Iowa turned 163 on Monday. If you missed it, there’s still time to grab a glass of Templeton Rye or …
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Iowa turned 163 on Monday. If you missed it, there’s still time to grab a glass of Templeton Rye or …
Over the years, Iowa political leaders have dreamed of bringing an auto manufacturing plant here to the cornbelt. Gov. Chet …
Sitting in church on Christmas Eve, my Lutheran ears noticed editing in the big story. Gone were “swaddling clothes” and …
By Mary Sanchez In their weighty meditations on the year that was, many pundits have latched onto a coincidence they …
Cedar Rapids Mayor Kay Halloran, Mayor pro tem Brian Fagan and City Council member Jerry McGrane are leaving city government …
By Jonah Goldberg Culturally, this has been the decade of the reality show. And what do we have to show …
By Col. William Peterson There will never be a military solution in Afghanistan without a political solution. President Hamid Karzai’s …
BAH, HUMBUG: Talk about rubbing salt into the Christmas spirit of giving. Someone stole dozens of cleaned deer hides, preserved …
CLINIC STEPS UP: Health professionals and other volunteers at the Community Health Free Clinic in Cedar Rapids came through for …
By Tom Snyder As the Iowa Legislature is about to convene its 2010 session, I would expect and hope to …
By James B. Martin-Schramm The international community recently gathered in Copenhagen to discuss climate policy and to develop an agreement …
By Alan Brody From 1993-95, I was UNICEF’s officer in charge of planning humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan during some of …
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