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Insight staff As part of our mission to help identify and discuss important local issues and solutions to current local …
When I volunteered to start a think tank to address violence in Cedar Rapids, I knew very little about crime, …
We all enjoy stories that have happy endings. When those stories include children and families in our community who are …
Starting Sunday, we are renaming our Letters to the Editor section as Community Letters. It’s a small shift, but we …
The State of Iowa spends approximately $7.3 billion of taxpayer money annually. While the biggest chunks of that, such as …
Last December, Hillary Clinton spoke in Iowa City about Syrian refugees and Islamophobia. She said that hate filled rhetoric is …
Last fall the Iowa Bar Association put out the Know Your Constitution test for students grades 9-12. The test consisted …
The 2016 Iowa caucuses were an incredible night. First, the caucuses won with fabulous turnout. No longer can anyone say …
It can be depressing to watch the nightly news and see the divisions in our world being played out before …
Nobody knows who will win the Iowa caucuses on Monday, but judging from the latest polls, it looks like the …
On Monday Iowans head to the caucuses to meet and discuss important issues and then cast their votes in the …
The eyes of the world will focus on Iowa on Monday, and I hope every resident of this great state …
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