Shelter House is expanding upon the innovative “housing first” project it started three years ago. The Iowa City homeless shelter …
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Opinion Jun. 30, 2021 4:45 pm1530d ago
Shelter House is expanding upon the innovative “housing first” project it started three years ago. The Iowa City homeless shelter …
Staff Editorials Jun. 26, 2021 11:03 am1534d ago
A study chronicled by The Gazette’s Erin Jordan this week found that people headed out to Iowa and Minnesota lakes are willing to travel farther for clean water.
Opinion Jun. 18, 2021 8:44 am1542d ago
National Democrats need to settle this sooner than later. If leaders decide to shuffle the calendar to put a primary in a more diverse state first, so be it
Opinion Jun. 17, 2021 10:44 am1543d ago
Are they there to prevent a tragedy, or to patrol typical teenage behavior? In Cedar Rapids schools, it’s most often the latter.
Opinion Jun. 11, 2021 7:00 am1550d ago
The COVID-19 pandemic is far more costly than a vaccine lottery would be
Opinion Jun. 10, 2021 4:23 am1551d ago
In-person visits to Iowa prison inmates are set to resume in early July. That’s good for inmates and their loved …
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Opinion Jun. 7, 2021 6:00 am1554d ago
Lawmakers this year introduced more than a dozen bills that sought to limit LGBTQ rights, mostly targeted against transgender youth, none of which passed.
Opinion Jun. 3, 2021 3:39 pm1557d ago
The massive bill came together in closed door GOP negotiations, and once a deal was done, it was approved before its details were fully understood
Opinion Jun. 1, 2021 10:15 am1559d ago
A few bipartisan highlights from the 2021 session were overshadowed by spiteful bills and thousands of coronavirus deaths
Opinion May. 29, 2021 6:00 am1563d ago
Speed limits and enforcement are only part of the problem. What goes overlooked is that our roads lend themselves to risky driving.
Opinion May. 28, 2021 9:58 am1563d ago
Bloody Run Creek near Monona in Clayton County is designated among a small number of “Outstanding Iowa Waters” with exceptional …
Opinion May. 21, 2021 6:00 am1571d ago
The Iowa Legislature finally adjourned just before midnight Wednesday, but not until it took another swipe at two of majority …
Opinion May. 20, 2021 3:29 pm1571d ago
University of Iowa football coaches so far have not chipped in to the campuswide effort to reduce spending amid the …
Opinion May. 18, 2021 10:11 am1573d ago
Iowa’s U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley again is turning his attention to exorbitant pharmaceutical prices.
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