Here’s the text of the speech Ron Corbett gave in Cedar Rapids this morning announcing his candidacy for mayor: Ron …
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Here’s the text of the speech Ron Corbett gave in Cedar Rapids this morning announcing his candidacy for mayor: Ron …
Yep, last week at this time I was asleep. I predict typos. So what can we do to stay awake? …
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Most of my mail this week was tied to Tuesday’s vote on the one-cent local option sales tax increase. My …
Driving through the Iowa countryside as a kid with my parents, whenever you came across a stretch of hog-based aroma, …
The Iowa DOT and the Associated General Contractors of Iowa are hunting for skilled road construction workers in Minnesota. I stumbled across …
I enjoy a frosty Shamrock Shake. A lot of people can’t stand them. I understand. My own affection for the …
The Sioux City Journal fronts a very interesting story about a Storm Lake High School student who is refusing to take a …
Leon “Tunnie” Melsha says he’s still planning to reopen the beloved and flood-damaged Little Bohemia tavern at 1317 Thirds St. …
Iowa lawmakers are moving to change the name of Department of Elder Affairs to the Department on Aging, or DOA. …
Cedar Rapids voters, those who bothered to show at the polls, sent some pretty clear messages tonight as they approved …
Iowa Secretary of State Michael Mauro,a Democrat, doesn’t like the constitutional end run around the Electoral College being considered by the Legislature. …
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