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Join hosts Matthew Sowada and Vikram Patel in this web-exclusive edition of American Reason, presented by Little Village Magazine.
In the wake of a recent Pentagon commission report, Matt and Vik discuss the modern role of women in the military, later segueing into some Don’t ask, don’t tell discussion…
Four Words Worst. Prosecution. Witness. Ever. Piano Lounge Chief Revenuer Sam Hargadine wants your tipples served with a chaser of good moral character. In recent months, Hargadine has lobbied for the non-renewal of liquor licenses to several Mike Porter-owned establishments on the grounds that Porter’s financial troubles and failure to meet city building codes demonstrated […]
Congratulations to Little Village on its 100th issue! February is a wonderful month to celebrate this milestone. Here in the middle lands, most people moan and groan about February. Shoveling more snow, chipping more ice, wrapping up for another foray into a sub-zero morning–“Enough!” is the cry heard round the Heartland from Columbus to Wichita, […]
I have a dodgy relationship with astrology. I was introduced to metaphysics via backwater superstition. My parents believed that one of their son’s eyes wandered because he had been “imprinted” in my mother’s womb when she was startled in a stairwell by their cross-eyed landlord early in her pregnancy. Astrology was fortunetelling, designed primarily to […]
For some, a single visit to Iowa City means love at first sight. For others, seeing the beauty in this town takes a little more time. In honor of issue number 100, three friends (including two long-term LV contributors) got together to talk about Iowa City, why they’re here, why they love it, and what […]
FOR EVERYONE ~ The gap. February is a point of departure for all of us. The past is pretty much gone. Necessity drives us forward. We can clearly sense new and encouraging opportunities. However, there is also a distinct gap between where we are now and where we need to be. We will all have […]
BLIZZARDMAGGEDON ’11 has officially come and gone, and holy crap, people, we’re still alive! That sucker would’ve flattened some pioneers. Remember in The Long Winter when Pa had to dig a man-sized tunnel to the barn so he could feed the animals? And when they finally had a road cleared to town, they had to stop the wagon every few feet and defrost the horses’ nostrils? Thank goodness those days are over and now all we can do is marvel at the efficiency of our snow-removal crew. I, for one, was impressed. City of Iowa City: Nicely done.
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In October, Iowa’s drug “czar” Gary Kendall issued an alert that methamphetamine labs are again plaguing our state–this time utilizing a new, easy and highly explosive manufacturing technique. The “shake and bake” method requires only a two liter bottle, a handful of chemicals and a serious lack of common sense. In November, the U.S. Food […]
Read Part One The old Black Hawk Mini Park on the Iowa City pedestrian mall was the distribution point, the place for the drop. It was mid-November and a mild autumn was giving way to winter. About a dozen men milled around waiting to get a bag. There were a lot of sweatshirts, flannel and […]
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