House Minority Leader Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City, lost in his bid this morning to force a debate on a constitutional …
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House Minority Leader Christopher Rants, R-Sioux City, lost in his bid this morning to force a debate on a constitutional …
After being whipsawed from a warm promise of spring back into the glazed depths of winter, I’m lacking the mental …
State lawmakers backed away from a proposal this week that would have removed stickers from gas pumps promoting fuel blended …
On Tuesday I columnized that “critics, cranks and government minimalists” are already taking shots at Cedar Rapids’ latest downtown/riverfront development …
The Des Moines Register reports today that Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is willing to hand some of his authority …
I live among the beige, gray and beige-ish gray homes in the English Glen subdivision on the north side of Marion. It’s …
Health experts are warning sun-starved Iowans about the dangers of vitamin D deficiency, according to Radio Iowa: “While the cold …
An envelope arrived on my desk this morning from Kathy Hendricksmeyer of Cedar Rapids. Inside was a clever, funny song she wrote …
A bunch of state lawmakers wants to curtail your control over your pennies. Don’t fret. They mean well. They want …
This morning’s New York Times says “More Americans are Giving Up Golf.” (Shudder.) “The total number of people who play …
From Radio Iowa yesterday: “A key legislator says the governor’s willingness to consider using local option sales taxes for teacher …
Cool lunar eclipse tonight, and our skies may cooperate. Here’s info from the Quad-Cities National Weather Service office. …Total Lunar …
Last Tuesday, I used this space to chronicle some of the stuff that’s making me uneasy. So in the interest …
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