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Staff Columnists Jul. 31, 2017 1:45 pm3066d ago
DUBUQUE – Every county in Iowa lacks a sufficient number of affordable housing units, which, in turn, contributes to the …
Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2017 12:15 pm3069d ago
The latest Iowa Poll shows state residents are reacting to recent deaths and abuses within the foster care system with …
Adam Sullivan Staff Columnists Jul. 28, 2017 8:00 am3069d ago
Koch money is flowing and some Iowans are angry. Iowa State University is expected to enter an agreement with the …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Jul. 25, 2017 10:08 am3072d ago
So your Cedar Rapids City Council is all but certain to approve strict new limits on panhandling this evening (Tuesday), …
Staff Columnists Jul. 23, 2017 9:00 am3074d ago
Been thinking there must be some deeply rooted cultural phenomenon that led Iowa lawmakers to propose – and, unfortunately, pass …
Staff Columnists Jul. 22, 2017 6:45 am3075d ago
‘Think of it as a starter house,” former U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said in 2010 of the newly minted (and …
Staff Columnists Jul. 21, 2017 7:30 am3076d ago
Driver’s seat texters beware – cops are looking for you. A new law took hold this month to make texting …
Staff Columnists Jul. 20, 2017 10:33 am3077d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds is waiting for the feds to render a verdict on her administration’s stopgap plan to shore up …
Staff Columnists Jul. 18, 2017 10:07 am3079d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett, a fan of pop music, has no doubt heard the Canadian band Barenaked Ladies perform …
Staff Columnists Jul. 16, 2017 10:00 am3081d ago
With an eye toward the city of Cedar Rapids’ latest ordinance intended to curtail roadside panhandling, I took to social …
Staff Columnists Jul. 17, 2017 10:32 am3080d ago
Twenty years ago this past week, The Gazette’s editorial board issued a bold forecast. ‘We predict that 20 years hence, …
Staff Columnists Jul. 14, 2017 6:13 pm3083d ago
My Mom displayed a copy of the Serenity Prayer prominently in our home. A Reader’s Digest Condensed Book turned religious …
Staff Columnists Jul. 14, 2017 10:39 am3083d ago
Do you know where your data is? University of Iowa Health Care officials reportedly are notifying more than 5,000 patients …
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