around 2 a.m. Feb. 11, and Burt, D-Waterloo, had …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 29, 2009 2:31 pm5994d ago
Cedar Rapids mayoral candidate Ron Corbett sent out a press release (pasted below) yesterday ballyhooing his campaign’s accomplishments. He’s been in …
Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2009 4:57 pm5995d ago
Am I glad I’m not a TV meteorologist. Until this week, I always had thought the job looked like fun …
Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2009 4:46 pm5995d ago
The Wall Street Journal says “subpremium” beer brands saw a spike in sales during the critical pre-July 4th brew-buying period while the …
Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2009 11:29 am5995d ago
The race to become the “Silicon Valley of…” something is getting crowded. Iowa entered the fray with the 2006 election of …
Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2009 12:01 am5995d ago
This is the time of year when I most miss living in rural Iowa. I was reminded of this while …
Staff Columnists Jul. 27, 2009 3:30 pm5996d ago
The University of Iowa is 12th on The Princeton Review’s list of top party schools. Fellow Big Ten member Penn …
Staff Columnists Jul. 27, 2009 3:21 pm5996d ago
If you’re one of the hundreds of readers trying to subscribe to my new blog’s RSS feed, here is the link. …
Staff Columnists Jul. 27, 2009 10:18 am5996d ago
The Register’s Jason Clayworth had an interesting piece over the weekend chronicling how state Rep. Chris Rants, now a candidate …
Staff Columnists Jul. 25, 2009 10:41 am5998d ago
It was a very active week in the race to become your Iowa governor. Party of Five – Five Republican …
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