Monthly Archives: March 2009
Today’s Column – Retro Relief
Our past has a very strong pull when the present is so scary. You don’t have to look hard to find proof that jittery Americans are seeking elusive comfort in nostalgia. We’re clinging to shards of the so-called good old … Continue reading
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Snowman Death Baffles Investigators
MARION — Was it the wife, or the sun? Only Mr. Frosty “Daddy” Snowman knows. And he’s not talking. Not anymore. Snowman, age undetermined, was found expired on the front lawn of a home in a north Marion subdivision Sunday … Continue reading
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Monday Reads — Buyer’s Regret
Did you ever have buyers regret? Sure, you drop a chunk of cash on something and later wonder whether it was the smart play. It happens. Say you’re a Cedar Rapids city official, and you read this morning’s on-the-scene report … Continue reading
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Deductibility Spawns Creativity
There’s a part of me that’s tempted to wade boldly into the fight over whether the state should finally dump federal deductibility, or the ability of Iowans to deduct fed taxes from what they owe the state. It’s a big … Continue reading
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Friday Reads — Abbreviated
Technical problems at home. So I’m late and brief. Mainly, I wanted to point to The Register’s story today reporting that U.S. Rep. Steve King’s tax property break was a clerical error, according DC officials. He plans to pay it … Continue reading
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Today’s Column — “Pork” and Bonds
In the “Tower of Invincibility,” Republicans think they have found an exploitable weakness in Gov. Chet Culver’s big bonding plan.Instead, they’re showing emptyheaded, inchdeep partisan politics. The tower is a 12-story office building planned by folks in Vedic City, the … Continue reading
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Thursday Reads — Give the King a Break
The Sioux City Journal and Iowa Independent each follow a report in Roll Call naming U.S. Rep. Steve King as one among four members of Congress wrongly benefiting from property tax breaks on their second homes in the District of Columbia. From Iowa … Continue reading
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Newspaper Bailouts
Area bloggers are concerned about my troubled industry. I had no idea they cared. But they do. Blog for Iowa carries an interesting piece from The Nation by media reformers Bob McChesney and John Nichols, who advocate government action to save the news … Continue reading
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