The Knutson Building has been standing on the west side of the Cedar River downtown since 1887. We think it …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials May. 29, 2015 5:00 am3905d ago
The Knutson Building has been standing on the west side of the Cedar River downtown since 1887. We think it …
Staff Editorial Staff Editorials May. 27, 2015 7:00 am3907d ago
Hopes and dreams and debt. That is what a majority of Iowa’s recent college graduates are left with as they …
Staff Editorials May. 24, 2015 5:00 am3910d ago
President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget plan delivers the right message about the nation’s massive and critical infrastructure needs. …
Staff Editorials May. 22, 2015 9:23 am3912d ago
Here we go again. The Iowa Legislature is mired in a stalemate over the size and scope of the state’s …
Staff Editorials May. 20, 2015 9:46 am3914d ago
We are not scientists. But when 188 researchers and scientists from 39 Iowa colleges and universities call on legislators to …
Staff Editorials May. 19, 2015 1:52 pm3915d ago
It’s commencement season; a time to offer heartfelt congratulations to Corridor and Iowa graduates, and to their families and instructors …
Staff Editorials May. 15, 2015 7:59 am3919d ago
We share the concerns of state lawmakers seeking to rein in the use of eminent domain powers to obtain the …
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Staff Editorials May. 13, 2015 6:00 am3921d ago
Animal advocates say Iowa is one of the worst states for ‘puppy mills” – large-scale dog breeding operations that treat …
Staff Editorials May. 12, 2015 10:45 am3922d ago
Iowa lawmakers are considering a deal that would keep two government-run mental health institutes operating through December while the state …
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The past three decades haven’t been all wine and roses for the south-central Iowa community of Melcher-Dallas, but there’s no …
News May. 6, 2015 5:29 pm3928d ago
Although Iowa leads the nation in wind energy production and the economic benefits are notable, there is considerable untapped potential. …
Staff Editorials May. 5, 2015 7:00 am3929d ago
State lawmakers deserve credit for recent advancements against human trafficking. The Iowa Code chapter dealing with human trafficking – which …
Staff Editorials Apr. 28, 2015 10:46 am3936d ago
While news that a high percentage of Linn County motorists ticketed under the new school bus law have cases either …
Staff Editorials Apr. 24, 2015 7:00 am3940d ago
Smile, Linn County Board of Supervisors. You’re on Joel Miller’s camera. Miller, the Linn County Auditor, carried a video camera …
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