Cedar Rapids Gazette: Like the heart, home apparently also is where the booze is. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa last March resulted in more Iowans working and drinking at home — which translated into record liquor sales for fiscal 2020. Officials in the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division say in a report released Thursday that liquor sales totaled $367.3 million during the fiscal year that ended June 30 — an increase of 8.2% over the previous fiscal year. “We’ve had huge numbers since COVID,” said division Administrator Stephen Larson, who noted the current fiscal year that started July 1 likely will be even bigger with liquor sales running up to 16% higher than the fiscal 2020 record pace.