This past month, President Obama gave a speech at West Point outlining how he would be conducting the Afghan war. …
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This past month, President Obama gave a speech at West Point outlining how he would be conducting the Afghan war. …
I was appalled to read that library director Bob Pasicznyuk opposes building the new central library near the new bus …
Blatant discrimination, from Bob Pasicznyuk, our library director, and Cedar Rapids City Council member, Chuck Wieneke, on the same issue: …
The Iowa House passed an anti-texting bill. If passed by the Senate, one year would be spent buying advertisements to …
With the conclusion of the trial of the man who murdered abortion doctor Dr. George Tiller, we have two sides …
Free speech: the right to voice an opinion by mouth or by the written word. When you give money to …
In response to Garrison Keillor’s Feb. 13 commentary, meant to extol the virtues of hard work to congressional Democrats, I …
By Susan Estrich When I was growing up, we never had a dog. My mother told us we would be …
I was at the theater the other night. After the movie, I was in the restroom and a dad and …
I wonder if we can shift the emphasis of the judicial system from one of punishment to one of cure …
The program to rid the city of ash trees has become a serious nuisance. The crews converge onto a neighborhood …
I was at the theater the other night. After the movie, I was in the restroom and a dad and …
I was at the theater the other night. After the movie, I was in the restroom and a dad and …
Having lived through World War II and my father an Air Force instructor, my wise mother and her generation knew …
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