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For three decades it’s been a good bet that whenever some legislator or group wanted to add more secrecy to …
A coalition of Iowa farmers, landscapers and environmentalists is working to help producers reduce odors from their livestock operations by …
PANTRIES STOCKED: Despite the recession, residents donated nearly 80,000 pounds of food for Linn County food pantries during the Freedom …
Curtis Dickson calls it a “new day in public health.” Linn County’s new director of Linn County Public Health has …
Larry Meyers may have been elected on the wave of a single issue, but the vice chair of the Johnson …
Momentum is building to ban the use of lead tire weights for balancing wheels. Four states have such bans. What’s …
In every state save one, reporters have some ability to protect their anonymous sources. That protection is vital to journalists’ …
Keep pushing for an Interstate 380 interchange at Tower Terrace Road, Hiawatha city leaders. An additional interchange would help relieve …
Last Friday, we wrote that the tax credit program designed to attract more film, television and video production in our …
CRIME DOWN: Parts of Cedar Rapids have seen more violent crime this year but 2008 saw a big drop in …
CRIME UP: Iowa City has long been one of the safest cities in the Midwest, and it still is. But …
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the latest allegations against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now “horrible.” She added …
A sour economy has inflicted some significant damage on the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System. On June 30, 2008, the …
When a group of women formed the Junior League of Cedar Rapids in 1934, their opportunities in public life were …
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