Hoards of shoppers are expected to hit the stores today, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. Long before …
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Hoards of shoppers are expected to hit the stores today, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. Long before …
On Thanksgiving Day, many of us count our blessings. This community and others hit by Iowa’s epic flood nearly 18 …
As Iowa deals with a state budget mess, state Republicans are making a laudable call for more transparency. Earlier this …
This year’s surge in the number of Linn County residents licensed to carry concealed weapons isn’t reason enough in itself …
TRIBUTE: Logan Trumbull of Iowa City was just 7 years old when his father, Ray, 42, died of cancer. But …
VOLUNTEER HURT: Victor Prinze, 60-year-old from Modesto, Calif., has been a frequent volunteer in Cedar Rapids since the flood of …
The Iowa Legislature will have a lot on its plate when it reconvenes in January. But we hope lawmakers find …
The trial of Sholom Rubashkin on federal immigration charges would have prosecuted a company executive. It also could have shed …
Two young, first-time candidates given less than a month to campaign are seeking the Iowa House District 33 seat in …
Johnson County residents will be voting after all to fill deceased County Supervisor Larry Meyers’ vacant seat. Petitioners gathered 7,810 …
First, some good consumer news about food as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday week: The cost of a typical turkey …
The 2009 election season isn’t over yet in Cedar Rapids. Two important events just around the corner deserve your attention …
Kudos to area fire departments that are reaching out to teach juvenile firebugs that starting fires is no game. We …
NO ONE HURT: Thankfully, no one was injured Wednesday when a 550-ton crane tipped over and fell at the site …
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