This morning’s New York Times says “More Americans are Giving Up Golf.” (Shudder.) “The total number of people who play …
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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 …
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 …
According to the Iowa Generally Assembly’s Web site, which I quickly found using Microsoft’s fantastic Intenet Explorer, The Iowa House voted …
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 …
Gov. Chet Culver apparently will endorse Barack Obama tonight at an Omaha rally, according to the AP and other news …
Your driveway is full of snow.The sky is full of clouds. The newspaper is filled with downer headlines. It’s a …
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