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How to stay ever vigilant: William Elliott Whitmore at Grey Area 2019

by Avery GregurichAug 8, 2019Aug 9, 2019

On the farm where he was raised in Montrose, Iowa, William Elliott Whitmore is spending the afternoon rearranging his wood
shop. He just got back home after a couple of weeks touring throughout the Northwest, and he’s just glad to be back at work putting things in order: in his head, his wood shop and his garden.

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Joe Biden to return to Iowa City before going to the Iowa State Fair, where his 1988 presidential campaign fell apart

by Paul BrennanAug 6, 2019Aug 9, 2019

Joe Biden is returning Iowa City on Wednesday for a meet-and-greet at his Kennedy Plaza campaign headquarters. The stop comes one day before the former vice president and current 2020 candidate takes the stage at the Iowa State Fair’s Political Soapbox, sponsored by the Des Moines Register.

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GateHouse Media will buy Gannett, owner of the Press-Citizen and Des Moines Register, for $1.4 billion

by Paul BrennanAug 5, 2019Aug 6, 2019

GateHouse Media will buy Gannett Co. Inc., USA Today reported on Monday afternoon. USA Today is the flagship newspaper for Gannett, which also owns the Press-Citizen and Des Moines Register. The two companies agreed to a “cash-and-stock deal worth about $1.38 billion and financed in part with new private-equity debt”

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‘We’re all in to defeat Steve King’: J.D. Scholten announces he’s running for Congress in Iowa’s 4th District

by Paul BrennanAug 5, 2019Aug 5, 2019

J.D. Scholten, who narrowly lost to Rep Steve King in the 2018 general election, announced on Monday morning he is running again in Iowa 4th Congressional District. “It’s official — we’re all in to defeat Steve King,” Scholten posted on Facebook. Scholten made his announcement with a video that has great production values — including narration by Kevin Costner — but no mention of political issues.

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This Week in the Village: July 28-Aug. 3

by Little VillageAug 4, 2019Aug 3, 2019

Catch up on the biggest headlines, videos and photos published by Little Village in the past week. Iowa City Police officer shot by BB gun, suspect shot by police on Riverside Drive Published Monday, July 29 An Iowa City Police officer was “shot multiple times” by a suspect armed with a BB gun on Monday […]

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Jerry Foxhoven says governor’s office is lying about why he was forced to resign, and he’ll sue for wrongful termination

by Paul BrennanAug 1, 2019Aug 2, 2019

Jerry Foxhoven said he was “absolutely shocked” when he was forced to resign as director of the Iowa Department of Human Services in June. “I was completely caught unawares, to be honest with you,” Foxhoven said, during a press conference in West Des Moines on Thursday morning. “I had never been given any impression by the governor,

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Cosmic cowboys, quarter beers and nightmarish bathrooms: The history of Gabe’s

by Kembrew McLeodJul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2025

In the beginning there was the Pub, opening inside a nondescript two-story brick building on East Washington Street in Iowa City, which previously housed ACT, Inc.’s offices, in 1970. The restrooms have been on a steep decline since then, but there have also been many highs, both musical and chemical.

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Felony charges filed against woman who shot ICPD officer with BB gun

by Paul BrennanJul 30, 2019Jul 31, 2019

On Tuesday night, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) identified 25-year-old Cierra Lewis as the person who shot an Iowa City Police Department officer multiple times with a BB gun on Monday. Lewis has been charged with assault with a weapon on a peace officer and willfully causing a serious injury, according to a written statement from the DCI. Both offenses are felonies.

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Iowa City Police officer shot by BB gun, suspect shot by police on Riverside Drive

by Paul BrennanJul 29, 2019Jul 29, 2019

An Iowa City Police officer was “shot multiple times” by a suspect armed with a BB gun on Monday afternoon. The officer fired his weapon striking the suspect. ICPD has not named either the officer or the suspect. Both were transported to a local hospital and are in stable condition, according to a statement from the ICPD.

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Jerry Foxhoven says he was forced to resign because he wouldn’t approve using DHS funds to pay a Reynolds staffer

by Paul BrennanJul 25, 2019Jul 26, 2019

Former Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven believes his objection to using DHS funds to pay the salary of a member of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ staff is what led to his forced resignation, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.

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Report: Gannett, owner of the Press-Citizen and Des Moines Register, will be bought by rival GateHouse

by Paul BrennanJul 23, 2019Jul 24, 2019

According to multiple reports, GateHouse Media is preparing to buy Gannett, the media company that owns the Press-Citizen and the Des Moines Register. GateHouse is the largest owner of daily newspapers in the country with 156 dailies, mostly in small markets. It also owns 328 weeklies. Gannett, which owns 109 daily papers

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Gov. Reynolds says the public doesn’t have a right to know why she forced DHS director to resign

by Paul BrennanJul 23, 2019

Former Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven said last week he was forced resign after he refused a request from Gov. Kim Reynolds’ staff “to do something I thought was illegal.” Foxhoven has not explained what that request was, and in an interview aired on Monday, Reynolds told KCRG she doesn’t think the public has the right to know why she forced Foxhoven out.

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How to stay ever vigilant: William Elliott Whitmore at Grey Area 2019

Joe Biden to return to Iowa City before going to the Iowa State Fair, where his 1988 presidential campaign fell apart

GateHouse Media will buy Gannett, owner of the Press-Citizen and Des Moines Register, for $1.4 billion

‘We’re all in to defeat Steve King’: J.D. Scholten announces he’s running for Congress in Iowa’s 4th District

This Week in the Village: July 28-Aug. 3

Jerry Foxhoven says governor’s office is lying about why he was forced to resign, and he’ll sue for wrongful termination

Cosmic cowboys, quarter beers and nightmarish bathrooms: The history of Gabe’s

Felony charges filed against woman who shot ICPD officer with BB gun

Iowa City Police officer shot by BB gun, suspect shot by police on Riverside Drive

Jerry Foxhoven says he was forced to resign because he wouldn’t approve using DHS funds to pay a Reynolds staffer

Report: Gannett, owner of the Press-Citizen and Des Moines Register, will be bought by rival GateHouse

Gov. Reynolds says the public doesn’t have a right to know why she forced DHS director to resign

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