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By Rex Huppke, Chicago Tribune – If the workplace were a person, meetings would be the unidentifiable, gooey stuff stuck to that person’s shoe. Loathed almost universally, meetings gobble up time like ravenous
Dave DeWitte, CR Gazette – A national report that examines state practices to require companies to meet promises exchanged for economic development incentives gives Iowa a passing grade, despite serious concerns with
By Jerry McDonald, The Oakland Tribune – About the only thing more impressive than the play of the 49ers’ secondary this year is how San Francisco played the market in putting it together.
By Bill Scott – MELBOURNE — Maria Sharapova wasted no time in schooling American Jamie Hampton on Thursday, laying down a 6-0, 6-1 win to move into the third round of the
By David Siders, McClatchy Newspapers – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown, calling on lawmakers and voters to help him prove “the declinists about California are wrong,” on Wednesday launched his campaign
By Dave Montgomery, McClatchy Newspapers – GREENVILLE, S.C. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign confronted new danger signs Wednesday as a new poll showed the governor at the back of the pack
By Emily Seagrave Kennedy and Kelsi Loos, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Protesters from across the nation rallied Tuesday on Capitol Hill under the banner of the grassroots Occupy movement, saying they came
By Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press – MINNEAPOLIS — It was a curious night at the Target Center on Wednesday night. Somehow, the low-scoring Pistons ran to a 16-point lead over the Timberwolves
Tim Engstrom, Albert Lea Tribune – NORTHWOOD, Iowa — The Iowa state senator for Worth and Winnebago counties announced Tuesday his campaign for re-election. However, Merlin Bartz won’t be the only incumbent. Thanks
BURLINGTON, Iowa – The NIACC women’s basketball team dropped their second straight conference game in a 67-41 loss to #16 Southeastern Community College on Wednesday night. Kika Greenlee (Fr., Saint Louis Park,