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Last time the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission came to town, it was quite a spectacle. In April 2014, city …
A national coalition of gun violence prevention artists, activists and organizations are coming together for a second annual Concert Across …
It’s like a bad rerun that just won’t stop playing. Iowans have seen repeated legal and legislative battles over traffic …
What a sweet racket it could be. The Cedar Rapids City Council voted initially last week to turn unpaid traffic …
So we’re getting a new Iowa secretary of agriculture. But if you’re hoping for a new approach for improving water …
Johnson County officials address zoning requests throughout the year, without much fanfare. Thursday night was different. Grant Schultz, who works …
Economic recommendations for Appalachia unveiled by a nonprofit and four U.S. senators this week could benefit the whole of rural …
Iowa could soon have the first county in America named for a TV wrestling star. Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan …
Maybe we need a town hall meeting on the future of town hall meetings. Last weekend, The Gazette’s James Lynch, …
Sometimes we make things more difficult than they need to be. I was standing in line at a restaurant this …
New cultural research shows bumpy paths forward for both dominant political parties and better explains why economics wasn’t the sole …
When I was growing up, stoplights were a clear, quick measure of urbanity. There were no-stoplight towns, some so small …
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