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By The Gazette Editorial Board —- The vast majority of Iowans think it’s just fine to allow doctors to prescribe …
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By The Gazette Editorial Board —– “A popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but …
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The Gazette Editorial Board —- Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa and others are proposing a community ID program …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 17, 2014 12:20 am4290d ago
BUSINESS BOOM: Marion economic development leaders are celebrating several businesses that are expanding or relocating to the city. ELPAST America, …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 17, 2014 12:18 am4290d ago
NO PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION: About 60 pandits – religious men trained in meditating for peace – rioted Tuesday near Fairfield, swarming …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 14, 2014 12:13 am4293d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- The Iowa Legislature should drop consideration of a bill that would lower the legal …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 11, 2014 12:59 am4296d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- The increasing number of seriously mentally ill inmates in our state prison system isn’t …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 10, 2014 12:26 am4297d ago
NATIONAL PARKS PRODUCE: Iowa has two of the nation’s 401 sites, parks and monuments in the National Parks System: Herbert …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 10, 2014 12:24 am4297d ago
COLD AND EXPENSIVE: Our long, cold winter is driving up street maintenance costs in most Iowa communities. In Cedar Rapids, …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 8, 2014 11:20 pm4298d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Cedar Lake’s local reputation is hardly sparkling. Its proximity to so much heavy industry …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 6, 2014 11:28 pm4300d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- One of the Iowa secretary of state’s primary duties is being the state commissioner …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 4, 2014 11:28 pm4302d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Missouri, South Dakota and Wisconsin all have businesses near their borders with Iowa for …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 3, 2014 11:01 pm4303d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Demand on Iowa food banks and the pantries they assist has been high since …
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Staff Editorials Mar. 2, 2014 11:29 pm4304d ago
MIGHTY GOOD: The heavily flood-damaged, historic Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ, fully restored and repaired, returned to full performance status on …
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