For Jacquie Berglund, brewing beer is more than a business. It’s a form of community activism. Berglund is the CEO, founder and ‘Rambunctious Social…
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Communication Gap: Community members speak out on campus security
Something is wrong in Hawkeye heaven, and advocates and community leaders are crying foul. From the appearance of a Ku Klux Klan-esque sculpture on the…
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Serving our community: People of impact
We can’t always pick our callings, our duties and obligations. Yet for some in Iowa City, the needs of the community present an undeniable call to action. Individuals who lead not because they desire fame or glory, but because the community needs it—requires it—lest we suffer as a whole. These figures are important. Not because […]
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Reports of Domestic violence on the rise in Iowa City
It can happen with any couple, in any relationship, to persons of any gender. And lately it’s been happening in overwhelming numbers to those in Iowa City. From Jan. 1 to July 14 of this year, there were 301 domestic violence-related calls and 133 associated arrests reported by the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD). To […]
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Iowa City documentarians expose the somber side of the gold mining industry in Guatemala
Gold Fever is about to hit Iowa City. Created by documentary filmmakers JT Haines, Tommy Haines and Andrew Sherburne, the movie examines the global economic…
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Ped Mall politics: Is anecdotal evidence enough to warrant an ordinance?
Something on the Ped Mall stinks. And no, it’s not hapless Iowa City residents sweating away in the oppressive heat. It’s the proposed ordinance championed by…
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Lit Scene: Studies abroad
This past March, four writers boarded a plane for the third millennium. There wasn’t anything particularly remarkable about the vessel in which they traveled, but rather the purpose of their journey. The travelers were literary ambassadors, dispatched to lands that had once embraced the beginnings of civilization, but whose stories are now unsung around most of the globe. These writers ventured to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on a creative tour that included readings, lectures and cultural stops along the ancient Silk Road.
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Your Town Now: ICE in Iowa
It may have been just another Iowa City arrest for some, but in the minds of several community members it was a call to the picket line. Toting young children and clutching homemade signs, protesters made their way to the Johnson County Jail on April 27 to demonstrate support for a formerly imprisoned mother of two.
