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Country music star Toby Keith will perform at the Iowa State Fair this summer, event organizers announced last week. Keith’s …
Republicans nowadays have a strong affinity for locally made goods. President Donald Trump has unleashed an era of economic protectionism, …
Democrats have been arguing in recent weeks over whether their party’s presidential aspirants should accept invitations for televised town halls …
The charge to impeach President Donald Trump is slowly gaining supporters. Don’t expect any Iowans to lead the effort, however. …
The Iowa City Council has been bombarded for the past month with public input about its onerous rental property restrictions. …
So Iowa’s Image Defense Forces swiftly scrambled over the weekend to respond to a New York journalist tweeting her observations …
So maybe you’ve heard about the large development project planned for the ‘Banjo Block” at Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street …
Columnist Lynda Waddington ended her journalism career on May 17, 2019. While a few colleagues and community members anticipated the …
Iowa’s influential Republicans in Washington, D.C. have made clear they don’t appreciate President Donald Trump escalating his trade war with …
I spent part of the morning Wednesday with members of the Cedar Rapids Garden Club as they planted tomatoes, peppers, …
Gov. Kim Reynolds last week signed the bipartisan Iowa Hemp Act, which directs the Department of Agriculture to develop a …
After nearly a decade in operation, Iowa City’s police substation may soon close. Police Chief Jody Matherly wrote a memo …
There’s been some spirited debate among locals in recent years over Cedar Rapids’ automated traffic cameras. A mere mention can …
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