Tag: editorial
Editorial: ACT’s next phase
American College Testing, known as ACT, has been a powerful member of the Iowa City and Corridor’s regional business community for decades.
But will its...
Editorial: Saving local journalism is in everyone’s best interest
Local journalists, and the publications that they contribute to, are currently standing at the base of a mountain. The mountain represents the onslaught of...
Opinion: Cancel the ICR Iowa brand
When a business has a product, service or brand that isn’t being embraced, typically leaders of the business will either change, sell or cancel...
Opinion: The Iowa Caucuses need Obama
We were disappointed that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) no longer guarantees that Iowa will be the first in the nation in the presidential...
Flood protection waiting is over
CBJ EditorialÂ
The Corridor was fortunately spared from devastating flooding this year, but each new rainstorm and flooding episode across the Midwest reminds us that...
Private dollars fuel a building boom
CBJ Editorial
The Corridor had a rip-roaring multi-billion dollar construction boom after the floods of 2008. Much of that came from federal or insurance money...
Putting EdTech center-stage
CBJ Editorial
Several years ago there was a visioning process — now defunct— led by UI President Bruce Harreld, Rockwell Collins (now Collins Aerospace) CEO Kelly Ortberg and US Bank Regional...
Where will Cedar Rapids GO from here?
CBJ Editorial
Before the flood of 2008 there was a vocal segment of the Cedar Rapids community that former Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett dubbed...
Democracy needs a free press
By the CBJ Editorial Board
Journalism has never been an easy or popular pursuit, but it can feel especially tough these days. Fewer journalists are...
Editorial: Avoiding an epochal shutdown
By CBJ Editorial Board
What is it going to take to prevent the shutdown of the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa’s only nuclear power plant...