By Candida Maurer, Iowa City There are two good candidates in Johnson County vying for one seat. This is an unfortunate result of the Iowa Legislature’s new law that forces our county to use a district approach to voting rather than an at large approach. This has put Rod Sullivan opposing V Fixmer-Oraiz in the […]
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Letter to the editor: Supervisor V Fixmer-Oraiz leads with care and principle
By John Boller, Iowa City I’ll admit I’ve grown disillusioned with politics. Too often, it feels like ego, posturing, and point-scoring matter more than actually serving the community. That’s why supporting V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor feels different. V leads with something that seems rare in public service these days: genuine care for people. […]
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Review: Bar Martinez boasts thoughtful cocktails, an intimate space and a bathroom fit for the pope
I’m in a bathroom in Highland Park at 11 p.m. on a Friday night. The walls are painted deep red, and the room is lit almost exclusively by prayer candles. Pictures of Jesus line the walls, including one shadowbox image backlit by a single bulb. A black toilet looms in the corner, directly opposite a […]
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Momboy — May 2026
This comic was originally published in Little Village’s May 2026 issue.
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Letter to the editor: After 15 years, 100Grannies is still fighting for our grandchildren’s future
By Becky Ross Member, Iowa City; 100Grannies Steering Committee member Earth Day has come and gone for another year, but there will be many other environmental events happening this summer. Sometimes I feel very angry because our present government seems to think global warming is a hoax started by China. Much of the work that […]
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State will pay $125,000 to settle lawsuit filed by employee fired for social media post about Charlie Kirk
The state of Iowa will pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit by an attorney in the State Public Defender’s Office who was fired because of a social media post following the killing of rightwing activist and media figure Charlie Kirk. The payment was approved last week by the State Appeals Board as part of a […]
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Dear Kiki: How can I ever trust them again?
Do you have any practical (or spiritual) suggestions for rebuilding trust after it has been violated, while also granting space for privacy and autonomy? Life feels much too fragile to spend it suspicious of someone you love. —Wary but Willing Dear Wary but Willing, I’m so sorry you’re in this position. Violations of trust can […]
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With ‘IOWA,’ experimental composer Lia Ouyang Rusli pays tribute to Chris Wiersema, the IC music scene
Lia Ouyang Rusli is a prolific film composer who has scored A24’s Sorry, Baby and Problemista, HBO’s Fantasmas and several other films. She also releases albums as OHYUNG, her ongoing solo experimental project that encompasses pummeling noise, euphoric pop and ambient drones. In March 2026, she released her second ambient album, IOWA, which was inspired […]
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Album Review: OHYUNG — ‘IOWA’
IOWA by OHYUNG My first recollection of meeting Lia Ouyang Rusli was at a Feed Me Weird Things show she performed at as OHYUNG. I had been asked to provide lights and haze. I didn’t completely know what to expect outside of a request for strobes. If you want strobe lights, you’re already after my […]
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Horsecope — May 2026
This comic was originally published in Little Village’s May 2026 issue.
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How bald eagles came back from the brink to dominate Iowa’s skies
Ask anyone how long the bald eagle has been the official bird of the United States, and the answer is likely to be 200 years or more. In reality, the bald eagle has been the official bird for less than two years. In December 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill designating the […]
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Iowa’s most important water monitoring network still has no state funding
Advocates of the state’s widest-spread and fastest-with-data water quality monitoring system are feeling frustrated by a lack of state support, and say appropriations that did make it through the legislative process won’t help every Iowan. The Iowa Legislature went back and forth on funding for water quality during the final days and hours of its […]
