I’m as excited as anyone about President Bush’s flood tour of Eastern Iowa. But I still think it’s worth giving the …
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I’m as excited as anyone about President Bush’s flood tour of Eastern Iowa. But I still think it’s worth giving the …
As bad as it is, you still find people counting their blessings. Take Bryan Moeller. He’s the guy I found …
Legions of downtown business owners converged on the First Ave Parkade parking garage with hopes officials would, as promised, let them go through …
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I know I’ve made fun of our Big Lug, aka Chet Culver, in the governor’s office a few too many times, but …
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Finally got a laptop and Internet access finally came back at my home this morning. More later.
I spent the late morning and early afternoon in Cedar Rapids’ Time Check neighborhood, which borders on the brown, bloated and roiling …
Tuesday Update — My dad did make the game, which Belmond won 5-2. The head coach of the Belmond-Klemme girls softball …
There’s a lot of buzz out there that the big-bucks success of “Sex and the City” will open the Hollywood floodgates …
One day after the race for the Democratic presidential nomination effectively ended, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa threw his …
An occassional index of things and actions being banned from our world. 1. Birthday Cake/Cupcakes. From the suburban Chicago Daily Herald: “Birthday …
I received this e-mail from reader Jim Mead Thursday morning: Todd, I finally figured out why I so often skip your …
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