Can’t decide what to read next? Librarians at the Iowa City Public Library have some ideas. This month, Melody Dworak highlights great romance. Browse print books and audiobooks available for checkout at the ICPL. Scottish author Mhairi McFarlane has become a rom-com-writing critical darling, and is hands-down my favorite author right now. (Mhairi is pronounced […]
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En Español: Machismo, toxic masculinity and boys (part one)
Machismo, masculinidad y chicos Al fin de 2022, la policía en Romania detuvo a Andrew Tate como parte de su investigación del tráfico de personas. Si no sabes quien es Andrew Tate debes preguntar al chico adolescente más cerca de ti. La probabilidad es gran que él sabe quien es Tate y que él es […]
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Letter to the editor: HF3 creates more barriers for hungry families in Iowa
By Diane Duncan-Goldsmith, Iowa City I was Director of Nutrition Services for the Iowa City Community School District when, for the 2008-09 school year, direct certification was implemented. This process automatically certified eligible children for free meals based on families receiving SNAP (food stamp) benefits; all that was needed was to download a file containing […]
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Letter from the ICCSD Board of Directors: Whose choice really?
Submitted by J.P. Claussen on behalf of the Iowa City Community School District school board In the debate over private school vouchers, Governor Reynolds and her supporters are attempting to frame the decision to funnel millions of dollars away from Iowa’s public schools as “parental choice.” One problem with this argument is that it isn’t […]
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Letter to the editor: Is education in Iowa a zero sum game?
By Syndy Conger, Iowa City A zero-sum game is a mathematical representation in parlor games and economic theory of a situation that involves two sides, where the result is an advantage for one side and an equivalent loss for the other. As a result, they are fiercely competitive. Examples of games include poker, chess, and […]
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Letter to the editor: Grad students need a living wage to succeed
By Stephen Voyce, Iowa City A response to Adria Carpenter’s article, “Use of the UI food pantry is up, with international students disproportionately relying on the support” For the past three years I’ve served as the Director of Graduate Studies in the English department at the University of Iowa. During this time, our department was […]
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Letter to the editor: We have lost our moral compass if we allow ventilation shutdown
By Lynn Gallagher, Solon With industrial animal agriculture, animal husbandry has been replaced by animal science. The animals are treated like machines. From the moment they are born, until they die, we take from these animals everything that would make their lives worth living. Their existence is nothing but misery. Ruth Harrison, author of Animal […]
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Letter to the editor: Rural healthcare access is in crisis
By Jan Beltz, Indianola I’ve lived in small-town Iowa my entire life and have always loved the sense of community and pace of life it has provided. From less traffic and noise to knowing your neighbors and business owners, there is truly nothing that compares. However, the challenges of living in a smaller community can […]
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Letter to the editor: Dangerous rail merger threatens rural Iowa
By Justin Hollinrake, Ames If you ask folks in the Quad Cities about the proposed Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern railroad merger, they’ll likely cite worries about disrupting downtown areas or holding up rush hour traffic. But the proposed merger, currently going through the regulatory process, matters for rural Iowa, too. And as the midterms fall […]
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From online stores to food trucks, microbusinesses are booming with help from Iowa SBA
Curtis Baugh champions small businesses. He even has an award to prove it. The senior business consultant at the Small Business Solutions Center at the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families has helped thousands of people start and grow their businesses. The Iowa district office of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in May recognized […]
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Letter to the editor: Toodles the Turkey returns for Thanksgiving Week
By Mary Palmberg, Iowa City I spotted a cute stuffed turkey in a window of the Deadwood Tavern when walking my dog early on a November morning in 2008. My granddaughter, Ava, had invited me to a Thanksgiving lunch at Willowind School that midday; it struck me that the turkey in the window would be […]
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Letter to the editor: We can’t afford to be complacent anymore
By Madi Remington, Iowa City It’s been a little over four months since SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade. Every day since has brought more horrifying results, with near-total abortion bans now in place in 13 states. Miscarriages are being criminalized as well, often victimizing already traumatized individuals. As a community organizer, I saw a spark […]
