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This week the University of Iowa announced that they are partnering with Engie, a French energy company, to privatize their …
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From trouble at the University of Iowa to misogyny and racism, these are the 15 of the most popular opinions …
Staff Editorials Dec. 12, 2019 8:31 am2246d ago
There is an encouraging new trend in public libraries across the nation, and a few Eastern Iowa entities are among …
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Staff Editorials Dec. 9, 2019 6:00 am2249d ago
In 1979, testifying before Congress, Gov. Robert Ray spoke about a program he created that helped thousands of refugees from …
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Seclusion rooms are an ill-conceived and disturbing tool welded unevenly against Iowa’s most vulnerable children. In 2016, The Gazette’s Erin …
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Being a journalist, telling stories so often means asking people to let us into the hardest, most intimate parts of …
Staff Editorials Nov. 23, 2019 6:00 am2265d ago
Iowa’s list of waterways impaired by bacteria and other contaminants grew in 2018, according to a state report released this …
Staff Editorials Nov. 22, 2019 6:01 am2266d ago
President Donald Trump announced another round of ‘cash” bailouts for farmers, tweeting, ‘Our great Farmers will recieve [sic] another major …
Staff Editorials Nov. 21, 2019 6:00 am2267d ago
Iowa City has put forth an impressive climate action plan that should serve as a model for other towns in …
Staff Editorials Nov. 18, 2019 11:28 am2270d ago
Since 2008, Linn County and the city of Cedar Rapids have worked together on flood protection efforts. But this year, …
Staff Editorials Nov. 15, 2019 6:00 am2273d ago
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro made headlines this week arguing, while campaigning in Cedar Rapids, that Iowa and New Hampshire …
Staff Editorials Nov. 13, 2019 5:18 pm2275d ago
Iowa transportation planners are considering expanding Interstate 380 between North Liberty and Cedar Rapids from two to three lanes in …
Staff Editorials Nov. 7, 2019 3:57 pm2281d ago
Tuesday’s election marked the first time Iowa’s voter ID law went into effect. The point of the law was to …
Staff Editorials Nov. 7, 2019 6:00 am2281d ago
Iowa’s glacial movement toward a sensible medical marijuana system got a small boost last week. The Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board …
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