Monthly Archives: September 2008

1. An Iowa City Police Officer. 2. U.S. Treasury Sec. Henry M. Paulson Jr. (He’ll swipe your wallet and slip your dough to the CEO of Goldman Sachs) 3. A Cedar Rapids city-paid consultant. (Hugs cost $125 each) 4. A Hawkeye kick/punt returner … Continue reading →

Some folks will spend this Friday night imbibing, while some will be glued to their TVs watching Barack Obama and John McCain duke it out in the first presidential debate. And some will do both. For them, there are several … Continue reading →

After hearing about Mayor Kay Halloran’s much-chronicled sleep apnea diagnosis this week, I wondered whether any famous people had the same problem. A Web search on apnea came up empty, but I did find a Wikipedia list of noteworthy people … Continue reading →

Network World has the answer, and a slideshow. I can’t decide between the jewel-encrusted bras or the pair of Denmarks. Tough choice.

I’ve figured out how to forge a compromise between bickering casinos, gambling expansionists and health  advocates — create “Health Casino.” Please, hold your applause until the end. Casinos want to keep their hard-fought smoking ban exemption, which allows smoking on gaming … Continue reading →

A month or two ago, while driving north on Edgewood Road approaching Blair’s Ferry, I first saw a sign for Beef O’Brady’s. It made me laugh. No offense, but it sounded made up, likes something from an SNL sketch. Turns … Continue reading →

I wish “perfect storm” would blow, or dissipate or move harmlessly out to sea. There it was again this morning, tucked into the investigation of the University of Iowa’s handling of a sexual assault report last fall. An investigator cited … Continue reading →

The Museum of the Moving Image has a very cool site where you can view dozens of presidential campaign television advertisements from the last 56 years. One thing you notice right away from even the earliest spots is that  attack … Continue reading →

So what if Sarah Palin called us “Grand Rapids?” I, for one, am big enough to cut her some slack. I’m also afraid that Todd Palin will run me over with a snow machine if I don’t. Palin just spoke at a town … Continue reading →

Veep nominee Sarah Palin says during her CR remarks at this hour that the GOP team is going to look at flood damage after all.