So the Linn County Board of Supervisors, all but one, proved me wrong. They didn’t understand what’s at stake. But …
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So the Linn County Board of Supervisors, all but one, proved me wrong. They didn’t understand what’s at stake. But …
I thought I was going to get a look around the flood-damaged Paramount Theater today for an upcoming column. I …
I’m writing my Thursday Gazette column on the latest lowlights in the Linn County Board of Supervisors pay saga. I’m …
This morning’s Sioux City Journal fronts Charlotte Eby’s account of a public hearing yesterday where school officials from around Iowa …
Iowa Independent notes dissatisfaction on the part of some Democratic state lawmakers who say the big federal stimulus bill doesn’t do enough …
Locally, county supervisor salaries are the story of the day. Adam Belz reports in The Gazette that it looks like …
Gov. Chet Culver has been out selling his plan to float $700 million worth of bonds to pay for infrastructure …
There’s lots of nostalgic coverage this morning of the 50th anniversary of the last performance of Buddy Holly, J.P. “Big …
This is a critical question of national/international importance. Which photo should be used with my Gazette column? Somber or Happy? …
There’s a lot of change going on out there folks. It’s tough to keep up. First, Cedar Rapids and other …
The Iowa House at this hour voted 55-37 for legislation allowing Cedar Rapids and other communities hit by natural disasters …
Have any of you been feeling out of sorts lately? Perhaps you’ve been dazed by the drudgery of snow and …
From O. Kay Henderson at Radio Iowa: Governor Chet Culver says there will be “significant layoffs” in the state government …
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