Most Iowans have plenty to be thankful for this holiday season. We live in relatively prosperous times, in a relatively …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Nov. 18, 2018 7:50 am2635d ago
Most Iowans have plenty to be thankful for this holiday season. We live in relatively prosperous times, in a relatively …
Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Nov. 17, 2018 3:30 am2636d ago
When it comes to voting, Iowans are fortunate. Voters can participate on Election Day at local polling stations, of course. …
Staff Editorials Nov. 16, 2018 9:00 am2637d ago
Just a few weeks ago, we argued in this space that ‘Cedar Rapids can and should do more to protect …
Staff Editorials Nov. 15, 2018 6:20 am2638d ago
It usually makes us proud when a fellow Iowan is elevated to an important role in government. However, the recent …
Staff Editorials Nov. 9, 2018 9:30 am2644d ago
Are Iowa policymakers serious about helping suffering patients access medical marijuana? We’re beginning to doubt it. The state board charged …
Staff Editorials Nov. 8, 2018 7:00 am2645d ago
Another Election Day has come and gone. And while there is no doubt voters have spoken, less clear is what …
Staff Editorials Nov. 4, 2018 8:45 am2649d ago
It may be easy for many Iowans to take the right to vote for granted. Polls are open for nearly …
Staff Editorials Nov. 3, 2018 10:00 am2650d ago
Nearly three months ago parents, responding to a brawl at an apartment complex on Cedar Rapids’ southwest side, pleaded for …
Staff Editorials Nov. 1, 2018 7:50 am2652d ago
When GO Cedar Rapids board members announced newbo evolve was a financial failure, the group promised to make things right …
Staff Editorials Oct. 29, 2018 1:50 pm2655d ago
Perhaps it was inevitable that votes taken on Iowa’s ‘sanctuary cities” bill would be used in midterm campaign ads. Both …
Editorial Board Endorsement
Staff Editorials Oct. 28, 2018 6:30 am2656d ago
When we started this endorsement process, The Gazette editorial board did not set out to issue all Democratic endorsements. We …
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Joshua Henderson, a ‘no party” candidate for Iowa House District 69, recently sat down with The Gazette’s editorial board to …
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Staff Editorials Jan. 26, 2023 2:16 pm1105d ago
Kirsten Running-Marquardt, a Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 69, recently sat down with The Gazette’s editorial board to discuss …
Staff Editorials Oct. 25, 2018 11:45 am2659d ago
Cedar Rapids can and should do more to protect our cultural heritage. The city already offers incentives for renovating historic …
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