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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 4, 2008 8:35 am6476d ago
This blog is now 4 months old. And after a whole third of a year, and I still have no …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2008 4:20 pm6478d ago
Watching the Twins’ opener last night, I thought to myself, “You know what, self? An ice cold Grain Belt Premium would taste …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Apr. 1, 2008 9:40 am6479d ago
Just look what you irresponsible Iowa Democrats started. You college kids, with your disdain for America’s dysfunctional politics and your …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 31, 2008 12:24 pm6479d ago
Nomophobia, according to this story in the UK’s Evening Standard, the fear of being out of cell phone signal range, or …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 31, 2008 10:28 am6480d ago
Hey, I love hugging trees and going green and shrinking my carbon footprint as much as the next enlightened bloke. …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2008 11:28 am6483d ago
Here are 5 big issues the Legislature has yet to resolve with just three weeks left in the 2008 session, and the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 28, 2008 10:47 am6483d ago
As fellow Gazette bloganista Dave Rasdal points out, Cedar Rapids’ municipal golf courses open on Monday. It’s welcome news. Some …
Staff Columnists Mar. 26, 2008 3:34 pm6484d ago
So should we do what polls show a majority of Iowans want or should we do what the grocery industry wants? And …
Staff Columnists Mar. 26, 2008 3:07 pm6484d ago
I know, I know, I should probably confine my restaurant roaming and tavern travels to locally owned joints. That would …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2008 1:00 pm6485d ago
Gov. Chet Culver is strongly hinting that he might veto the collective bargaining expansion for public employees that passed the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2008 9:46 am6486d ago
You could be dressed up as “Polyp Man.” OK, it’s a funny picture. But it’s also a serious subject. From …
Staff Columnists Mar. 25, 2008 9:09 am6486d ago
So I was on the treadmill this morning. Last week, front buttons popped off two pairs of pants on consecutive …
Staff Columnists Mar. 21, 2008 2:13 pm6489d ago
Senate Democrats agreed at midday to let senators go home for the weekend before a long Monday debate on the controversial collective bargaining …
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