The state party needs a complete overhaul.
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Dec. 9, 2022 9:16 am1152d ago
The state party needs a complete overhaul.
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Linn County’s Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance next week that would regulate pipelines carrying hazardous materials, included sequestered …
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Gazette reporters in recent days have painted a grim picture of the economic struggles being faced in Cedar Rapids and …
Staff Editorials Nov. 25, 2022 7:00 am1167d ago
Last week, legislation enshrining protections for same-sex and interracial marriages in federal law cleared a key procedural vote in the …
Staff Editorials Nov. 24, 2022 6:00 am1168d ago
There is much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. But while we count our blessings we also should take a …
Staff Editorials Nov. 19, 2022 6:30 am1173d ago
Any list of top state priorities would certainly include expanding access to both affordable child care and housing. Both issues …
Staff Editorials Nov. 18, 2022 10:32 am1173d ago
In 2008, Iowa lawmakers passed the Smokefree Air Act banning smoking in most public places and workplaces. But the act …
Staff Editorials Nov. 12, 2022 7:00 am1180d ago
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is preparing to rescind a water quality improvement plan on a stretch of the …
Staff Editorials Nov. 11, 2022 12:07 pm1180d ago
Iowa voters have spoken, and the message was loud and clear that they want Republican governance. Unlike most of the …
Staff Editorials Nov. 5, 2022 6:00 am1187d ago
It’s been more than seven years since Marion began discussing the need to replace its public library, built in 1996. …
Staff Editorials Nov. 4, 2022 7:00 am1188d ago
Now is the time for residents in the Cedar Rapids Community School District to begin weighing in on the district’s …
Staff Editorials Oct. 29, 2022 6:00 am1194d ago
If the state has no role in discouraging irresponsible farming practices, who does?
Staff Editorials Oct. 23, 2022 7:00 am1200d ago
We need a governor who is aspirational rather than confrontational. DeJear can be that governor.
Staff Editorials Oct. 23, 2022 7:00 am1200d ago
We believe Franken is the best choice to lead us into the future.
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