We’re intrigued by Cedar Rapids city officials’ plan to give drivers of energy-efficient cars priority parking in downtown ramps. As …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 27, 2009 11:08 pm5867d ago
We’re intrigued by Cedar Rapids city officials’ plan to give drivers of energy-efficient cars priority parking in downtown ramps. As …
Staff Editorials Nov. 26, 2009 11:28 pm5868d ago
Hoards of shoppers are expected to hit the stores today, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. Long before …
Staff Editorials Nov. 25, 2009 11:32 pm5869d ago
On Thanksgiving Day, many of us count our blessings. This community and others hit by Iowa’s epic flood nearly 18 …
Staff Editorials Nov. 24, 2009 11:41 pm5870d ago
As Iowa deals with a state budget mess, state Republicans are making a laudable call for more transparency. Earlier this …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 23, 2009 11:21 pm5871d ago
This year’s surge in the number of Linn County residents licensed to carry concealed weapons isn’t reason enough in itself …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 22, 2009 11:15 pm5872d ago
TRIBUTE: Logan Trumbull of Iowa City was just 7 years old when his father, Ray, 42, died of cancer. But …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 22, 2009 11:05 pm5872d ago
VOLUNTEER HURT: Victor Prinze, 60-year-old from Modesto, Calif., has been a frequent volunteer in Cedar Rapids since the flood of …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 21, 2009 11:59 pm5873d ago
The Iowa Legislature will have a lot on its plate when it reconvenes in January. But we hope lawmakers find …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 20, 2009 11:56 pm5874d ago
The trial of Sholom Rubashkin on federal immigration charges would have prosecuted a company executive. It also could have shed …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 20, 2009 2:40 pm5874d ago
Two young, first-time candidates given less than a month to campaign are seeking the Iowa House District 33 seat in …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 19, 2009 11:44 pm5875d ago
Johnson County residents will be voting after all to fill deceased County Supervisor Larry Meyers’ vacant seat. Petitioners gathered 7,810 …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 18, 2009 11:27 pm5876d ago
First, some good consumer news about food as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday week: The cost of a typical turkey …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 17, 2009 11:35 pm5877d ago
The 2009 election season isn’t over yet in Cedar Rapids. Two important events just around the corner deserve your attention …
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Staff Editorials Nov. 16, 2009 11:48 pm5878d ago
Kudos to area fire departments that are reaching out to teach juvenile firebugs that starting fires is no game. We …
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