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School administrators need to have the backs of teachers. Parents should be listened to, but so should teachers and the experts in a particular field.
President Joe Biden is sending Cedar Rapids $28 million as part of the American Rescue Plan. It’s a big chunk of change. So naturally a lot of folks have ideas on how best to spend it in a city not only hit with a pandemic but also that derecho you might have heard about.
Reliability is important because renewable plants are considered intermittent or variable sources and are mostly limited by a lack of fuel. Sometimes the sun doesn’t shine or the winds aren’t very strong.
It is incumbent upon us — us the community; us the collective; us the village — to support the success of our children as best we are able
All efforts should be made to conserve existing land for the wisest uses
It’s an encouraging trend, given that the state’s prison system still is 11 percent over capacity. But it may be fleeting.
It’s a laudable effort but the president and his vast federal bureaucracy have limited influence over professional licensing requirements, which are mostly imposed through a patchwork of state laws. To push the issue forward, he’ll need buy-in from state legislatures and governors.
My dream was big, but quickly the reality caught me. ... Then I discovered Catherine McAuley Center in Cedar Rapids.
The financing of political campaigns in our country is a mess. If money talks and candidates listen, we should all, …
Redirect state troopers from their enforcement mission to a humanitarian mission. Welcome Cubans and Haitians to Iowa and dare the president to stop us.
Trooper deployment is more of a political stunt than a legitimate public safety mission
There’s a strong culture of denial in this state which feeds a lot of ridiculous pushback when people are critical of agriculture.
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