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Throughout your childhood, Mom was on your case about homework. Now here I am, nagging you about voting in this …
Today”s print column. Cedar Crossing certainly made a splash. The proposed casino in downtown Cedar Rapids showed itself as investors …
I don’t like to say I told you so, but .. well, you know. Today’s paper had an interesting story …
Gov. Terry Branstad says broadband access in Iowa isn’t what it should be, or needs to be in the future. …
So “Cedar Crossing” it is. That’s the name of a casino project proposed for downtown Cedar Rapids. The official license …
Historians tell us Labor Day got its real start in 1882 New York, when the city’s unions decided to band …
Sometimes, you go to a Cedar Rapids City Council meeting and a colloquy breaks out. A colloquy, by the way, …
It should be an easy decision, as no-brainer as it gets: Turn garbage into fuel? Yes, please. After all, we’ve got …
After being the target of some persistent naysaying over the past few years, Cedar Rapids’ downtown public library finally got …
Who is to blame for America’s crippling student loan debt? It depends on who you ask. There’s a general consensus …
An alert reader asked me recently to check in on Gov. Terry Branstad’s jobs promise. You may recall that, as …
To list, or not to list, that is the question. As The Gazette’s Rick Smith reported last week, there’s some …
Good news today for Gov. Terry Branstad on the “hard 90” front. His appointed special investigator, former Iowa Supreme Court …
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