By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Jim Leach can now be found at the National Endowment for the Humanities in …
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By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Jim Leach can now be found at the National Endowment for the Humanities in …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Boon or boondoggle? An investor group last week announced a proposal to build a …
By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier — Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz is catching some flak for pursuing a probe of …
By Iowa City Press-Citizen — You’ll often hear lobbyists from the payday loan industry defend their product as a means …
By Sioux City Journal — Obesity among children is a growing, serious problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control …
By The Des Moines Register —- There has been ongoing debate in Iowa over the wisdom of state government handing …
Gazette Editorial Board — Cedar Rapids government is aiming for more fairness in the fees that pay for upkeep of …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —– At least 21 states have some public school districts operating on a four-day week. …
PLAYHOUSE HEROES: The Building Pros of Eastern Iowa covered all expenses in building a large, two-story playhouse and then selling …
TRAGIC REMINDERS: The death of 13-year-old Ian McFate, who was struck by a car, during a practice run with his …
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- We understand where Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz, the police and other city …
By Quad-City Times —- In a 1,038-word section of their collective bargaining contract, Iowa’s organized AFSCME workers and the governor …
By Mason City Globe-Gazette —- Grab your chalk and write “uncertainty” on the board. Because there’s a fair amount of …
By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier —- When word came down last week that a press conference was scheduled in Floyd concerning …
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