OFF THE BLOCK: The Cedar Rapids City Council made its first commitment to spend some of the local-option sales tax …
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OFF THE BLOCK: The Cedar Rapids City Council made its first commitment to spend some of the local-option sales tax …
NOT SO FREE: Public education is free to all but increasingly there’s an asterisk next to “free.” With budgets under …
Cedar Rapids’ animal control department and the Cedar Valley Humane Society both are embarking on new chapters. And we hope …
Violence in Iowa City’s southeast side reached a whole new level last week with the apparent homicide of 64-year-old property …
We understand U.S. District Judge Linda Reade’s concerns about shielding jurors from publicity before the Agriprocessors federal financial fraud trial …
Supervisors should take a hard look at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office’s use of overtime as they look for ways …
H1N1 SPREADS: A fourth Iowan died last week from H1N1 influenza-related complications. Meanwhile, at least hundreds of students across Eastern …
SAVE IT: Czech Village business owners deserve a chance to save the Riverside Roundhouse and use it for festivals and …
State revenues in Iowa fell off a cliff on Wednesday. The impact came Thursday, and promises to send shock waves …
We’ve applauded the initiative Police Chief Greg Graham brought to town since being hired last year. Graham’s push to expand …
Iowa Public Radio must be doing something right. Since the consolidation of the state’s public stations from three distinctive university-based …
We don’t pretend to have the perfect solution to Cedar Rapids’ continuing revenue challenges. But we do know whatever the …
The state’s scandal-ridden film tax credit program is on the ropes. Whether it can be rescued and turned into an …
It would be short sighted for state leaders to close one of the state’s mental health institutes as they look …
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