LOCK YOUR CAR: Stolen car reports continue to increase in Cedar Rapids. So far this year, 144 vehicles have been …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Staff Editorials Aug. 5, 2013 12:56 am4447d ago
LOCK YOUR CAR: Stolen car reports continue to increase in Cedar Rapids. So far this year, 144 vehicles have been …
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RIGHTLY REJECTED: The Iowa State Board of Education turned down a proposal that would have made it more difficult for …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 3, 2013 12:36 am4449d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —– On July 1, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office launched a transition to a regionally …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 2, 2013 12:46 am4450d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — A new voting process for the Cedar Rapids school election could not only save money but, …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 31, 2013 11:35 am4452d ago
By Sioux City Journal —- U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, deserves the widespread criticism, some of it from House leaders …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 31, 2013 11:32 am4452d ago
By Iowa City Press-Citizen —- As an Editorial Board, we’re usually skeptical any time University of Iowa administrators start taking …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 31, 2013 11:25 am4452d ago
By The Des Moines Register —- Gov. Terry Branstad has spent more than two years talking about the need to …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 30, 2013 5:16 pm4453d ago
The Gazette Editorial Board — It’s remarkable how one speeding incident in April has become an ever-growing saga involving an …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 30, 2013 8:11 am4453d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — A ? new proposal to restrict Iowa school districts’ ability to determine their calendars is being …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 29, 2013 12:51 am4454d ago
INVENTORS: Kudos to Randy Blakely, a head heavy equipment operator for the city of Cedar Rapids who has become a …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 29, 2013 12:49 am4454d ago
UNUSED: In 2008, the ANCHOR Center – the state’s first-of-its-kind residential treatment center for parolees and probationers with mental health …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 28, 2013 12:49 am4455d ago
The Gazette Editorial Board — Editor’s note: Flood protection and recovery is one of The Gazette Editorial Board’s priority issues …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 26, 2013 12:59 am4457d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- The controversy still swirling around Gov. Terry Branstad’s speeding SUV and the fired Division …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 25, 2013 11:23 am4458d ago
By Sioux City Journal —- Critics, including big oil companies, say the ethanol industry shouldn’t get federal support, like the …
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