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 […]
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Letter to the editor: Rod Sullivan has set a high standard
By Jim and Chris Walters, Iowa City For over 20 years, Rod Sullivan has served as a Johnson County supervisor. He has set a high standard. A supervisor needs to have a deep affection for the community and awareness of all its needs and problems. A supervisor must listen regularly and attentively to the various […]
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New poll shows AG Brenna Bird just 2 points ahead of Democratic challenger Nate Willems
On Wednesday, the Democratic Attorney Generals Association (DAGA) endorsed Nate Willems, the Democrat challenging incumbent Republican Iowa AG Brenna Bird in this year’s election. The endorsement isn’t a surprise since Willems is the only Democrat in the AG’s race. But what was more noteworthy were the results of a new poll that DAGA published along […]
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An Iowa ukulele player interviews a Hawaiian ukulele god ahead of their show at the Englert
Jake Shimabukuro is a world-renowned ukulele virtuoso whose career spans decades. His playing also became the source of one of YouTube’s earliest viral videos. A user uploaded a vid of Shimabukuro covering “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” in April 23, 2006, a literal year [to the day] after the platforms first uploaded video.
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Letter to the editor: Exploitation of immigrant labor hurts all U.S. workers
By Joel E. Wells, Iowa City If you want to understand Iowa’s immigration problem, don’t start at the border — start at the paycheck. Illegal immigration is, at its core, a labor issue. It is driven by corporations seeking cheap, exploitable labor while working Americans struggle to earn fair wages and compete under equal rules. […]
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A ‘skyscraper of risk factors’ are giving Iowans cancer
For the third year in a row, Iowa has the second-highest rate of new cancers in the country, according to the annual report from the Iowa Cancer Register (ICR) published in March. It’s also one of only three states where the rate of new cancers is rising, according to data from the National Cancer Institute. […]
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Fully Booked at ICPL: Stories Between Generations, a pen-pal summer reading program
This summer the Iowa City Senior Center and Iowa City Public Library are partnering to present Stories Between Generations, a program that connects local seniors and school-aged children through a shared reading and letter exchange experience. Think part book club, part pen pal program, all community! Participants will choose a book from the following list […]
