It’s Day 5 of the Iowa City Landfill fire, but because officials say there’s not much to do besides steer …
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It’s Day 5 of the Iowa City Landfill fire, but because officials say there’s not much to do besides steer …
Gazette Editorial Board — For years, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has struggled to handle a growing number of …
So First Christian Church was demolished today. I wrote about the saga a couple of Sundays ago, which I thought …
Gov. Terry Branstad dropped a bunch of bill signings and vetoes on the doorstep of the holiday weekend, when I …
Gazette Editorial Board — There are plenty of bad reasons to go into debt, such as avoiding fiscal realities and …
By Gabe Haugland —- Editor’s note: Following are excerpts from Gabe Haugland’s remarks delivered during today’s Memorial Day Service in …
TIDIER PARKS: State park managers have more money for maintenance, and are hiring back some of the seasonal workers that …
MORE SKILLED WORKERS NEEDED: Half of the jobs in Iowa’s labor market require “middle-skills” – those requiring post-high school training …
By Frederick “Rick” Miller —- President Barack Obama partisans think his predecessor, George Bush, and Obama are so different. I …
By Catherine Glasson —- National Women’s Health Week, observed May 13-19 this year, empowers and encourages women to make their …
By Joseph Tursi —- Cedar Rapids is in the midst of an unprecedented period of reinvention. Across the city, major …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —– Compared to many cities similar in size, Cedar Rapids is a latecomer to preserving …
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