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Editorial: Providing workforce clarity

During Iowa Governor Kim Reynold’s government realignment process several years ago, there was some confusion and angst about which arm of the government would...
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CBJ editorial: Staring into the abyss

The COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered as one of the most seminal periods for anyone who lived through that world wide health crisis, including...
Gov. Kim Reynolds, right, signed an executive order Feb. 10, 2025 establishing the state DOGE task force, joined by Emily Schmitt, general counsel for Sukup Manufacturing Co. who she chose to lead the initiative. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

CBJ editorial: Iowa’s DOGE begins

Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are getting all of the headlines and political backlash for attempting to make the federal...
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CBJ Editorial: CR finally wins a license

Good editorials provoke thought and discussion, and sometimes provide a counter argument to conventional wisdom. This editorial is different. It is a mea culpa...
Workers perform maintenance at the Duane Arnold Energy Center after the plant was shut down for refueling.

CBJ editorial: Righting a massive economic wrong

It has been reported that NextEra Energy Resources is actively pursuing recommissioning the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) in Palo through a filing with...
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Editorial: Support local media

The recent announcement by the Cedar Rapids Gazette that it will start delivering print copies of the newspaper only three days a week beginning...
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Editorial: Jim Leach was ‘last of a kind’

Over the holiday season, former U.S. Congressman Jim Leach died on Dec. 11 at the age of 82. He was one of the most...
workforce

CBJ editorial: End of an era

Two of Iowa’s most influential business advocates are retiring later this month after nearly half a century of combined statewide leadership. Mike Ralston is retiring...

CBJ editorial: South Dakota pipeline law fails

We were pleased to learn that the proposed carbon dioxide pipeline through wide areas of the Midwest was dealt a serious blow when South...
University of Iowa Vice President for Medical Affairs Denise Jamieson at a celebration Jan. 24 at Zion Lutheran Church. The event honored the legacy of Mercy Iowa City, which the University purchased after the hospital declared bankruptcy.

CBJ editorial: Denise Jamieson is our most influential pick

We congratulate Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell for being selected by our readers as the Most Influential person in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor....

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