The Branstad administration is pursuing a rule change that breaks the rules of good government. The Department of Revenue has …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Oct. 10, 2015 6:00 am3771d ago
The Branstad administration is pursuing a rule change that breaks the rules of good government. The Department of Revenue has …
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Those curious about the need to expand and improve existing public transit services in Cedar Rapids need look no further …
Staff Editorials Oct. 3, 2015 11:00 am3778d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad came to Cedar Rapids this week to do what state lawmakers have declined to do for three …
Staff Editorials Oct. 1, 2015 7:00 am3780d ago
With only 29 facilities providing inpatient psychiatric services and only 31 counties having practicing psychiatrists, it is imperative Iowans in …
Staff Editorials Sep. 26, 2015 11:10 am3785d ago
Cedar Rapids residents deserve more than ‘refused … to explain.” That’s how The Gazette’s Lee Hermiston described responses from Linn …
Staff Editorials Sep. 24, 2015 10:27 am3787d ago
After years in transition, the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission has developed a focused work plan to guide its efforts …
News Sep. 20, 2015 7:00 am3791d ago
Despite the good works provided by a robust network of community foundations, rural areas in Iowa, as elsewhere, struggle to …
Staff Editorials Sep. 19, 2015 6:30 am3792d ago
Usually, when Cedar Rapids makes economic development news, projects unveiled with great fanfare tend to be on the big side. …
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Staff Editorials Sep. 17, 2015 8:00 am3794d ago
The recent shooting death of a 15-year-old boy and subsequent arrest of a 14-year-old boy have stunned Cedar Rapidians. But …
Staff Editorials Sep. 12, 2015 6:00 am3799d ago
It’s not uncommon for university instructors to demand their students thoroughly show their work. Not doing so can result in …
Staff Editorials Sep. 8, 2015 7:00 am3803d ago
Your children, grandchildren, young neighbors and friends have been back to school for a couple of weeks now. Today, it’s …
Staff Editorials Sep. 6, 2015 8:00 am3805d ago
Four out of seven board of director seats are on the ballot Sept. 8 when voters in the Marion Independent …
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News Sep. 8, 2015 11:54 am3803d ago
Rural leaders from across the nation will converge in Washington, D.C., this week for the fourth annual Rural Assembly. During …
Staff Editorials Sep. 5, 2015 6:00 am3806d ago
Back in 2013, Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bipartisan deal to expand Iowa’s Medicaid program while praising the ‘cooperative environment” …
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