De Nicaragua a Florida en avión son dos horas en el aire, unos trecientos dólares en boleto y paciencia, mucha paciencia en la aduana. Luego de eso es el mismo español, pero con acento más caribe, el mismo calor, aunque a veces más húmedo y las mismas opciones de comida nica, aunque siempre más caras.
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Guns, fascism, infighting and couch-surfing: Researcher Serena Tarr recounts a year studying the alt-right
On March 4, 2018, after following around Richard Spencer and his alt-right entourage for months, Serena Tarr found herself in Michigan for the Foundation for the Marketplace of Ideas conference, organized by Kyle Bristow, the white nationalist attorney who used to sue colleges that rejected requests for Spencer to speak. But due to public pressure and possibly death threats, Bristow backed out at the last minute, and the “conference” was relocated to a house in Ann Arbor. Tarr followed.
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Townie Hawk: From combines to casket coolers — A journey through Hawkeye tailgates
If any sports-related event is evidence that being a fan is more about togetherness than trophies, it’s the tailgate. I walked to Kinnick the day of the Iowa vs. Iowa State game to get some insights into this unique cultural phenomenon from the die-hards who do it every gameday.
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Bruce Teague wins the special election for Iowa City Council
Bruce Teague won a decisive victory in the special election for the at-large seat on the Iowa City Council. Teague received 2,277 votes, or 54.3 percent of the total ballot […]
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Shop Hy-Vee, assist families at DVIP
During the past week, with Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination has dominated the news, a lot of people have felt a combination of burning anger and frustration over the treatment of women in our country, and have been looking for a way to channel those feelings into something positive. There will be a chance to do just this weekend, and all you have to do is go grocery shopping.
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Johnson County Auditor’s Office warns about misleading information on voting
The Johnson County Auditor’s Office warned on Tuesday that incorrect information about voting is being circulated. “Our office has received reports that voters have received absentee ballot requests which have incorrect return addresses,” the auditor’s office said in an email. “If you get an unsolicited absentee request by mail, make sure the return address is to the correct county auditor before mailing it in.
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Election Day in Iowa City: Learn about the candidates and what you need to be able to vote
It’s Election Day in Iowa City, and Little Village has been reporting on the sole race on today’s ballot, since the Iowa City Council voted on Aug. 3 to hold a special election to fill the at-large seat left vacant when Kingsley Botchway resigned. For the convenience of voters, LV has compiled below its profiles of both candidates (complete with video interviews) and information on where and how to vote in the election.
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Iowa reaches ‘peak pig,’ as Trump’s policies damage the pork industry and the pork industry damages the environment
Iowa hit “peak pig” last month, according to figures just published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The state had 23.6 million pigs, an increase of 4 percent from 2017 and most ever recorded in any state. There are only 9.4 million pigs in North Carolina, the state that ranks second in swine.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders will headline Gov. Kim Reynolds’ big October fundraiser
Last October, Gov. Kim Reynolds made news by calling Iowa liberals “unhinged” at her Harvest Festival campaign fundraiser. For this year Harvest Festival, Reynolds has invited a special guest who is extremely familiar with that sort of intemperate speech: Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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ID, oaths and polling locations: Where and how to vote in the Iowa City special election on Tuesday
The special election to fill the vacant at-large seat on the Iowa City Council will be held on Tuesday. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters must go to their designated polling place to cast a ballot on Tuesday (in-person early voting for the election at the Johnson County Auditor’s Office ends at 5:30 p.m. on Monday). Anyone unsure of where to vote can finding the right location using the polling place look-up tool on the auditor’s website.
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Kickoff to Kinnick 5K Run/Walk will slow down traffic on Saturday
The Hawkeyes have a bye-week, so there won’t be any football players on the field at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, but there will be plenty of runners. The field will serve as the finish line for the annual Kickoff to Kinnick 5K Run/Walk, which starts at 9 a.m.
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Protesters gather at the Old Capitol as Sen. Grassley holds hearing on sexual assault charges against Judge Kavanaugh
Protesters gathered on the steps of the Old Capitol at noon to call on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to reject Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, or at least conduct a thorough investigation of the charges of sexual assault brought against him by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and two other women.
