It’s a natural instinct to assume government is going overboard. Healthy even. So I clearly understand how some folks think …
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It’s a natural instinct to assume government is going overboard. Healthy even. So I clearly understand how some folks think …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Cedar Rapids voters have a clear reason to consider extending a local-option sales tax …
I have lived in or near Cedar Rapids for the last 59 years, so I was interested in the forum …
WATER QUALITY: The number of impaired streams and lakes in Iowa has doubled to nearly 600 in the past four …
WORKING LINK: Linn County’s Link program, launched in 2009, is keeping more young offenders out of jail. It assigns a …
By Randy Van Kooten —– Most Iowans recognize that Iowa’s crop and livestock products play a major role in global …
By Jeff M. Fettig —– As a CEO of an American company, I hear too often that we used to …
By Jon Rinderknecht —– Let me invite you to journey back in time to the mid-1980s. I was only a …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- What’s your preference, Cedar Rapids voters, for the year 2016? Scenario No. 1: Residential …
We’re in the middle of a great debate over how best to keep the Cedar River from rushing into Cedar …
A controversial blacklist is about to get an overhaul, after Gov. Terry Branstad signed off on legislation revising the state’s …
By The Gazette Editorial Board ——- It’s time for Statehouse leaders to step up for flood protection in Cedar Rapids. …
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