Many Iowans support traffic cameras because local officials claim that these devices will improve safety. But for people all across …
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Many Iowans support traffic cameras because local officials claim that these devices will improve safety. But for people all across …
With a bitterly divided state Legislature, controversial proposals understandably earn the most public attention. But a large share of the …
Politics have been tearing families apart. Few issues can bridge the political divide. But in Cedar Rapids, three generations of …
Some things we prize can’t protect themselves. Like the environment. Since 1970 it’s had the Environmental Protection Agency. Our democracy …
While many industries are struggling amid the pandemic, the agriculture sector has been disproportionately impacted as we continue grappling with …
Congressional Democrats this month passed HR 1, dubbed the ‘For the People Act,” which they say is nothing short of …
It almost feels like a broken record, doesn’t it? Another year, another Republican bill pushing through the Iowa Legislature, supposedly …
State lawmakers think Iowa needs a new slogan for the purpose of greeting travelers as they enter the state. I …
Cedar Rapids is living the lesson that every entrepreneur knows: resilience and perseverance are essential to work through tough times. …
I’m truly hoping that the city of Cedar Rapids and Linn County will act boldly, with creative and dramatic responses …
Would you go to an 87-year-old surgeon to take out your appendix? Would you hire an 87-year-old lawyer to sue …
So my column last Sunday in the opinion section proposing some new slogans to adorn our welcome signs generated quite …
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