Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Iowa officials have been regularly called out for their poor public health response, even by Gov. …
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Iowa officials have been regularly called out for their poor public health response, even by Gov. …
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Cedar Rapids officials this week took a significant step to bolster oversight of the city’s police force. The Cedar Rapids …
Staff Editorials Oct. 15, 2020 7:04 pm1842d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds is leading Iowa in the wrong direction into a long winter. Reynolds this week welcomed President Donald …
Staff Editorials Oct. 8, 2020 10:10 pm1849d ago
On Inauguration Day 2017, President Donald Trump raised the specter of ‘American carnage” that his presidency would remedy. Instead, he …
Staff Editorials Oct. 8, 2020 6:00 am1850d ago
President Donald Trump’s war against decency is seeping into Eastern Iowa offices and classrooms. Federal agencies and organizations receiving federal …
Staff Editorials Oct. 7, 2020 3:38 pm1851d ago
Among more than a dozen races in which we’re making endorsements this year, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors presents …
Staff Editorials Oct. 4, 2020 7:00 am1854d ago
In the seven state legislative races in Linn and Johnson Counties, The Gazette endorses the Democratic candidates. No local Republican …
Staff Editorials Oct. 3, 2020 7:00 am1855d ago
The year 2020 has been a politically and personally fraught year for Iowans, to say the absolute least. And in …
Staff Editorials Oct. 5, 2020 11:59 am1853d ago
Names are changing in Eastern Iowa, and it’s for the better. The former ‘Squaw Creek” Park near Highway 100 and …
Staff Editorials Oct. 1, 2020 9:37 am1857d ago
The Bruce Harreld era at the University of Iowa is coming to an end. As The Gazette’s Vanessa Miller wrote …
Staff Editorials Sep. 25, 2020 7:00 am1863d ago
Through the middle of this week, crews have hauled away 200,000 tons of tree debris since the derecho hit Cedar …
Staff Editorials Sep. 21, 2020 5:35 pm1867d ago
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg has once again put Iowa’s senators in the spotlight, making them vital …
Staff Editorials Sep. 17, 2020 8:00 am1871d ago
Submitting to bipartisan pressure from Midwesterners, President Donald Trump is finally making good on one of his commitments to the …
Staff Editorials Sep. 11, 2020 6:00 am1877d ago
At this point, it’s like a recurring nightmare. Whenever Iowans find a way to make it easier to vote during …
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