By The Gazette Editorial Board The Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmers Market on Saturdays continues to draw bigger crowds: 15,000 on …
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By The Gazette Editorial Board The Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmers Market on Saturdays continues to draw bigger crowds: 15,000 on …
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By The Gazette Editorial Board A new police substation that could soon be open in southeastern Iowa City should go …
Staff Editorials Jul. 19, 2010 12:57 am5564d ago
ESPY’S HONOR IOWANS: The Ed Thomas family accepted the ESPY’S Arthur Ashe Courage Award Wednesday in Los Angeles. The family …
Staff Editorials Jul. 19, 2010 12:49 am5564d ago
Body: MOSQUE DAMAGED: The Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids, home of the oldest mosque in North America, was vandalized early …
Staff Editorials Jul. 18, 2010 12:40 am5565d ago
In 1789, members of Congress were paid $6 per day for their service. After a few years, the country’s elected …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 17, 2010 12:48 am5566d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board On any given day, an estimated 800 people in Cedar Rapids are downloading child pornography …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 16, 2010 12:39 am5567d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board When local literary leaders applied to include Iowa City in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 15, 2010 12:59 am5568d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board Shaking off slings and arrows from some landlords and tenants, the City Council OK’d a …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 14, 2010 12:45 am5569d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board July is looking a lot like Grant Wood Month in Cedar Rapids. During the annual …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 13, 2010 12:59 am5570d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board Who is playing politics with revelations of misspending at the state alcoholic beverages commission, Gov. …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 12, 2010 12:35 am5571d ago
CARRYING ON: Employees of several local government departments are still displaced, often in smaller quarters, after the flood. Many continue …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 12, 2010 12:34 am5571d ago
ONE WEEK’S PAY: With all due respect to Nick Nurse’s abilities, how can Iowa State University justify paying him $175,000 …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 11, 2010 12:09 am5572d ago
By The Gazette Editorial A lot of hope and expectations are riding on the city of Cedar Rapids’ $67 million …
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Staff Editorials Jul. 10, 2010 12:33 am5573d ago
By The Gazette Editorial Board When the state cuts aid to public schools, local property taxes often rise. That’s the …
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