Word on the street about the Cedar Rapids city election is that there’s not much word on the street. Interest, …
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Word on the street about the Cedar Rapids city election is that there’s not much word on the street. Interest, …
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett says that I’ve “beat up the streets” in Cedar Rapids, so he wants me to …
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State Sen. Kent Sorenson’s fall was big news in Iowa this past week, and I think that’s a good sign …
If pretty is as pretty does, then the same must be true for public records. What good does it do …
Times sure have changed since the first public meeting convened in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol in Iowa …
They came from the south, bearing organic bok choy. New Pioneer Food co-op announced Tuesday that it’s opening a Cedar …
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