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Fresh calendars soon will grace our desks – 365 more opportunities to make a difference. While many subscribe to personal …
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It is going to be an uphill climb for Iowa Relief, one of two companies licensed to manufacture medical cannabis …
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Members of the bipartisan Iowa Senate Ethics Committee voted unanimously last week to dismiss a complaint filed against Democratic state …
Staff Editorials Dec. 25, 2018 6:45 am2545d ago
For so many, the time between Thanksgiving and today is a blur of rushing to buy and wrap gifts, cleaning …
Staff Editorials Dec. 23, 2018 8:00 am2547d ago
Home is integral to the holiday experience. For many of us, the sights, sounds and smells of our childhood homes …
Staff Editorials Dec. 21, 2018 8:05 am2549d ago
When the Trump administration recently announced its new, more limited definition of the ‘Waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, …
Staff Editorials Dec. 20, 2018 4:30 am2550d ago
University of Iowa leaders are sending a message to student organizations – obey health and safety rules or face removal. …
Staff Editorials Dec. 16, 2018 5:00 am2554d ago
Polls are open yet again this week in Johnson County – the fourth election in four months. Iowa City held …
Staff Editorials Dec. 14, 2018 11:50 am2556d ago
Iowans cannot disregard 29 election ballots that were, unequivocally, cast properly in House District 55. The ballots in question were …
Staff Editorials Dec. 14, 2018 5:45 am2556d ago
Though seemingly hard to fathom back when Iowa’s Constitution was drafted in 1857, voters in 2018 have elected a woman …
Staff Editorials Dec. 13, 2018 6:20 am2557d ago
Politicians finally have reached a compromise on a new federal farm bill, which provides crucial supports for Iowa farmers. The …
Staff Editorials Dec. 9, 2018 6:00 am2561d ago
Consider the plight of Louisiana shrimp fishers. Shrimping is sometimes a family trade, passed down from parents to children, but …
Staff Editorials Dec. 8, 2018 3:00 am2562d ago
It is difficult to grasp how terrible the ongoing Yemen Civil War is. Thousands have died from the conflict since …
Staff Editorials Dec. 7, 2018 6:45 am2563d ago
Cedar Rapids City Council members gave preliminary approval this week to rules restricting smoking in city parks and recreation areas. …
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