By George C. Ford, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jan. 25--NORTH LIBERTY -- Fourth-quarter and annual earnings for Heartland Express Inc. were trimmed by higher fuel costs.

By David DeWitte, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Nov. 20--A dispute that has left Qwest customers in Cedar Rapids paying long distance rates to call Tiffin, Solon and Oxford customers of South Slope Cooperative Communications is refusing to die.