Most of the people opposed to horse slaughter weren’t around in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s when the farm …
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Most of the people opposed to horse slaughter weren’t around in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s when the farm …
Recently, liberal critics have complained that laws requiring voters to show a photo ID before they can vote discriminates against …
Beth Duffy’s Sept. 13 column “Estates could owe Medicaid” in which she raised concerns about how estate recovery rules will …
I had a bad experience voting on Sept. 10 (school election). Upon arriving at my polling place, I was met …
I watched the construction of the new fire station in Cedar Rapids occur and thought the brick and the cove …
As a longtime patron of city libraries, I’ve always thought this was a free public service offered to everyone. Boy, …
Hurray for a potential Cedar Crossing Casino! Really? I have supported efforts to date through editorials because I feel it …
September is Hunger Action Month across our country. On behalf of the Linn Community Food Bank, I urge all Gazette …
Iowans should be outraged at the action taken by the Iowa Board of Medicine to ban the telemedicine delivery system …
Des Moines Register political columnist Kathie Obradovich’s recent suggestion that Gov. Terry Branstad ought to express concern about the outrageous …
Extending the local option 1-percent sales tax is not visionary or demonstrates any leadership whatsoever on taxes and spending. Keeping …
This letter is a plea to Hoover Trail bikers, walkers and runners. The Ely City Council has voted to approve …
So the new casino is going to be almost twice as big and cost twice as much as originally planned. …
Marion and I recently visited our daughter and son-in-law in Boise, Idaho. Boise and Cedar Rapids have two features that …
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