Several weeks ago I made my first trip to Cedar Rapids. On July 13, I received in the mail a …
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Several weeks ago I made my first trip to Cedar Rapids. On July 13, I received in the mail a …
The debt ceiling mess and those Republicans. If the Republicans had not been so obstinate and uncooperative, we would already …
The local newspapers have followed the University Heights controversy concerning the purchase of the St. Andrew Church property and the …
A July 6 letter (Robert Bulmahn) commented on the two unpaid-for wars. Actually they were paid for, but with borrowed …
Once again the city of Fairfax was asked to rezone a parcel of land near Highway 151 and Beverly Road. …
I wish the Grand Old Party would get over its tantrum and stop holding us hostage over raising the debt …
I am sickened by Bob Vander Plaats’ pledge (that he and The Family Leader want candidates to sign) that implies …
One of the major responsibilities of Iowa’s Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey is to decide contested workers’ compensation claims. The …
I have heard a number of comments lately about dogs at the Downtown Farmers Market. I have heard of dogs …
In response to a July 3 guest column by Rev. William Lovin and Shams Ghoneim titled “Faith in Iowa: Finding …
A recent letter (July 3, Brad Fisher) suggested “selling non-functional parks” as means for the city to raise money, Ellis …
Some thoughts on perpetuating the name and memory of honorable former mayor Don Canney: I recently drove by The Eastern …
Remember Lee Iacocca, president of Ford and then CEO at Chrysler? I recall his statement, “I can take 5 percent …
Republicans in Washington won’t agree to an economic solution that includes any change to the tax system. They would rather …
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