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Catching my eye on on this fine, fine Friday: The Department of Defense is tilting at wind turbine projects that can …
Today marks the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the U.S., and the end of a decades-long battle to recognize …
The City Council faced one of its toughest cases Tuesday night. Would cutting off an artery save an ailing patient, …
Northwest sider Linda Seger reports that a journalist from the BBC was making the rounds last week in Cedar Rapids. He’s …
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett said this morning that he still intends to have the City Council vote this evening on whether …
August needs to end. Soon. We need a good shot of crisp air to blow out all the crazy. Bleeding …
It’s like A Tale of Two City Chickens: First, the best of times: Up in Cedar Rapids, city councilors are …
A drive is now under way to convince Iowans to vote for holding a constitutional convention. Every 10 years, a …
Remember the headlines last summer? Neighborhood Centers board member Kenya Badgett does. She read some of them back to us …
The University of Iowa has come out squarely against public peeing. For years, apparently, it was unclear exactly how the …
So at 8:02 a.m. this morning, I turned 40. I immediately shotguned a can of Ensure and chased some dang …
The water’s nearly boiling in Corridor water coolers this week from the debate about the University of Iowa’s plans to …
I had planned to check out Republican candidate for governor Terry Branstad’s economic development announcement in Marion Tuesday. My immune …
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