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Iowa City is one of only two cities in the state with a population topping 50,000 that has not approved …
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Alliant Energy is no longer planning to build a new natural-gas-fired power plant in Fairfax. Alliant wanted to generate more …
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The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success has been serving Cedar Rapids for decades, providing Black and biracial students with …
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Threats to free speech in America became so serious in recent days that we find ourselves agreeing with Republican Texas …
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We’ve spent a lot of ink over the years encouraging government entities in our area to pursue regional cooperation, hoping …
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Renewed efforts in Cedar Rapids to address homelessness are off to a good start. Innovative ideas and pilot programs are …
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Head Start programs across Iowa, which offer free child care to vulnerable families, are curtailing operations and closing classrooms. That’s …
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As the city of Cedar Rapids crafts a Strategic Parking plan for core neighborhoods, including downtown, the feedback from residents …
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the remaining window would really make voter education meetings and a campaign materials a really tight turn. Wisely, the Marion …
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Wixted & Company, a firm hired by the Cedar Rapids Community School District to create a communications plan, found a …
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Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that federal funding for wind and solar energy projects will be slashed. The …
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Cedar Rapids smartly signed on to a national class action lawsuit against water polluters, and a settlement will provide funds …
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A clear majority of Johnson County residents who answered a survey commissioned by the county support a new county sheriff’s …
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Iowa’s Board of Regents has decided its next target on state university campuses is what it calls “indoctrination.” It could …
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