BLUE ZONES REDO: The Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce is coordinating a reapplication to achieve Blue Zones status. The …
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BLUE ZONES REDO: The Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce is coordinating a reapplication to achieve Blue Zones status. The …
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By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, rightly focused on the economy and how …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 10, 2012 12:47 am4809d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Nearly two years have passed since Iowa voters removed three Iowa Supreme Court justices …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 8, 2012 9:26 am4810d ago
By Quad-City Times —- Congress surrendered to partisan squabbling again, leaving Washington for a monthlong recess without addressing the problem …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 8, 2012 9:24 am4810d ago
By Ames Tribune — The wind that the Midwest is famous for has pushed Iowa Republicans into the uncomfortable position …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 8, 2012 9:23 am4810d ago
By The Des Moines Register —- Iowa voters drew a line in the sand a half century ago when they …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 8, 2012 9:22 am4810d ago
By The Hawk Eye —- It’s unfortunate the Iowa Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, ruled the disciplinary action taken …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 8, 2012 12:04 am4811d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — $1.1 trillion. That’s the projected annual cost of caring for Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and other …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 6, 2012 12:24 am4813d ago
WORSE AND WORSE: So, it’s official. The state climatologist, Harry Hillaker, last week declared that our drought has become worse …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 6, 2012 12:23 am4813d ago
SKYPE-ING SCORES: Kudos to the Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission for using Skype’s online video service to interview the remaining …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 5, 2012 12:35 am4814d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board —– The 150-year-old Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School closed its residential facility on the …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 3, 2012 12:47 am4816d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — The Iowa State Patrol sends aircraft into duty to get a better view of the big …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 1, 2012 9:39 am4817d ago
The Messenger —- News reports are filled with gloomy predictions about both the U.S. and world economies. Some of the …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 1, 2012 9:37 am4817d ago
By Quad-City Times — A year ago, a legion of Penn State University students and alumni and the Happy Valley …
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