The spree of economic stimulus and other federal spending that erupted since September is drawing more scrutiny about its effectiveness …
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The spree of economic stimulus and other federal spending that erupted since September is drawing more scrutiny about its effectiveness …
INAPPROPRIATE: We’re with people who object to people using the Johnson County Wildlife Area near Johnston for sexual exploits. Gay …
BIG DRAW: Since 2000, the University of Iowa has drawn more external funding every year except one. For the fiscal …
Mention the phrase “health care reform” and you get a plethora of impassioned responses. “Health care is a right.” “We …
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver is determined to be the governor who brought passenger rail lines from Chicago to Iowa City …
Bringing life back to flood-damaged neighborhoods in our community has been a struggle. Many affected residents are exasperated by the …
What says summer more than a pickup game of basketball? A child’s cry of “car” as a passing sedan interrupts …
H1N1 PREVENTION: If the H1N1 flu epidemic flares up around here this fall, vaccine testing that will begin soon at …
NOT AGAIN: More murder and mayhem in the small Iowa County town of Marengo struck last week. Curtis Bailey, 33, …
The Cedar Rapids Public Library is facing three critical months. The library’s board of trustees is making plans for a …
A week after the flood of 2008 crested, volunteers flying out of the Rockford, Ill., airport, delivered 5,000 pounds of …
It is time for residents near the site of a new Iowa City homeless shelter to give up their fight …
Ed Thomas was laid to rest last week. The legacy of the longtime Aplington-Parkersburg schoolteacher, football coach and community leader …
The Linn County Youth Shelter plays a critical role in helping young people in crisis. It’s important that long-term plans …
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