Dave Miglin had crisscrossed the state multiple weekends to do anything from simply taking a photo by a town’s sign to visiting with locals on city streets, bars, tourist attractions and anywhere else he could strike up a conversation.
Here are our top pics of the year and what makes them special to photographers.
Experts say the pandemic will become endemic, meaning hospitals likely will face COVID-19 for the foreseeable future. As they prepare for long-term response, area hospital leaders say they face a number of challenges around recruiting and retaining an adequate health care workforce.
With Cedar Rapids’ ReLeaf effort and other communities replanting strategies, even more will be planted in 2022 and beyond.
Trystin Lashley and and Ellie Barkalow of Mount Vernon High School will perform as members of of the Bands of America Honor Band in the 2022 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 1.
Mayor-elect Meghann Foster said the city of Coralville is at a critical point -- and she ran for the seat to be part of shaping the city’s long-term vision. Foster discussed her priorities for her first term and what she’s proud of from her time on council.
The weeklong winter festival kicks off on Saturday, Jan. 29, with games, ice skating and other activities throughout the week, including two new events.
“Can’t just continue to throw money at it,” a lawmaker says, but another its a classic case of legislators “kicking the can down the road ...spending money on it as we're kicking it.”
it struck some Iowans as strange when U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted against a bill that would pour more than $100 million in federal money to repair and replace bridges into southwest Iowa, the district she represents in Washington. But not Washington insiders.
Here are the news articles that readers most turned to in 2021 on thegazette.com — The Gazette’s website — and the order they were read:
During the pandemic, students discovered what learning environments worked best for them at home. Now, schools are trying to replicate the experience of that physical environment.
The female intruder was wearing gloves and “indicated she was going to take the victim's computer to make Christian music with it.”
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