Craig Robinson Archive

There always seems to be funny little side stories that never seem to make their way into some of the events that are covered on The Iowa Republican. From time to time it is my intention to write about them on in my Stomping Grounds blog. Here is what I’ve been keeping from you! Ensign ... Full story

Sioux City Journal Covers a TIR Article they Refused to Print. Bret Hayworth of the Sioux City Journal wrote an article on his blog about Brent Hoffman’s op-ed piece that was published on The Iowa Republican this week. I find it interesting that Hayworth wrote about it since his very own newspaper refused to print ... Full story

One would think that with Governor Chet Culver’s favorability ratings hovering around 42%, his $900 million budget gap looming for fiscal year 2011, and the Iowa Supreme Court riding roughshod over the legislature’s authority to pass laws, Republican candidates of every ilk would be lining up to run against him in 2010. Yet, if you ... Full story

That is the approach that five Linn County communities took after a local option sales tax vote failed in their communities this past March. The past week, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins, Center Point and the Linn County portion of Walford all passed the tax increase by overwhelming margins. The reason for the “do over” is because the ... Full story

Below is Steve Deace’s response to an article written by Constitution Daily on this site yesterday. I was on Steve’s show yesterday, and if you listened during the 6 to 7 p.m. hour, you heard two people who disagreed on tactics but agreed on why the war needs to be waged. Steve made sure that ... Full story

Yesterday, when I heard that former State Representative Bill Dix was on the list of speakers for the public forum on federal deductibility, I sent him a note to see if we could catch up before or after the forum. Bill is one of my favorite people I’ve gotten to know since being involved in ... Full story

Governor Chet Culver was in the state of Washington yesterday. He was there to meet with executives from Microsoft who have postponed building a data center in West Des Moines. The project would have created 75 jobs. Governor Culver thinks the project will still move forward. Culver said, “I had a very positive, productive ... Full story

Well, I guess I didn’t make any friend in the newspaper business yesterday when I wrote about some newspapers’ week-long furlough scheme. I understand that they are in a difficult position; losing a week’s salary would cause a hardship for anybody. However, sometimes we need to look at the bigger picture. The reason I ... Full story

Yesterday, I wrote a story for TheIowaRepublican.com that exposed a few of the projects that may be included in Governor Culver’s I-Jobs bonding scheme like the Tower of Invincibility for Maharishi Vedic City, two bronze John Bloom sculptures in DeWitt, and furniture/fixtures/furnishings for the bar at Golf Course in Le Mars. Imagine my surprise this morning when ... Full story

Growing up I always wanted to test cars for Car & Driver, Popular Mechanics, or Consumer Reports magazines. I love to get behind the wheel and drive different vehicles. This surprises some people because the last thing I want to do is change my oil or tinker on a car, but I just love ... Full story