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Viewers might watch an episode of the Englert Theatre’s new series, Nuggets of Wisdom, and think Sharon Udoh and Jonny Stax have been close friends for years. Whether it’s the chemistry they have in their conversation, or how comfortable they seem talking about personal subjects, there’s a sense of familiarity. The two actually met in […]
Students in Iowa — including in 20 Cedar Rapids schools — who lost access to free and reduced-price meals when schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic will receive $307.80 from the state in food assistance benefits in the coming week. The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) announced the $76.2 million food assistance […]
About one in five people tested in Iowa during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Monday were positive for COVID-19. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 460 Iowans tested positive for the virus from 10 a.m. on Sunday to 10 a.m. on Monday. During this same period, there were only 2,321 […]
Conversations around the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter have been difficult to untangle from one another in our communities lately, at both the macro and micro levels. Emotions are running high on both, and any time or energy spent on one can seem like it is taking focus from the other. And the considerations […]
More than 35,000 Iowans have now tested positive for COVID-19. During the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Sunday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 503 new cases of the virus, bringing the state’s total to 35,002. The department also reported another death, increasing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 749. Johnson County […]
For the second day in a row, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported more than 700 news cases of COVID-19. According to the department, 743 Iowans tested positive for the virus during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Saturday morning’s total is the third-highest one-day number of new cases Iowa has […]
Content warning: This article includes stories involving racism and mental health issues, including suicidal ideation. In cities like Minneapolis, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, the myth of Midwest Nice that has allowed white people to ignore systematic racism for decades is being steadily dismantled. Despite its reputation as a liberal haven, Iowa City — like […]
Interim Iowa City Community School District Superintendent Matt Degner and members of the district’s Return to Learn Plan team offered more details on how schools will reopen in the fall, during the ICCSD Board of Directors’ special meeting this week. The biggest decisions regarding reopening, however, have not yet been made. The district will provide […]
Iowa saw its second-highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the Iowa Department of Public Health reported another 744 Iowans had tested positive for the virus during the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. Only the daily total on May 2 of 757 exceeded the number of new cases reported on Friday. Part […]
The Linn County Board of Health is calling for immediate action to address racism as a public health crisis. The board outlined seven actions in a position statement published on Thursday, including establishing an Office of Minority Health at Linn County Public Health; urging businesses to incorporate implicit bias training and offer educational training to […]
By Kent Williams, Iowa City Kirk Ferentz is one of the most famous people in Iowa. He’s also the highest paid employee of the State of Iowa. The University of Iowa Hawkeye football team is a state-wide obsession followed by hundreds of thousands of fans. For those of us in Iowa City, he is also […]
Another 17 Johnson County residents tested positive for COVID-19 between 10 a.m. on Wednesday and 10 a.m. on Thursday, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health. Those new cases bring the county’s total number of residents who have tested positive to 1,369 and extend the number of consecutive days it has seen double-digit increases […]
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