By Quad-City Times — We know Bob VanderPlaats is no fan of gay marriage. He made opposition to gay marriage …
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By Quad-City Times — We know Bob VanderPlaats is no fan of gay marriage. He made opposition to gay marriage …
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By Iowa City Press-Citizen —- Let’s be clear: How a woman gets pregnant shouldn’t matter in terms of what health …
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The Gazette Editorial Board —– The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is responsible for making sure those devices that police …
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By The Gazette Editorial Board —- Openness in government, as you would expect, is a subject near and dear to …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 27, 2012 12:28 am4911d ago
OVERBOARD: Hate speech seems increasingly common in today’s political environment, and some examples are worse than others. After performing his …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 27, 2012 12:27 am4911d ago
TRASH TO ENERGY: The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency continues to finds ways to divert more trash from the …
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By The Gazette Editorial Board —– Last week, the United Way of East Central Iowa did something it’s never done …
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The Gazette Editorial Board —- On Monday, Gov. Terry Branstad signed an executive order intended to inject more public input …
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By Iowa City Press-Citizen —- Gov. Terry Branstad has been using his bully pulpit lately to renew discussion about raising …
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By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier —- We hear a lot these days about how the country is so divided politically. Words …
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By The Des Moines Register —- To hear Mitt Romney tell it, President Barack Obama is a thief. The Republican …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 22, 2012 12:42 am4916d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — Earlier this month, we argued for keeping the federal wind energy production tax credit for several …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 21, 2012 12:41 am4917d ago
Gazette Editorial Board — The Boy Scouts of America organization is alive and well in Eastern Iowa. The Hawkeye Area …
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Staff Editorials Aug. 20, 2012 12:59 am4918d ago
100 PERCENT: Cedar Rapids’ costliest public facility repair job in the aftermath of the June 2008 flood has been the …
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