March 13, 2009 RSS feed / Opinion/Crime

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Thirty- something speaks

Technically lazy
I did not realize how lazy I have become until my old SUV's keyless remote control stopped working the other day. It had been hanging on by a thread for quite some time. More...

It's not a criticism, it's an observation.

Nothing like a good revolution in the shower
Mike Cox

The Cedar Rapids Tea Party, a revolutionary group opposed to unfair taxation, decided to protest recent city council decisions by dumping tea into the Cedar River like the folks in Boston did centuries ago. More...

First day in the Navy

It's late September of 1947. I'd graduated from prep school three months earlier, and now I've enlisted in the U. S. Navy. More...

Nuf sed

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Green energy policies could hobble the economy

By Keith Lockitch

Will a green energy industry be an engine of economic growth? Many want us to think so, including our new president. Apparently, a booming green economy with millions of new jobs is just around the corner. More...


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