On Sunday, Ryan HoltKamp wrapped production on his fan game, “The 13th Doll,” which is a tribute to the 1993 video game, “The 7th Guest.” His Iowa City company, Attic Door Productions, received a license last summer to make the game and he’s spared no detail. He’s been planning the project for over ten years. […]
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Sullivan question prompts walkout at Harreld forum
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld dodged questions about minimum wage and administrator pay during a social justice discussion yesterday. The discussion was part of the University’s Spring 2016 theme, Just Living, designed to “explores values, beliefs, and positioning by examining the past and looking to the future.” Johnson County County Supervisor Rod Sullivan posed a […]
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Ernst favors selective service registration for women
Sen. Joni Ernst, (R-Iowa) revealed this week that she would support selective service registration for women. She said she hoped there would never be a need for the draft again in the U.S. Her comments came after the House Armed Services Committee voted to include women for registration. Ernst is the first female veteran to […]
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Curt of ‘Curt’s new hat’ fame lands record deal, records album in cave
It’s been almost a year since Curt Oren bought a billboard to announce his new hat. Unlike most hats, this one received international attention. And now, it’s gotten Oren and a friend a record deal. Washington, D.C. label Bad Friend Records will release a 12-inch vinyl record of songs recorded in a cave. Oren and […]
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Chuck Grassley defends his Clinton email probe
Sen. Chuck Grassley had another highlight reel week. He continued to defend his Hillary Clinton private email investigation, won an award, and mulled his travel options for the Republican National Convention (RNC), to be held Jul. 18 – 21. Regarding his Clinton email probe, he responded to criticism from Sen. Harry Reid who questioned Grassley […]
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Neuzil’s resignation letter describes “orchestrated” plan to oust him from Kalamazoo job
In his resignation statement released last week, former Johnson County and now former Kalamazoo County Supervisor Terrence Neuzil called the investigation of his sexual discrimination allegations in Michigan “deceiving and unethical and a blatant conflict of interest.” He denies all of the charges alleged in complaints from two Kalamazoo County employees and claims that Kalamazoo County […]
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Public Space One event aims to end rape culture
Not In My Community: Music To Destroy Rape Culture! Public Space One — Mon. Apr. 11, 6-10 p.m. End Street Harassment Iowa City, in collaboration with other community organizations, will be hosting an evening of music, poetry, bystander training and other activities as part of an international effort to combat gender-based violence, Monday at Public Space One. […]
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Kalamazoo supervisor Neuzil resigns amid sexual discrimination allegations
A former Johnson County Supervisor is now a former Kalamazoo County administrator. Terrence Neuzil worked just three months at his most recent post in Michigan before resigning this week. The supervisor will be compensated with six months pay. This resignation comes after two female Kalamazoo County employees bringing forth allegations of discriminatory treatment from Neuzil last month. He was put on paid leave beginning March 15.
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‘Dead Man Walking’ nun to speak Friday night
Sister Helen Prejean Pappajohn Business Building, Room W10 — Fri., Apr. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Anti-death penalty crusader Sister Helen Prejean, who retold her counsel and spiritual guidance of executed convict Matthew Poncelet in the 1993 book Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, will talk about life, […]
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City, county politicians write in support of pot oil access in Iowa
A letter was released on Wednesday with signatures from more than 100 city and county elected officials writing in support of expanding Iowa’s medical marijuana program. The letter calls for a bill that will allow for “medical cannabis to be produced, distributed and possessed in Iowa for debilitating medical conditions.” “We believe comprehensive legislation will […]
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Chuck Grassley calls out Chief Justice Roberts on Senate Floor
Sen. Chuck Grassley took the Senate floor to call out Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday. “The chief justice is part of the problem,” Iowa’s senior senator said. Ten days before the late Atonin Scalia died in February, Roberts made a speech in which he decried the Senate confirmations, saying, “The process is […]
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Cherishing Terry Zwigoff: A chat with an auteur for our age
Illustrations by Adam Burke Mission Creek: An Evening with Terry Zwigoff FilmScene — Thurs., Apr. 7 at 7 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.) In 2001, a New York Times article about Terry Zwigoff predicted that the filmmaker was “not likely to do a lot of pictures.” In the 15 years since, he has made just […]
