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DISASTER AUDIT: A recent audit by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development charged that …
Build new? Or repair and reuse? What best serves the community? Like many public entities, the Cedar Rapids school district …
Cedar Rapids City Council members took an important step forward in flood recovery – and showed appropriate fiscal responsibility – …
Linn County is embarking on what the board of supervisors says is an experiment. It’s potentially precedent-setting. So when completed, …
We are troubled by allegations of financial wrongdoing inside the Iowa Association of School Boards. If it’s true that members …
Hurrah! – so far. Last week, the Iowa Senate approved legislation that, after two years of effort, would create a …
Fluoridation of public water supplies has had its critics ever since Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first U.S. city to …
ONE OF A KIND: Four Oaks, a Cedar Rapids-based non-profit, offers a program found nowhere else in the state. It’s …
MORE JOBLESS: The Cedar Rapids metro area’s unemployment rate in January hit 7.3 percent, the first time in at least …
The Iowa Supreme Court’s nearly year-old ruling on same-sex marriage sparked a debate in Iowa that continues to burn. But …
Bonuses for Wall Street executives whose companies received billions in bailout money struck a raw nerve with many Americans over …
What should move faster over the Internet – an ambulance emergency call or someone’s personal music download? A transfer of …
Home schooling is gaining popularity throughout the country, and Iowa is no exception. One of every 17 Iowa students is …
A reasonable compromise has been struck in the “Ed Thomas bill,” and we urge the Iowa Legislature to move it …
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