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Was it the intent of the Iowa State legislature to lull Iowans to sleep that live in its larger cities …
Who is responsible for the newly legalized sale of fireworks in Iowa? It seems like it suddenly came out of …
Almost every day, all day long for the past three weeks, multiple people in our once quiet neighborhood have chosen …
An open letter to Iowa Legislators: Why? What was the greater good for allowing the legalization of fireworks? How has …
I think I have a solution for the fireworks problem. People are making loud noises and bright lights for their …
Politics aside, it’s a notable occasion to have the president, secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Commerce all in town …
Volunteers can benefit from serving just as much as those they help to support. The same is true for volunteer …
I am a registered nurse who works for a nonprofit that provides services for adults with mental and physical disabilities. …
Fireworks have been legal for a few weeks in Cedar Rapids. At first I found the noise annoying until I …
According to U.S. government statistics (which in most sectors does not qualify as fake news), only 60 percent of eligible …
Recently, I was talking with a good friend Joan about the late 1930s when we were growing up. She asked …
Many people don’t like President Donald Trump. He comes from the rough world of business where he cultivated a straightforward …
I can remember when Sen. Chuck Grassley expressed concern that Obamacare would cause the government to ‘pull the plug on …
On May 31, my son Reid and I flew into Cedar Rapids. Reid was invited to tryout with the RoughRiders …
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