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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 4, 2009 3:00 pm6049d ago
A vacationing friend sends along this pic of a Belgian Coke machine decorated with Brussels’ famous tinkling landmark. The bottom …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 4, 2009 9:20 am6049d ago
Iowa ranks 8th-best in the nation on the 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test. The annual survey of 5,000 drivers includes …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 4, 2009 8:44 am6049d ago
Sonjia Cornell doesn’t have big plans for next week’s flood anniversary. “Cry, maybe,” said Sonjia, who lost her home of …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 3, 2009 2:22 pm6050d ago
National Geographic has an interesting piece about a new cloud type, potentially the first to be identified since 1951. The magazine …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jun. 3, 2009 9:44 am6050d ago
AP Says state Rep. Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City, is eding closer to a run for governor: The 41-year-old Rants is known …
Staff Columnists Jun. 3, 2009 5:46 am6050d ago
So U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama is all trying to have a dignified meeting with Supreme Court nominee Sonia …
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2009 12:16 pm6051d ago
Santa Barbara Independent columnist Sunshine Roshell says Iowa “kicks California’s toned tanned tushie:” We were the heralds of “hot.” The …
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2009 8:45 am6051d ago
On Monday, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy rejected calls for allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. But only …
Staff Columnists Jun. 2, 2009 5:55 am6051d ago
Iowa is famous for its retail politics. And apparently we’re a supercenter that never closes. For the clinically sane, it’s …
Staff Columnists Jun. 1, 2009 3:09 pm6052d ago
Hey, can you guess which state bordering the Mississippi River, starting with the letter “I,” strengthened its freedom of information …
Staff Columnists May. 29, 2009 11:20 am6055d ago
U.S. Rep. Steve King disagrees with the Iowa Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling and wants Iowans to vote on a …
Staff Columnists May. 28, 2009 8:26 am6056d ago
The swastika just won’t die. There they were again Sunday morning, this time painted on 80 cars and some houses …
Staff Columnists May. 28, 2009 6:22 am6056d ago
The Illinois Senate approved legislation yesterday that would legalize marijuana for medical uses. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The measure …
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