Voters in the Cedar Rapids Community School District overwhelmingly rejected a $220 million bond issue in this past Tuesday’s election. …
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Althea Cole Staff Columnists Nov. 12, 2023 5:00 am766d ago
Voters in the Cedar Rapids Community School District overwhelmingly rejected a $220 million bond issue in this past Tuesday’s election. …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 9, 2023 5:15 am769d ago
Moms for Liberty got its bell rung. For starters, on Tuesday, three candidates endorsed by the conservative group were defeated …
Todd Dorman Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2023 5:00 am773d ago
Bond, school bond, is on the ballot. And it has a license to tax. We’ll find out the fate of …
Chris Espersen Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2023 5:00 am773d ago
Kari Bassett has not missed voting since she started at the age of 20. But this year, she almost missed …
Althea Cole Staff Columnists Nov. 5, 2023 9:00 am773d ago
It was when I looked at the lengthy list of comments on a candidate’s ad on Facebook that I first …
Staff Columnists Nov. 2, 2023 5:00 am776d ago
State government serves mainly Friends of Kim. The rest of us are a damn distraction.
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Staff Columnists Oct. 29, 2023 5:00 am780d ago
The detransitioners are ready to talk. Are you ready to listen?
Staff Columnists Oct. 29, 2023 5:00 am780d ago
We are a people who believe in a more perfect union, and who believe its pursuit a worthy endeavor and a civic obligation.
Staff Columnists Oct. 29, 2023 5:00 am780d ago
"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party"
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2023 5:00 am787d ago
Perhaps I’m stuck in time, in the Iowa that used to cherish education, freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2023 5:00 am787d ago
Jesse Hayes III loves to play video games and wants to become a game designer. The 14-year-old plays soccer and …
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Staff Columnists Oct. 22, 2023 5:00 am787d ago
For Chloe Cole (no relation to your friendly neighborhood opinion columnist,) the puberty process wasn’t a normal function of adolescence. …
Staff Columnists Oct. 19, 2023 5:00 am790d ago
Maybe Bad Idea has a line of business wear.
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