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Congress is poised to extend the wildly popular “Cash for Clunkers” program, which gives rebates of up to $4,500 to …
564 — Peak number of FEMA temporary housing units in Iowa, on Oct. 10, 2008. 223 — The number of …
So will it be the early bird or the patient ponderer? Will it be the former Iowa House speaker unstained …
I saw the sign. It opened up my eyes. OK not really. Actually, what I saw saw was The Register’s …
My wife and I have a big, fat Santa debate dancing in our heads. Why now, when it’s only beginning …
1. Chetiditarod — Gov. Chet Culver is in Alaska today and Saturday, telling Sarah “Drill Baby Drill” Palin’s former constituents …
The race to become Cedar Rapids next mayor is now, in fact, a race. City Council member and mayor pro-tem Brian …
State Rep. Kerry Burt just couldn’t make them understand. It was around 2 a.m. Feb. 11, and Burt, D-Waterloo, had …
Cedar Rapids mayoral candidate Ron Corbett sent out a press release (pasted below) yesterday ballyhooing his campaign’s accomplishments. He’s been in …
Am I glad I’m not a TV meteorologist. Until this week, I always had thought the job looked like fun …
The Wall Street Journal says “subpremium” beer brands saw a spike in sales during the critical pre-July 4th brew-buying period while the …
The race to become the “Silicon Valley of…” something is getting crowded. Iowa entered the fray with the 2006 election of …
This is the time of year when I most miss living in rural Iowa. I was reminded of this while …
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