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Iowa lawmakers spend a lot of time thinking up and debating ways for government to expand its reach. Most legislative …
Iowans deserve an honest debate over how best to fund public school districts. We didn’t get one in the Iowa …
Staff Editorial, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett called it a ‘big step forward.” We hope he’s on the money. The …
The idea that politics and cronyism should not be part of the state Board of Regents selection process is a …
HOMERS – What’s going right EXPANDING INDUSTRY: Iowa contractors anticipate that 2015 will be a good year for their industry. …
Diets of only red meat aren’t healthy. So we were pleased to watch President Barack Obama and Iowa’s freshman U.S. …
At first glance, Gov. Terry Branstad’s call for closure of two of Iowa’s state-run mental health institutions could be viewed …
HOMERS – What’s going right FAREWELL, SALLY: Congratulations to Sally Mason, president of the University of Iowa, who announced her …
Today, The Gazette’s news team begins a series of articles examining health care issues in rural Iowa. It is a …
On the surface, it’s been a glass half-full week for water quality. Gov. Terry Branstad’s 2016 budget spends $31.6 million …
Uplifting is good, and Gov. Terry Branstad certainly presented an uplifting package Tuesday at his 2015 Condition of the State …
We hope the Iowa Department of Corrections reconsiders its budget proposal for the 6th District. And, if it doesn’t, we …
HOMERS – What’s going right PROJECT SEARCH: St. Luke’s Hospital, the Arc of East Central Iowa and Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation …
If it’s going to happen at the Statehouse in 2015, it’s got to be bipartisan. ‘There’s no other option,” Senate …
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