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MEMORIAL DAY SALUTE: We salute Jerene Thomas, who for 40 years has, with other volunteers’ help, placed flags on the …
YOUNG WORKERS LEAVING: Iowa lost more than 60,000 residents in the young worker group (between ages 25 and 44) over …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Every Memorial Day reminds us of friends and family we have lost and will …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — The Cedar Rapids Community School District deserves praise for adding Spanish language instruction to …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Kudos to the students and staff of Cedar Rapids Washington – once again Iowa’s …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is calling attention to a new report about federal …
By Telegraph Herald — It was disappointing that U.S. Senate Republicans blocked an effort to curb tax breaks for Big …
The Des Moines Register —- Drivers dread traveling this time of year when construction crews go to work on the …
By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier — National Police Memorial Day took on increased significance in Waterloo on Wednesday. This year marks …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — The devastation in Joplin, Mo., from a monster tornado Sunday shook our hearts and …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — First it was panhandlers. Now, it’s non-profits. What’s next? And where will Iowa City …
AGENCY CLOSES: Life Skills Inc., a non-profit agency serving about 125 Johnson County-area clients with mental health issues, abruptly closed …
CALM IN THE STORM: David Cornell, veteran air traffic controller at The Eastern Iowa Airport, recently was one of 10 …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — It’s beginning to look a lot like Congress at Iowa’s Statehouse. And that’s a …
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