SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured,” said author Martha Beck. “Without it, we wouldn’t even know what it means to be brave.” I love that quote—and I especially love it as a guiding meditation for you Scorpios right now. We usually think of fear as an unambiguously […]
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Holiday markets around Iowa to spice up your gift shopping
Receiving gifts is great, and giving them can feel even better. But even the best gift givers can find themselves scrolling glassy-eyed through Cyber Monday sales, sweating in a mile-long self-checkout line or cursing the supply chain gods as the estimated delivery date gets bumped to Dec. 26. Give yourself a present this year and […]
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Letter to the editor: Iowa officials must ensure long-term funding for 988 and mental health services
By David Leshtz, Iowa City COVID, the derecho, and financial stress continue to take a heavy toll on Iowans’ well-being. Governor Reynolds and other state officials have said that mental health services are needed more than ever, whether it be affordable and accessible counseling, psychiatric beds, or suicide prevention. There is a new, cost-efficient, and […]
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Havenpark tenants fight predatory rent increases: ‘Our piece of the American Dream needs to be protected’
Lory Van Allen moved into Modern Manor, a manufactured home park, because it was once an affordable place to live. Before Havenpark Communities bought her neighborhood earlier this year, her rent was $340, a sizable portion of her fixed income. In one year, her rent has increased 20 percent, going up $35 last December, and […]
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Hinterland Music Festival announces three-day 2023 lineup featuring Bon Iver, Zach Bryan, Maggie Rogers
On Tuesday morning, Hinterland Music Festival announced the lineup for its eighth festival to take place during the first weekend in August 2023. The 2023 festival will span across three days instead of the four-day lineup organizers tried in 2022. HELLO from 2023.Head over to https://t.co/HfzQnRQrMU for all that good presale info. pic.twitter.com/KRp0f038xs — Hinterland […]
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Democrats discuss obstacles ahead of ‘revolutionary’ midterm election
“We’ve been working hard. You’ve been working hard. All the candidates have been working really hard,” Mike Franken told the people gathered at the Iowa City Masonic Building for the Johnson County Democratic Party’s “Get Out the Vote” event on Friday night. “There’s more to do. But in the end, this is going to be […]
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Fong’s Pizza in Cedar Rapids is closing
Fong’s Pizza in Cedar Rapids will serve its last customers next week. “It is with heavy hearts we are saying our goodbyes and closing permanently at the end of the day on 11/5/22,” the restaurant said in a post on its Facebook page on Thursday morning. “We love serving this great community. Unfortunately, our lease […]
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Former RAGBRAI director launches group to save ride; corporate owner says it doesn’t need saving
A former RAGBRAI director has launched a Facebook group that wants to “Save America’s Greatest Bike Ride from the corporate giants threatening to destroy it forever.” “Because friends don’t let friends let RAGBRAI die,” is how Dieter Drake begins the Save RAGBRAI group’s About statement. Ventures Endurance, the Gannett subsidiary that has run RAGBRAI since […]
