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 …
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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 …
Yeah, I know it’s only May. But the race for mayor in Cedar Rapids is starting to get interesting. So …
Emptying out the notebook at week’s end. Here are a few quotes that didn’t make it into print. “Generally, you …
Change is inevitable. And this morning, it’s in the news. Clark Kauffman over at The Register reports on the interesting …
Partisan politics is butting into Cedar Rapids’ nonpartisan race for mayor. I suppose it was inevitable, with former Iowa House …
The top 5 things I like about the new, narrower Gazette. 5. The entire A Section now fits perfectly in …
The race to decide which Republican will challenge Gov. Chet Culver next year remains pretty fuzzy at this early hour. …
While his would-be opponents are switching political parties and weighing their options, Cedar Rapids mayoral hopeful Ron Corbett is relying …
After all the loud debate around these parts about county supervisor pay, state lawmakers quietly approved a change in the …
Years ago, I pulled into Iowa Falls for my first newspaper job carrying most of my worldly belongings in a …
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