The Marion City Council race appears to be a referendum on the city’s ongoing development. Only one candidate appears unwilling …
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The Marion City Council race appears to be a referendum on the city’s ongoing development. Only one candidate appears unwilling …
Cedar Rapids voters have been called to the polls many times in recent years, to vote on multiple local-option sales …
Cedar Rapids’ public library system has two top-notch, high-quality facilities downtown and on the west side. It circulated 1.4 million …
We’ve advocated for a robust community response to the gun violence that took the life of one local teenage student …
Citizens who have long lamented partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C. have something to cheer about this month – and U.S. …
Of all the issues that can challenge city leaders, growth is one of the most desirable. Even so, managing that …
The Branstad administration is pursuing a rule change that breaks the rules of good government. The Department of Revenue has …
Those curious about the need to expand and improve existing public transit services in Cedar Rapids need look no further …
Gov. Terry Branstad came to Cedar Rapids this week to do what state lawmakers have declined to do for three …
With only 29 facilities providing inpatient psychiatric services and only 31 counties having practicing psychiatrists, it is imperative Iowans in …
Cedar Rapids residents deserve more than ‘refused … to explain.” That’s how The Gazette’s Lee Hermiston described responses from Linn …
After years in transition, the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission has developed a focused work plan to guide its efforts …
Despite the good works provided by a robust network of community foundations, rural areas in Iowa, as elsewhere, struggle to …
Usually, when Cedar Rapids makes economic development news, projects unveiled with great fanfare tend to be on the big side. …
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