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By Kathy Potts —- I am a proud evangelical Christian Republican and a native of Mississippi. I moved to Iowa …
By Peter Komendowski —- ‘Bye Bye, Lake Delhi, drove my Chevy to the levee and the levee was dry, and …
By Tim Charles — Cedar Rapids is one of 11 community finalists hoping to earn the Blue Zone designation as …
By Thomas Warren —- The front page of the Feb. 26 Gazette featured an article on the extraordinary cost of …
By Timothy Walch —- What’s your favorite Girl Scout cookie? Thin Mints? Samoas? Everyone has an opinion. There’s no controversy, …
By Linda Seger —- The Cedar Rapids school district on its website states: “Excellence for all.” The city of Cedar …
By Judy Stoffel —- More than 14,000 families in the United Way of East Central Iowa six-county service area (Benton, …
By Michael L. Richards —– Good leaders build trust and unite disparate interests to reach common goals. Present Cedar Rapids …
By Troy Willard —– Since starting my business, The Can Shed, in Cedar Rapids, I have seen the current Bottle …
By Rockne Cole —- On May 12, 2008, prosecutor Stephanie Rose and her colleagues in the Northern District of Iowa …
By Ben Allen —- To students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the University of Northern Iowa: As all of …
By Christopher Blake —- In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama threw the weight of his office …
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