About 80 percent of more than 1,000 Cedar Rapids downtown area businesses damaged by the 2008 flood reopened within a …
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The Gazette Opinion Staff Staff Editorials Feb. 11, 2010 11:53 pm5721d ago
About 80 percent of more than 1,000 Cedar Rapids downtown area businesses damaged by the 2008 flood reopened within a …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Staff Editorials Feb. 11, 2010 11:51 pm5721d ago
Things are better along First Avenue East. Crime is down. A police substation is getting some of the credit. And …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 10, 2010 11:17 pm5722d ago
Where would we be without the immigrant professionals who fill a significant number of health care positions, both locally and …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 9, 2010 11:37 pm5723d ago
Early diagnoses and advancements in treatment mean cancer patients can expect to live years, even decades, longer than people diagnosed …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 8, 2010 11:23 pm5724d ago
Frank Magid taught television people what their viewers really wanted to see. The former Coe College professor, who died Friday …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 7, 2010 11:07 pm5725d ago
FACE TO FACE: New Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett actively has engaged constituents during his first month on the job. …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 7, 2010 11:04 pm5725d ago
EDUCATORS ARRESTED: A Dubuque school principal arrested for having sex with a student and giving her prescription drugs and alcohol. …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 6, 2010 11:58 pm5726d ago
The state’s array of tax credit programs are being reviewed to see if Iowans are getting their money’s worth. As …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 5, 2010 11:46 pm5727d ago
Iowa’s state lawmakers are tinkering again with the state’s seat belt law. The Senate Transportation Committee voted unanimously this week …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 4, 2010 11:29 pm5728d ago
In professional sports, athletes must cope with the “What have you done for me lately?” test from their employers and …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 4, 2010 11:27 pm5728d ago
The Obama administration has sent confusing signals about the upcoming trials of suspects accused of planning the 9/11 attacks. Federal …
Staff Editorials Feb. 3, 2010 11:07 pm5729d ago
State regents are expected to vote today on a tuition increase for university students next year. They’re considering a 6 …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 2, 2010 11:44 pm5730d ago
The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce wants the City Council to change its definition of “buy local” to include …
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Staff Editorials Feb. 1, 2010 11:25 pm5731d ago
A new joint emergency communications center, scheduled to open this summer in Johnson County, is intended to strengthen communications among …
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