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Legislation to ban texting while driving is moving forward, and it seems some form of statewide limit on the irresponsible …
If there’s a marching band in heaven in need of a director, it’s a good bet Frank Piersol already has …
It might not be a movie we’d jump at the chance to see, but that’s beside the point. University of …
STAYING HERE: Thousands of American jobs have been lost to other countries in the past decade. But Michigan-based Whirlpool says …
NO BALANCE: A study of Cedar Rapids school building use, delayed by the flood and budget problems, is scheduled for …
Last week marked the anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, that controversial spending package intended to buoy the …
We’re troubled by the implications of last month’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision expanding the ability of corporations to pump …
Volunteers, expertise and commitment combined to clear up Clear Creek. The 12-year-old Clear Creek Watershed Enhancement Project is a testament …
A number of promising projects are in the works or on the verge of moving forward in downtown Cedar Rapids …
The first traffic camera to catch red-light violators and speeders powered up at Second Avenue and Tenth Street in Cedar …
No more delay. Pay National Guard, Reserve and regular army members the respite-leave pay they’ve earned by serving extended tours …
MORE HELP ON THE WAY: Those among 1,200 Cedar Rapids property owners who want buyouts will be paid 107 percent …
VISION: Grant Wood Area Education Agency, which serves more than 50 area school districts, no longer is routinely doing vision …
State lawmakers pared their agenda this past week ahead of the annual “funnel” deadline. Non-budgetary bills that failed to clear …
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