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By The Gazette Editorial Board Iowa City school district Superintendent Lane Plugge dealt with just about everything in his 11 …
ELITE BANDS: Earning the right to play a concert for the annual convention of the Iowa Bandmasters Association is, in …
NO PAINT: A worldwide shortage of some chemicals used in road paint is being felt locally. Some streets and highways …
By The Gazette Editorial Board Doing a score card on recovery progress two years after Iowa’s historic flood of 2008 …
Federal law dictates that Iowa’s long-term care ombudsman, an advocate for the state’s seniors, be allowed to speak freely on …
After years of waiting, the Iowa Department of Transportation Commission finally delivered some good news to advocates of extending Highway …
By The Gazette Editorial Board Cedar Rapids City Council leaders made the right move this week when they agreed to …
By The Gazette Editorial Board Tuesday’s dismal primary election turnout may not have been a surprise. But it is a …
City staff has put together a compelling pair of reports about why Cedar Rapids deserves more money for more flood …
By The Gazette Editorial Board The general election may be months away, but today’s voting opportunity is no less important …
MORE PARKING: Officials planning the new Cedar Rapids Public Library, to be built across from Greene Square Park, are following …
CEDAR RIVER WOES: Our Cedar River is the nation’s fifth-most endangered river, according to American Rivers, an advocacy group that …
By The Gazette Editorial Board We’re glad to hear that Alliant Energy and the city of Cedar Rapids are considering …
By The Gazette Editorial Board Months ago, when talk arose of saving the Sinclair smokestack, we were skeptical of the …
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