Not true, apparently. From Radio Iowa: “Authorities in central Iowa have charged a Collins man with 41 counts of animal …
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Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 19, 2008 2:01 pm6491d ago
Not true, apparently. From Radio Iowa: “Authorities in central Iowa have charged a Collins man with 41 counts of animal …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 18, 2008 2:01 pm6492d ago
Sen. John Putney, R-Gladbrook, is making his last bid to save summer, or at least the last fleeting days of …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 17, 2008 2:03 pm6493d ago
As high piles of snow disappear from the landscape, hopefully for good, they’re revealing items long buried. We can only …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 14, 2008 9:37 am6497d ago
Have you checked out Gazette City Hall reporter Rick Smith’s new blog? If not, you should. For one thing, you’ll …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Mar. 13, 2008 11:47 am6498d ago
O. Kay Henderson at Radio Iowa has the story: “Only 23 senators voted in favor of the House plan on …
Staff Columnists Mar. 12, 2008 10:44 am6499d ago
The Iowa House voted this morning to exempt bars and restaurants that hold state liquor licenses from the controversial bill banning smoking …
Staff Columnists Mar. 12, 2008 8:16 am6499d ago
This interesting story certainly puts things in a gloomy perspective. From the New York Times: Kissing the Earth Goodbye in …
Staff Columnists Mar. 11, 2008 8:35 am6500d ago
This got buried by the Spitzer thing, but Obama gave a pretty good speech Monday slamming the Clintons’ Dream Ticket …
Staff Columnists Mar. 11, 2008 8:00 am6500d ago
Almost the minute I heard about the Spitzer scandal, I wondered what headline the New York Post would come up …
Staff Columnists Mar. 7, 2008 9:27 am6504d ago
I opined in my Thursday column that an online search turned up only one pothole joke. From that intensive, …
Staff Columnists Mar. 7, 2008 8:55 am6504d ago
My criticism this week of the Cedar Rapids City Council’s refusal to answer questions or even talk to citizens during …
Staff Columnists Mar. 6, 2008 9:37 am6505d ago
I came across this mention of Gov. Chet Culver’s meeting this week with Citizens for Community Improvement over at Century of the …
Staff Columnists Mar. 5, 2008 12:09 pm6506d ago
It’s the capstone in today’s post Super Tuesday II conventional wisdom — GOP nominee John McCain benefits big time from …
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