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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State lawmakers pared their agenda this past week ahead of the annual “funnel” deadline. Non-budgetary bills that failed to clear …
About 80 percent of more than 1,000 Cedar Rapids downtown area businesses damaged by the 2008 flood reopened within a …
Things are better along First Avenue East. Crime is down. A police substation is getting some of the credit. And …
Where would we be without the immigrant professionals who fill a significant number of health care positions, both locally and …
Early diagnoses and advancements in treatment mean cancer patients can expect to live years, even decades, longer than people diagnosed …
Frank Magid taught television people what their viewers really wanted to see. The former Coe College professor, who died Friday …
FACE TO FACE: New Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett actively has engaged constituents during his first month on the job. …
EDUCATORS ARRESTED: A Dubuque school principal arrested for having sex with a student and giving her prescription drugs and alcohol. …
The state’s array of tax credit programs are being reviewed to see if Iowans are getting their money’s worth. As …
Iowa’s state lawmakers are tinkering again with the state’s seat belt law. The Senate Transportation Committee voted unanimously this week …
In professional sports, athletes must cope with the “What have you done for me lately?” test from their employers and …
The Obama administration has sent confusing signals about the upcoming trials of suspects accused of planning the 9/11 attacks. Federal …
State regents are expected to vote today on a tuition increase for university students next year. They’re considering a 6 …
The Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce wants the City Council to change its definition of “buy local” to include …
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