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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 …
More than 200 people will appear before the Iowa Utilities Board today in Boone for public comments on a proposed …
What makes people love where they live, and why does it matter? Those were the central questions driving researchers at …
We’re not convinced that Tuesday’s defeat of a 27-cent levy to help fund Cedar Rapids’ two public libraries means citizens …
The votes are in and once again a relative few made decisions for everyone. For as much as we hear …
If Tuesday’s election is anything like previous city elections, only about one out of every five registered voters will bother …
The popularity of non-traditional Presidential candidates such as Ben Carson, Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina, and that of candidates with …
When the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, was expanded in 2007, it was because it is in the nation’s …
Recently released figures showing a steady decline in the number of abortions performed in Iowa is both good news and …
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