By Steve Rathje — On Nov. 29, President Barack Obama announced a two-year freeze on the wages of federal employees, …
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By Steve Rathje — On Nov. 29, President Barack Obama announced a two-year freeze on the wages of federal employees, …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Iowa ranks 26th among states in physical size. But our state ranks 13th in …
By Stephen Hanisch — Where’s the front-page article beginning, “Cedar Rapids black people committed crimes disproportionate to their percentage of …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Statewide standards often make sense, ensuring consistency and fairness. So we understand the rationale …
Jessica Buchberger — In 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught on fire. Massive amounts of waste and oil …
It’s possible, maybe even probable, that Sarah Palin’s highly lucrative “keep ’em guessing” game won’t result in an actual run …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Extended unemployment benefits for nearly 2 million Americans began to run out Wednesday. By …
It’s early December. Time to pick out a tree, gas up the snow blower and hear the Iowa Chamber Alliance …
By Dwight C. Watson — As an education dean, I have to think broadly about pre-K through post-secondary education. I …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Every state except South Dakota has anti-bullying and anti-harassment laws that schools are required …
Bad news this week for jobless Iowans who watched their emergency unemployment benefits dry up while Congress simply watched. Federal …
A Cambridge scientist, with the help of “complex algorithims,” has determined that April 11, 1954, was the most dull/boring/uneventful day …
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