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Will it be the oatmeal box heard ’round the world? I’m referring to media kits sent recently to the nation’s …
State Auditor Dave Vaudt says he’s not running for governor. From The Des Moines Register: Vaudt, who is in the …
More than 340 votes were cast in the Cedar Rapids mayoral poll I posted a week ago. High turnout, indeed. …
From the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure office: 2009 LEGISLATIVE SESSION FUNCTION TOTALS RELEASED The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure …
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said this morning that the idea of using a tax on sodas/junk food to help pay …
The Iowa Brewer’s Guild launched has launched iowabeer.org to showcase Iowa-brewed craft beers and brewers. There’s a useful events calendar and …
So does Iowa have enough casinos? I mean, after years of bellying up to the all-night gambling buffet, could we …
Cedar Rapids City Council member Brian Fagan says it’s too early to jump into the race for mayor. “I’m absolutely …
Something called men.style.com has compiled an amusing slide show of the 13 dumbest cocktails of the recent overwrought mixology era. The list …
Bret Hayworth at the Sioux City Journal talks with State Rep. Christopher Rants about his gubernatorial toe-dipping. The Republican says he’ll decide next …
So I was on WMT radio last week when Bob Bruce asked me why so many people are interested in …
The first time I met state Rep. Christopher Rants was at a Perkins restaurant on Gordon Drive in Sioux City …
E-mailer Tsquires did not appreciate my Sunday column on what I see as the scorched-earth misinformation campaign against the judiciary …
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