Rumors that I and others have been hearing lately about the watery death of the Chrome Horse Saloon on 3rd …
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Rumors that I and others have been hearing lately about the watery death of the Chrome Horse Saloon on 3rd …
Everything, according to this AP piece: Is everything spinning out of control? Midwestern levees are bursting. Polar bears are adrift. …
“Don’t Stare, Help” pretty much sums it up along 3rd Street SE in the flood ravaged New Bohemia neighborhood. Volunteers …
It’s been tough to explain the flooding to my kids. But once my 6-year-old daughter Tess figured it out, and …
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 …
The New York Times (Above, Front Page) CBS News Washington Post MSNBC (Via AP)
I know I’ve made fun of our Big Lug, aka Chet Culver, in the governor’s office a few too many times, but …
The New York Times BBC News Economic angle from The Wall Street Journal LA Times/Chicago Tribune MSNBC Reuters NPR USA …
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 …
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