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So our editorial board penned an open letter to President Donald Trump this week. Maybe you noticed it. We ran …
Physicians who don’t inform pregnant women and their partners of fetal anomalies can be sued, the Iowa Supreme Court decided …
The Iowa City Council voted this week to approve a cardboard ban. Starting in January, corrugated cardboard will be banned …
Usually, cooking classes at NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids happen indoors. But on Tuesday evening, 200-plus folks got their …
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration has struck a small blow to fake math, and that’s good news. You might recall former …
In a community starved for more housing, what sense does it make to stop giving out building permits? Iowa City …
So I’ve been named as The Gazette’s Insight Editor. Take a moment to wipe up the coffee you just spit. …
For some odd reason, I’ve been thinking about Watergate. It could be that we find ourselves at another big moment …
Although only a handful of people know it, there was a time when I couldn’t get behind the wheel of …
In February, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett delivered a promised ‘big surprise” that was not a big announcement. On June …
Usually, tracking political influence means following the money. But sometimes, you also can follow the contrails. In this case, they …
Maybe I set too high a bar for former Lt. Gov. Patty Judge’s initiative to engage rural Iowa voters. The …
Maybe you think our politics is scary, but what about ticks? The Iowa Department of Public Health says tick-borne disease …
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