By Curtis R. Nelson —- Most of us are familiar with the famous Norwegian fairy tale, “Three Billy Goats Gruff.” …
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By Curtis R. Nelson —- Most of us are familiar with the famous Norwegian fairy tale, “Three Billy Goats Gruff.” …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Just a few months after Johnson County voters declined to approve a bond to …
By Jim McCarragher —- Johnson County’s 112-year-old historic courthouse and 30-year-old jail are outdated, and represent a threat to public …
By Sean Curtin —- The fight is on over whether we will build a new jail (and courtroom space) in …
It’s like chocolate and peanut butter, love and marriage, Abercrombie and Fitch. It should be, anyway. If highly qualified teachers …
A couple local guys hope so. From Rick Smith’s morning account: Cedar Rapids did it, so why can’t Linn County? …
Gazette Editorial Board — We think it’s a very bad idea for Iowa elected officials to take cash in exchange …
Recusal can leave a public official feeling conflicted. I mean, you run for office so you can vote on stuff. …
By Mark Jacobs —- Every child, regardless of Zip code, deserves a quality public school education. Unfortunately, for our state’s …
Upon hearing word of Swati Dandekar’s 1st District congressional trial balloon, some Democrats failed to swoon. Blogging Iowa City Democrat …
By Bill Leaver and Ted Townsend —- Iowa Health System last week became UnityPoint Health. This is much more than …
There’s a website up seeking to draft former state Sen. Swati Dandekar, D-Marion, as a candidate for Congress in the …
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