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As I chew my leftover spaghetti lunch, I’m pondering Cuba. For one thing, it’s warm there. For another thing, Fidel …
While we sit frozen and buried, I thought it might be nice to check in on what’s happening with folks …
I expected to catch at least a little Hell this week after writing a column expressing unease about a statewide …
From the National Weather Service in the Quad-Cities: Another Major Winter Storm? “Another major winter storm is expected to form …
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I’m feeling uneasy lately. Don’t care? Tough darts. It’s my column. Maybe it’s the abominable weather, or the clouds of …
So apparently I was wrong when I wrote a few Sundays ago that the Linn County Compensation Board would certainly …
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[naviga:font size=”3″] Thoughtful and clever readers have spoken on the issue of what to name Mount Trashmore, once local leaders …
From the National Weather Service: “…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING… TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY…SNOW …
From the Sioux City Journal and Lee Newspapers’ Dan Gearino: DES MOINES — A report released this week shows the …
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