Slow news day with the holiday approaching, but there are a few tidbits out there. Several papers carry news of …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 31, 2008 5:59 am6268d ago
Slow news day with the holiday approaching, but there are a few tidbits out there. Several papers carry news of …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 30, 2008 10:15 am6269d ago
Yesterday, I mentioned that Gov. Culver is going to the Outback Bowl to watch the Hawks and the Gamecocks do …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 30, 2008 6:47 am6269d ago
Veteran newsman Dave Franzman at KCRG TV9 in Cedar Rapids has an interview with ailing State Sen. Mary Lundby. She’s in …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 29, 2008 2:16 pm6270d ago
I ran into U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack at Barnes and Noble in Cedar Rapids Sunday afternoon. He was just sitting …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Dec. 29, 2008 10:12 am6270d ago
The AP picks up a weekend Des Moines Register story detailing the initial Statehouse rumblings over a proposal that would …
Staff Columnists Dec. 29, 2008 7:23 am6270d ago
Starting a new daily feature, picking a few interesting stories from print and blogs. Feel free to submit your own. …
Staff Columnists Dec. 24, 2008 11:54 am6275d ago
A well-done story by Jennifer Jacobs in this morning’s Des Moines Register carries very sad news that State Sen. Mary Lundby …
Staff Columnists Dec. 23, 2008 2:49 pm6276d ago
Gov. Chet Culver was in town at midday for the special “A Season of Hope” event at St. Wenceslaus Catholic …
Staff Columnists Dec. 22, 2008 11:08 am6277d ago
Iowa’s population is now estimated at 3,002,555 according to the U.S. Census bureau. We’ve crossed the 3 million threshold. Hooray. …
Staff Columnists Dec. 17, 2008 9:43 am6282d ago
Last Summer, at the Democratic National Convention, former Gov. Tom Vilsack told a small group of journos that he was still …
Staff Columnists Dec. 16, 2008 1:34 pm6283d ago
Normally, NORAD is watching out for airborne threats to the national security of the United States and Canada. But on …
Staff Columnists Dec. 16, 2008 9:18 am6283d ago
Thanks to the Iowa Supreme Court’s August ruling in favor of Davenport’s effort to catch red-light-runners using surveillance cameras, the …
Staff Columnists Dec. 15, 2008 2:28 pm6284d ago
My internal weather geek kicked in yesterday as we careened from balmy to icy in a matter of hours. I was …
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