Education, not property damage, is the best way to protest.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
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Education, not property damage, is the best way to protest.
In Cedar Rapids, as elsewhere, it’s Black students who bear the brunt of overpolicing in our schools
Many of these changes require infrastructure investment to ensure grid stability.
‘Today’s legislation ushers in a new era of growth and opportunity in Iowa,” said Gov. Kim Reynolds when signing the …
My love for the outdoors is not new. I grew up in a house with two parents who are both …
People want to be well served in their own homes and communities — the place where they’ve lived their lives and where they’d prefer to see it end
For most of us, people living in poverty are invisible. When we do think of them (and there are 34 …
The deeply forked tails give them away. Barn swallows. Last week dozens were lined up on a rural electric co-op …
Sunscreen and grilling give way to fire pits and hot tubs
In a swirling slurry of freezing rain I struggled tying a taut-line hitch on the tent’s guyline. After a few …
Iowa City’s Hickory Hill Park wilderness was recently protected from developers by the City Council. Not all wilderness has been …
The only way citizens can have a direct say in how their government is run is through the Charter Review Commission.
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