Someone needs to tell Pat Murphy that ideological purity is a mug’s game only Republicans play. Let them squabble about …
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Someone needs to tell Pat Murphy that ideological purity is a mug’s game only Republicans play. Let them squabble about …
The Board of Supervisors’ primary election is important for all the communities in Johnson County. Progress on economic, environmental and …
The April 24 editorial cartoon featuring the bus by Joe Heller does a stellar job of summing up what this …
Democrats in Washington have made a coordinated effort to pressure Sen. Chuck Grassley into flipping his position on the Supreme …
I am concerned with what happens with our ability to challenge what we as consumers need to have available to …
Regarding David Nadler’s April 22 guest column ‘BDS bill supports Israel”: Iowa has passed the BDS bill mentioned by Nadler. …
When I heard that Sally Stutsman would not run for re-election, I wondered who could follow in Stutsman’s footsteps to …
The scope of the refugee crisis is incomprehensible. Scenes of refugees from the Middle East are heartbreaking. We see that …
Recently, the city sold the Smulekoff’s building to a local developer at a loss of $4.3 million after holding the …
Recently, Cedar Rapids Community School District employee Marcia Hughes penned an article describing how ‘Volunteerism strengthens our schools.” Every thing …
Politicians tell us that the first duty of government is to protect the American people. The EPA is to protect …
The city is struggling with an annual loss of about $350,000 for the four golf courses they operate. They also …
I’m an Independent when it comes to voting. I have voted both ways in the past. I am having trouble …
I agree with the uproar about the 3-by-5 tax increase to raise tax dollars for the library. The voters did …
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