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I rarely get excited about town hall meetings or political listening tours. It’s hard to be inspired by those manicured …
In hindsight, we really could have used more foresight. I’m talking about the unfolding drama regarding property tax abatements for …
Republican candidate for governor Christian Fong, a Cedar Rapids business executive, has launched his first statewide radio ad, seeking to introduce himself …
Hope Kettelkamp isn’t giving up on the written word. “So few handwritten letters come in my mailbox, however, I keep …
Slumping along in this apparently never-ending economic downturn, you get to a point where you wonder if there’s any belt …
Iowa’s race for governor, with an oversampling of snark. 1. Chetfusion — Gov. Chet Culver seemed a bit confused at a reporters’ gaggle Thursday following the …
Thanks to a couple weeks of actual summer weather, our tomato patch has delivered the goods. I snapped a couple photos …
Kathryn Rem, food editor at the State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois, says the butter cow display at the Illinois State …
Terry Branstad hasn’t been in office for 11 years, and it appears that absence has done wonders for his popularity. …
It was easy to get disoriented among the placards at Tuesday’s city facilities open house. In no time at all, …
‘If you build it, they will come” might be as true for prisons as it is for baseball. But indiscriminately …
A few days ago, Republican candidate for governor Bob Vander Plaats said that Iowa should slice all ties to federally funded health care programs …
I turned 39 today. Fire off some rockets. Or don’t. Brought donuts for the newsroom. Allowed myself to eat a hot fudge …
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