Along with the usual local aromas, I detected a hint of boondoggle in the air Sunday. That’s when Rick Smith’s …
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Along with the usual local aromas, I detected a hint of boondoggle in the air Sunday. That’s when Rick Smith’s …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —– Two federal bills intended to protect intellectual property online might have their hearts in …
I have been swamped with phone calls, letters and e-mails ever since The Gazette began running my series about Iowa Department of …
FLOOD RECOVERY BOOST: The University of Iowa’s three major building replacement projects from the 2008 flood received $106.7 million more …
UNCERTAINTY PERSISTS: Lack of a base level of permanent funding since 2007 for the Federal Aviation Administration has made planning …
I often joke to people that if I ever write my autobiography, I will call it “A Jew in Hog …
If they really want commercial property tax reform, Statehouse leaders will have to give up. Democrats must give up the …
The Cedar Rapids Library Board is considering the possibility of moving its popular west side branch. That branch, which expanded …
We think the Cedar Rapids City Council made the right call this week when it hit the reset button on …
There was something almost embarrassing about watching the chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court stand before legislators last week …
Gazette Editorial Board — In child protection, as in medicine, the treatment should be less harmful than the disease. But, …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- In child protection, as in medicine, the treatment should be less harmful than the …
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