In Chicago, the truest sign that summer had arrived was the delicious aroma of grilled meat wafting through the air all along the lakefront as the thousands of folks who had been held hostage by winter for entirely too long gathered along it to grill up some barbecue with their friends and family and offer up thanks for having made it through another long and gloomy winter.
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Astrology Forecast for May 2011
FOR EVERYONE Cascade. A lot of things will happen very fast in May. Many of these things will be important and many will be irreversible. Luck will frequently step in and take a hand. But many will be tempted by the chance to make a power play or a shady move. May will be complicated, […]
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Planting Change in Iowa City
“You’ve GOT to be kidding me,” I mutter in disbelief as I watch a wandering adolescent drop an empty Doritos bag on top of a newly planted tulip. “Seriously?” I yell at his back. He turns around, confused. I look down at the bag then back up at a pimply face. He can’t be more […]
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Your Town Now: The Month that was April 2011
Cheered on by the Melrose Neighborhood Association, a committee led by Housing and Inspection Services Director Doug Boothroy recommended that vendors not be allowed to operate along Melrose Avenue on football gamedays. The committee reasoned that, since the area is zoned residential, anything short of a ban would constitute a willful disregard…
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UR Here: The Ceremonies of Spring
Spring is renewal time. We reconnect with so much that has left us over the winter months: our gardens, the leaves on the trees lining our street, the open waters that we canoe or kayak, warm breezes, robins and cardinals singing in the morning, the first chirps of crickets in the gray dusk
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American Reason Web Exclusive: 4/29/11
This week on the American Reason Web Exclusive we the discussed the oil companies and the possibly conflict of interest in the overturning of Proposition 8 in California.
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DC Spriesterbach
Kent Williams remembers DC Spriesterbach, Bon Vivant and former Dean of the Graduate College
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American Reason Web Exclusive: 4/20/11
This week on the American Reason Web Exclusive we the discussed the US involvement in Libya and the Iowa redistricting process.
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Lexicon Collective Presents: Beyond the Hemline
Just as painters show their work in a gallery, clothing designers also need an interactive venue for presenting their work. What better way to celebrate the creative resourcefulness of Iowa’s stitching community than with a runway show? Beyond the Hemline aims to foster the creative talents of all individuals who have an interest in wearable textiles. The show will include creations by numerous Iowa City designers including Haus of Dür, Artifacts, Scrap Mental, Blaze Intercoiffure, Revival, White Rabit, the Vitae Design Collective, Misty Blank and more.
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American Reason on KRUI: 4/17/11
This week on American Reason we compare the Obama and the Ryan budget proposals.
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American Reason Web Exclusive: 4/15/11
This week on the American Reason Web Exclusive we discussed the National Day of Prayer case and school vouchers in Arizona.
