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(Sunday’s print column, delayed due to a technical glitch. The crest didn’t turn out to be as high as expected, …
Gov. Terry Branstad is expected to sign into law education reform measures passed by Iowa legislators at the tail end …
This wasn’t the anniversary we had in mind. Five years after the historic 2008 floods in Eastern Iowa, we wanted …
So no big rains in Cedar River watershed, knock on wood, and the National Weather Service flood forecast is holding …
The National Weather Service has updated its flood forecast for the Cedar River at Cedar Rapids: …FLOOD WARNING NOW IN …
So Cedar Rapids is preparing for the Cedar River’s 11th-highest crest. At least that’s what’s expected at this point by …
So the cold weekend rain was lousy. But the fire could have been worse. On Saturday, my wife and a …
Maybe it’s silly and sentimental to wish we could turn the clock back on Memorial Day. To be nostalgic about …
At first sight, a property tax reform deal is like a unicorn. It’s astounding, really. You figured you might not …
It’s graduation season, and that snickering sound you hear is from thousands of grads laughing at familiar classmates looking suddenly …
Our governor will be spending part of his Memorial Day weekend in Mississippi: Ceremonies in Mississippi this weekend mark the …
Each year, when the legislative session finally ends, as the 2013 edition did this morning, some journalists compile a did/didn’t …
Tom Walsh said he used to live on an Iowa acreage with 20 acres of hardwood timber. In the spring, …
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