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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 …
Health.com is out with its list of “50 Fattiest Foods in the States.” Iowa’s entry comes, of course, from the …
My very sweet and thoughtful wife and daughters got me a Flip video camera for Father’s Day. I’ve been playing …
This is an amusing little video showing the “USA” ethnic food section in a Berlin supermarket. I am particularly pleased by …
Terry Branstad deserves credit for remaining calm, in public. But it’s gotta be driving him crazy. He comes off the …
Jeff Pomeranz has fielded the question a few times lately. Why leave West Des Moines, the high-performance sports car of …
After introducing his running mate, state Sen. Kim Reynolds, R-Osceola, to supporters in Cedar Rapids this afternoon, GOP nominee for …
The second time’s the charm for opponents of Iowa City’s 21-ordianance. Iowa City Clerk Marian Karr announced that they’ve finally …
The tweet has arrived. Terry Branstad has made his running mate pick. It’s state Sen. Kim Reynolds, R-Osceola. Now the …
The streets are empty and eerily quiet this afternoon as 3 million Iowans huddle indoors, awaiting news of who, dammit …
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