Community Voices

20+ hour, 34+ min ago   (236+ words) Dubuquers gave Robert F. Kennedy an ecstatic welcome when the U.S. senator from New York visited the city 60 years ago. In October 1966, Dubuque Mayor Walt Pregler greeted U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy, D-N.Y., at the airport before Kennedy gave a speech at Dubuque Senior…...

4+ day, 22+ min ago   (180+ words) I have called Clinton home for 36 years. I am a veteran, a local business owner, and a father of four, including two-year-old twins. When I read the data center ordinance, I see the city they will inherit. River Flood Warning…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (147+ words) The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its third quarter Economic Outlook Survey that gauges the outlook for the next six months. IBC President Joe Murphy says it’s based on a 100 point scale. “Our overall survey score was 64.91 index points,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (229+ words) “And as imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen turns them to shapes and gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name.” — Shakespeare When darkness increased, Russian peasants regarded any…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (176+ words) At both the state level and the national level of government, Iowans have been hammered by the Republican Party. River Flood Warning until SUN 6:00 AM CDT At both the state level and the national level of government, Iowans have been…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (255+ words) On July 25, 2026, I spoke at Clinton City Council about former Chemplex site wells with increasing contaminant levels and toxic plume migration. Since that time, Chemplex Parties responded to EPA's concerns with mitigation plans. On September 29, 2026, Laura Price, EPA Region 7, responded…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (663+ words) Across advertisements and interviews, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, has repeatedly criticized Iowa Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, for missing a substantial number of Iowa House votes during the 2026 legislative session. “Josh Turek skipped 58% of the votes at the Statehouse this…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (321+ words) SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Sioux City International Film Festival took place over the weekend. Celebrating its 21st year, the Sioux City International Film Festival held its film festival at the Re/Max City Centre over the weekend. According to a press…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (778+ words) Municipal taxes rose 31 per cent since McCabe was elected in 2022, adding an estimated $1,040 to a typical home’s bill. Five Waterloo mayoral candidates in the Oct. 26 municipal election seat themselves before a crowd of more than 200 Sunday. Left to right: Jeyas…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (225+ words) The Google and QTS data center developments at the Big Cedar Industrial Center represent one of the largest economic development opportunities in Cedar Rapids history. The potential benefits are substantial, including billions of dollars in private investment, construction and permanent…...