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By The Gazette Editorial Board —- The increasing number of seriously mentally ill inmates in our state prison system isn’t …
NATIONAL PARKS PRODUCE: Iowa has two of the nation’s 401 sites, parks and monuments in the National Parks System: Herbert …
COLD AND EXPENSIVE: Our long, cold winter is driving up street maintenance costs in most Iowa communities. In Cedar Rapids, …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Cedar Lake’s local reputation is hardly sparkling. Its proximity to so much heavy industry …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- One of the Iowa secretary of state’s primary duties is being the state commissioner …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Missouri, South Dakota and Wisconsin all have businesses near their borders with Iowa for …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Demand on Iowa food banks and the pantries they assist has been high since …
MIGHTY GOOD: The heavily flood-damaged, historic Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ, fully restored and repaired, returned to full performance status on …
RUN OF HOMICIDES: We’re wincing and wondering why after a series of seven homicides and nine deaths all told within …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- The federal Affordable Care Act is enrolling Iowans into various health care insurance options, …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- It appears University of Iowa President Sally Mason got the message. It was loud, …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- A double murder-suicide case in Cedar Rapids late last month raised one of the …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- There was much to appreciate in Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett’s State of the …
THANKS, JOE: Three years of demanding, complicated work on Cedar Rapids flood-recovery projects by Joe O’Hern helped the city navigate …
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