Linn County Supervisors, it seems, finally are ready for their close-up. The board is in the process of turning on …
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Linn County Supervisors, it seems, finally are ready for their close-up. The board is in the process of turning on …
We agree with the fundamental justification for asset forfeiture: Crime shouldn’t pay. But as we’ve argued in these pages before, …
Merge the 26-letter alphabet with attentive minds and thought-provoking and thoughtful opinions and new ideas emerge. Here, in The Gazette’s …
It is the time of year to dust off the archives and reflect upon the major issues and top news …
Today (Dec. 12), a group of Cedar Rapidians will meet to discuss stopping neighborhood violence and helping connect youth with …
It’s often said there are three tickets out of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. This time around, we’re urging Iowa Republicans to …
It’s been nearly two years since we first weighed in on the merits of re-imagining Cedar Lake, sitting in the …
Kudos to the Environmental Protection Agency and Obama administration for increasing preliminary Renewable Fuel Standards, but the new standard still …
We think the Cedar Rapids City Council made the right call earlier this month in granting a reprieve to the …
Pick up a paper or tune in to the news lately, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that the world …
With the departure of Supervisor Terrence Neuzil for a job in Michigan, a seat has once again opened up on …
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett’s Engage Iowa ‘think tank,” has yielded its first public policy proposal, a plan that links …
At least 31 of our nation’s governors, including our own, need reminding: America cannot lead from a position of fear. …
Gov. Terry Branstad is deploying revisionist history to defend his Medicaid privatization drive. Earlier this week, the governor faced questions …
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