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PASS UP THE SALT: Iowa school districts are years ahead of a national mandate to reduce sodium content of school …
The long road leading to the current dust-up over Cedar Rapids’ automated traffic enforcement cameras actually started in Davenport in …
Anyone hoping the 2014 election would yield some concrete, politically courageous plans for saving Social Security must be deeply disappointed …
Mount Trashmore was a destination for our garbage for more than 40 years, including countless heartbreaking hauls of flood debris …
Relying on a morals ordinance to combat the influx of dangerous synthetic chemicals isn’t ideal, but we agree it may …
PAYMENT RECEIVED: The City of Cedar Rapids received the first installment of $263 million in state funds that have been …
CAMP CLOSING: It seems this was the last summer season for Camp Hitaga near Walker. The council that oversees the …
On Tuesday, the Cedar Rapids School District will take another crack at convincing local voters to approve an increased Physical …
Iowa’s leaders have opted for a voluntary approach to encouraging the state’s farmers to take steps to reduce the amount …
No one has to to earn the right to vote in this country – casting a ballot is a right …
GUILTY PLEA: Former state senator Kent Sorenson, of Milo, pleaded guilty last week to a federal charge of concealing campaign …
CRACKDOWN ON SYNTHETICS: Cedar Rapids police will have a new tool in the difficult fight against dangerous synthetic drugs. City …
Nearly one-quarter of the estimated 46.5 million people living in poverty in the United States are members of the ‘working …
We doubt that Washington County Attorney Larry Brock would cut much slack to lawbreakers who said they were just too …
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