Staff Editorials

Linn County has joined with University of Iowa researchers to conduct studies of surface water and underground aquifers in the …

Cedar Rapids voters will help shape how Iowa’s second-largest city addresses its housing shortage, downtown revitalization and long-term flood control when they head to the polls Nov. 4. Two contested City Council races — including the mayor’s office — will help set that course.

Iowa City is one of only two cities in the state with a population topping 50,000 that has not approved …

Alliant Energy is no longer planning to build a new natural-gas-fired power plant in Fairfax. Alliant wanted to generate more …

The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success has been serving Cedar Rapids for decades, providing Black and biracial students with …

Threats to free speech in America became so serious in recent days that we find ourselves agreeing with Republican Texas …

We’ve spent a lot of ink over the years encouraging government entities in our area to pursue regional cooperation, hoping …

Renewed efforts in Cedar Rapids to address homelessness are off to a good start. Innovative ideas and pilot programs are …

Head Start programs across Iowa, which offer free child care to vulnerable families, are curtailing operations and closing classrooms. That’s …

As the city of Cedar Rapids crafts a Strategic Parking plan for core neighborhoods, including downtown, the feedback from residents …

the remaining window would really make voter education meetings and a campaign materials a really tight turn. Wisely, the Marion …

Wixted & Company, a firm hired by the Cedar Rapids Community School District to create a communications plan, found a …