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If it had come in a suspicious e-mail, we’d never have believed it. “Greetings! The government of America wishes to …
Forget politics and religion. If you really want to kill a dinner party, just start talking about class. Most of …
An anti-21 leader sent out a curious press release today, accusing the University of Iowa and Iowa City Council of …
I caught this fascinating NPR story last week and it slipped my mind to share. Evidently James Van Allen, of University of Iowa …
So Gov. Chet Culver is a big ‘ol property tax raiser. That’s the shocking, shocking assertion coming from the Branstad …
This is the Union News Channel. Now, let’s go live to Gettysburg for the president’s speech … “Four score and seven years ago …
BuzzFeed posted this map of where fireworks are legal and illegal. Iowa is the bright yellow dud, along with Illinois, …
We’re months away, but teams already are lining up in Iowa City for the Great November 21-only Smackdown. Yes, folks, …
Took the wife and kids to the Freedom Festival Balloon Glow Thursday night at Brucemore. Turns out thousands of other …
Maybe you read this week about how a time capsule buried way back in 1985 at the flooded former Cedar Rapids …
Bad news for more than a million American job-seekers whose unemployment benefits are exhausted today. Congress could have extended …
John Frew, whose firm, Frew Nations Group, is leading Cedar Rapids’ Events Center project, sat down with The Gazette’s editorial board …
The shine is off the penny. Local option is spawning local outrage in Cedar Rapids. Those of us who advocated …
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