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By The Gazette Editorial Board — Iowa law requires K-12 students to be in school at least 180 days each …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — On the issue of K-12 school dress codes, there is no one right answer. …
By Iowa City Press-Citizen —- It’s time for the Iowa state Board of Regents to put the brakes on tuition …
By The Des Moines Register —– No one ever said fighting for equal rights was easy. And no one ever …
By Sioux City Journal — In our view, driving a boat while consuming alcohol is just as dangerous as operating …
By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ——– Those who follow high school sports closely can probably think of an example of an …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Gov. Terry Branstad says his executive order banning the use of project labor agreements …
By The Gazete Editorial Board — The Cedar Rapids City Council should give Linn County supervisors the flood-control assurances they’re …
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Greg Graham didn’t think much of a bill filed by 12 Iowa senators that would do …
Iowa City Council members are considering a policy to restrict new low-income and transitional rental housing projects in neighborhoods that …
TOO SLOW TO KNOW: As last week’s blizzard approached Eastern Iowa, many schools released students early. Unfortunately, Iowa City’s automatic …
PROGRAMS WORKING: Two state programs – Take-away and the Drug Donation Repository – launched since 2007 to dispose of and …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Ask just about anyone who’s experienced Iowa’s mental health care system. They’ll quickly tell …
By The Gazette Editorial Board — Gov. Terry Branstad turned the spotlight this week on his promised push to remake …
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