The Cedar Rapids mayor will conduct a taxpayer survey testing the viability of another election using the local-option sales tax …
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The Cedar Rapids mayor will conduct a taxpayer survey testing the viability of another election using the local-option sales tax …
I attended Clean Line Energy’s open house Monday in Central City to learn more about a proposed transmission line that …
The original Pledge of Allegiance, written by Francis Bellamy in 1892, states: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to …
Visualize the multitude of visitors arriving at the new convention center, the amphitheater, the refurbished Paramount Theatre or the many …
Gov. Terry Branstad, with two state paychecks, has no incentive to solve the budget. Legislators do; they are not being …
Two years ago, it was hard leaving my father at the Heritage Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, but he needed more …
The Strong America Now solution eliminates the present deficit decades faster than any other existing plan. It does not increase …
My mother and I are in Cedar Rapids for the summer to visit my brother and his family. My mother …
Gov. Terry Branstad should just get rid of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and save the state millions of …
One might analyize that life is like running the 100-yard dash. Problem is, we don’t all begin at the same …
On June 11, 2008, residents along the Cedar River prepared for a mandatory evacuation from an imminent flood. That epic …
The Gazette needs to stop shoving down our throats its opinion of why we all should rekindle the local-option sales …
For 26 years, the July 4 Fifth Season run has been a unique road race because it ran through the …
During the April 21 local-option sales tax forum at Harrison School, the leaders of We Can Do Better – the …
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