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I am fascinated by the letter war that’s erupted in response to a dad who says he was so opposed …
Killed a little time paging through the state budget book Gov. Terry Branstad’s staff dropped off Friday. A few interesting …
Along with the usual local aromas, I detected a hint of boondoggle in the air Sunday. That’s when Rick Smith’s …
I have been swamped with phone calls, letters and e-mails ever since The Gazette began running my series about Iowa Department of …
If they really want commercial property tax reform, Statehouse leaders will have to give up. Democrats must give up the …
There was something almost embarrassing about watching the chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court stand before legislators last week …
I must apologize for my lack of bloggery recently. Seems like the last couple of weeks have been filled with …
My Sunday column apparently did not win me fans on the Cedar Rapids School Board. Board President John Laverty, in …
We’re all gripped by horrific headlines when child protective workers fail to stop abuse of a child. But a much …
So parents and other concerned folks got their first chance Monday night to publicly weigh in on the possibility of …
Cedar Rapids school district leaders say they came to the discussion of possible boundary changes and school closures with eyes …
Anne Bendixen remembers she was doing laundry when police knocked on her Iowa City door on Dec. 1, 2009. They …
Would a code enforcement division, by any other name, be less bureaucratic/intimidating? The City of Cedar Rapids seems to think …
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