Monthly Archives: January 2008
GOP Free Lunch
So much for the party of “personal responsibility.” Over the past few days, Republicans in the Iowa Senate have weighed in on three big issues with three big free passes.
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Trashmore Name Ideas
The continuing saga of finding a permanent name for Mount Trashmore popped up in the paper over the weekend, and I feel a column coming on. Got any ideas? Should we let Trashmore be Trashmore? What about Krasna Hora, or … Continue reading
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Tuesday’s Weather Will Blow
Hope you enjoyed the fleeting 50s. From the National Weather Service: …BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT … Continue reading
Biotech 2, Childhood memories 0
From Radio Iowa: “An Iowa based seed-corn company is looking at a new corn variety that will do away with what was once a rite of passage for Iowa teens, and a way for adults to make some extra money … Continue reading
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Friday Mail Bag — Riverwalking
Lots of good e-mails from readers this week. I figured I’d get slapped around pretty good after I wrote Tuesday that’s it’s way too soon to bury a proposed downtown river walk in vitriol. I thought this town’s bumper crop … Continue reading
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Stimulated
From the NY Times: “House leaders and the White House on Thursday reached a tentative agreement on an economic stimulus package of roughly $150 billion that would pay stipends of $300 to $1,200 per family and provide tax incentives for … Continue reading
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Frigid
From the National Weather Service: RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT CEDAR RAPIDS… A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF -23 DEGREES WAS SET AT CEDAR RAPIDS TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF -18 SET IN 1897. …RECORD DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURES … Continue reading
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One Meeeellion Dollars
From today’s Gazette The first formal action by the Iowa Senate came Tuesday in the form of modest property tax relief. Senators voted 46-0 to earmark about $1.2 million into a property tax replacement risk pool available to help counties … Continue reading
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Broken and Buried, but hopeful
I love snow, but our relationship has become tiresome and strained. All the shoveling and sliding and spinning is getting old. I’m suffocating. It’s time to take break. I’d like to see other weather. Please. Our break-up was inevitable, though. Thankfully, … Continue reading
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