Cedar Rapids is a city where leaders have shown they know how to respond as storm clouds gather. A year …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Nov. 12, 2017 10:30 am2886d ago
Cedar Rapids is a city where leaders have shown they know how to respond as storm clouds gather. A year …
Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Nov. 11, 2017 4:00 am2887d ago
Cedar Rapids city leaders cut plenty of ceremonial ribbons to open new businesses and christen big projects. But on Thursday …
Staff Editorials Nov. 5, 2017 9:00 am2893d ago
This week, the Cedar Rapids Community School District will be hosting three, two-hour public input sessions intended to gather feedback …
Staff Editorials Nov. 4, 2017 7:51 am2894d ago
Thursday marked the deadline for city candidates to file campaign finance disclosure statements with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure …
Editorial Board Endorsement
Staff Editorials Oct. 29, 2017 12:15 pm2900d ago
Two years ago, Iowa City voters opted for a ‘core four” slate and a different direction in local government. This …
Editorial Board Endorsement
Staff Editorials Oct. 29, 2017 11:49 am2900d ago
Coralville residents have the opportunity to seat a new council majority in November. Looming dual challenges of growth and debt …
Staff Editorials Oct. 28, 2017 7:00 am2901d ago
Our local elected officials, law enforcement leaders and representatives of the Iowa Justice Alliance and NAACP currently are engaged in …
Editorial Board Endorsement
Staff Editorials Oct. 22, 2017 7:00 am2907d ago
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett is leaving office after eight eventful years. His record will, no doubt, be discussed and …
Editorial Board Endorsement
Staff Editorials Oct. 22, 2017 6:00 am2907d ago
Handling the challenges of Marion’s growth and charting its economic development future are among the main issues in two contested …
Editorial Board Endorsement
Staff Editorials Jan. 28, 2022 3:47 pm1348d ago
Cedar Rapids voters can bring significant change to their nine-member City Council this election season. Four council seats are on …
Staff Editorials Oct. 14, 2017 6:00 am2915d ago
It’s been more than five years since we urged the Iowa Legislature to scrap a so-called ‘ag gag” bill, making …
Staff Editorials Oct. 8, 2017 11:00 am2921d ago
First District U.S. Rep. Rod Blum deserves a round of applause for joining a legal brief along with 33 other …
Staff Editorials Sep. 28, 2017 12:01 pm2931d ago
It’s time for Congress to work together to craft a health care plan that can satisfy more Americans and provide …
Staff Editorials Sep. 23, 2017 10:28 am2936d ago
There will be no special legislative session needed to clean up an unbalanced 2017 state budget. The pool of red …
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