Iowans deserve an honest debate over how best to fund public school districts. We didn’t get one in the Iowa …
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Staff Editorial Staff Editorials Jan. 30, 2015 8:15 am3904d ago
Iowans deserve an honest debate over how best to fund public school districts. We didn’t get one in the Iowa …
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Staff Editorial, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett called it a ‘big step forward.” We hope he’s on the money. The …
Staff Editorials Jan. 27, 2015 12:20 am3907d ago
The idea that politics and cronyism should not be part of the state Board of Regents selection process is a …
Staff Editorials Jan. 26, 2015 12:15 am3908d ago
HOMERS – What’s going right EXPANDING INDUSTRY: Iowa contractors anticipate that 2015 will be a good year for their industry. …
Staff Editorials Jan. 21, 2015 10:45 am3912d ago
Diets of only red meat aren’t healthy. So we were pleased to watch President Barack Obama and Iowa’s freshman U.S. …
Staff Editorials Jan. 20, 2015 12:25 am3914d ago
At first glance, Gov. Terry Branstad’s call for closure of two of Iowa’s state-run mental health institutions could be viewed …
Staff Editorials Jan. 19, 2015 12:15 am3915d ago
HOMERS – What’s going right FAREWELL, SALLY: Congratulations to Sally Mason, president of the University of Iowa, who announced her …
Staff Editorials Jan. 18, 2015 9:26 am3915d ago
Today, The Gazette’s news team begins a series of articles examining health care issues in rural Iowa. It is a …
Staff Editorials Jan. 16, 2015 12:15 am3918d ago
On the surface, it’s been a glass half-full week for water quality. Gov. Terry Branstad’s 2016 budget spends $31.6 million …
Staff Editorials Jan. 14, 2015 12:20 am3920d ago
Uplifting is good, and Gov. Terry Branstad certainly presented an uplifting package Tuesday at his 2015 Condition of the State …
Staff Editorials Jan. 13, 2015 12:20 am3921d ago
We hope the Iowa Department of Corrections reconsiders its budget proposal for the 6th District. And, if it doesn’t, we …
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Staff Editorials Jan. 12, 2015 12:30 am3922d ago
HOMERS – What’s going right PROJECT SEARCH: St. Luke’s Hospital, the Arc of East Central Iowa and Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation …
Staff Editorials Jan. 11, 2015 12:20 am3923d ago
If it’s going to happen at the Statehouse in 2015, it’s got to be bipartisan. ‘There’s no other option,” Senate …
Staff Editorials Jan. 9, 2015 12:20 am3925d ago
Please do not be misled by reports that this year’s flu shot doesn’t protect from strains of the virus currently …
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