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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie can be a compelling ally of education reform when he uses, as a teacher might …
In the most abstract of ways, justice was served last week when a federal judge awarded $1.7 million to 31 …
Some folks from the Citizens Climate Lobby stopped in this morning to tell our editorial board about two new chapters of …
Don’t look now, fair Cedar Rapidians, but urbane onlookers from the west are having a guffaw at our expense. From …
Michele Bachmann’s backers hope a doctor’s note will put a cap on the curious migraine issue. But in the New …
There’s been some outraged agitation this week over that Vander guy and his hearty laughter at a stupid gay joke, in front of a …
In my inbox this morning, this statement from Mount Vernon School Board President Tom Wiesseler. In it, Wiesseler writes that …
If you’re hoping to witness the glamorous work of high and mighty government, this is not the place to find …
Even a stone would choke up at the image: The towheaded boy with the temporary stars-and-stripes tattoo, one hand on …
Cedar Rapids Regis and University of Iowa grad Paul Oetken is now a federal district judge. His confirmation Monday was …
Don Gallagher is on a mission. In May, he read about the idea of wrapping a revamped U.S. Cellular Center …
There will be leftover cake, I suspect. It seems The Family Leader’s “Marriage Vow” failed to draw a crowd of …
Dressed in uniform red T-shirts, Tajeria Beacham was selling tickets while Deidra Williams loaded sodas into a cooler in a …
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