Politics have been tearing families apart. Few issues can bridge the political divide. But in Cedar Rapids, three generations of …
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Politics have been tearing families apart. Few issues can bridge the political divide. But in Cedar Rapids, three generations of …
Some things we prize can’t protect themselves. Like the environment. Since 1970 it’s had the Environmental Protection Agency. Our democracy …
While many industries are struggling amid the pandemic, the agriculture sector has been disproportionately impacted as we continue grappling with …
It almost feels like a broken record, doesn’t it? Another year, another Republican bill pushing through the Iowa Legislature, supposedly …
State lawmakers think Iowa needs a new slogan for the purpose of greeting travelers as they enter the state. I …
Cedar Rapids is living the lesson that every entrepreneur knows: resilience and perseverance are essential to work through tough times. …
I’m truly hoping that the city of Cedar Rapids and Linn County will act boldly, with creative and dramatic responses …
Would you go to an 87-year-old surgeon to take out your appendix? Would you hire an 87-year-old lawyer to sue …
On March 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law a measure that amended the Older Americans Act of 1965 …
After a year of death and disease, Iowa is changed. This past week marked one year since Iowa’s first COVID-19 …
One of the biggest battles against COVID-19 for the past year has been waged right in the middle of the …
As we mark one year of living in an unprecedented pandemic world, the emotional and mental impacts of social distancing …
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