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When numbers are flying around during city council discussions, it’s important to have an objective, skilled voice who can ground …
The two at-large seats on the Cedar Rapids City Council won’t include any incumbents come January. Brian Fagan is running …
UPPER IOWA U BOOMING: The economic recession is smacking budgets at many colleges and universities. Yet Upper Iowa University is …
WHAT NEXT?: Postville, still trying to recover from the 2008 federal immigration raid fallout, saw fire rage through its downtown …
Cedar Rapids faces a critical mayoral election at a fateful time in its history. The city’s recovery from last year’s …
Now that same-sex partners can legally marry in Iowa, employers – public and private – have reasonable cause to review …
Laying off hundreds of state employees might alleviate budget crisis in the short term, but it’s not the best move. …
Last month, we lost Iowa native Norman Borlaug, whose revolutionary work saved up to a billion people from starvation. On …
We were troubled when some contractors said they had been unfairly shut out of bidding on an innovative new housing …
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 …
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