Often, debate on important issues of the day breaks out spontaneously at breakfast. Here’s the latest. Earlier this week, the …
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Often, debate on important issues of the day breaks out spontaneously at breakfast. Here’s the latest. Earlier this week, the …
Technical problems at my home place sort of scuttled today’s Friday reads. But I do want to call your attention …
There’s been a fair amount of grumbling from the right about how the media somehow under-counted crowds at yesterday’s tea party …
Say what you will about those jokers at City Hall, but I think they hired the right police chief. I’ve …
They’re piling up Gov. Chet Culver’s failed nominees like chord wood at the Statehouse today. Before I even had my …
The first seeds have been officially planted in my family’s “Participation Garden. “Having attempted to grow vegetables many times, I …
Constitution? We don’t need no stinkin’ Constitution. The Register and others carry reports on Republican candidate for governor Bob Vander …
Conservative firebrand Bill Salier spoke out at today’s anti-gay marriage rally at the Statehouse, according to Radio Iowa. He had …
State lawmakers are hoping to adjourn this week, even though they still have a session’s worth of work left to …
It’s enough to make Steve King lose sleep. From Maureen Dowd in this morning’s New York Times: California’s having an …
They say the Big Lug is in big trouble. “They,” of course, are mostly Republicans eager to soften up Gov. …
First up, today’s obligatory gay marriage developments. Several papers carry Rod Boshart’s solid overview of yesterday’s Statehouse developments. Republican attempts …
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Greg Graham stopped by The Gazette for an editorial board session this afternoon. Here are a …
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