“Do not expect justice where might is right.” — Plato Summer in this town sounds like jackhammers pulsing and backhoes scraping the asphalt. Towering cranes loom over my head on my walk to work, and I feel anxious. I’m not an Iowan. I grew up 1,000 miles away, on the western side of the Catskills […]
Rose Oaks
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Community responds to Rose Oaks renovations
By Adam Burke and Caleb Rainey About two months ago, Mankato, Minnesota-based developers College Fund Properties took over the rental complex known as Rose Oaks, formerly Lakeside Point and Dolphin Lake. The new owners have been embroiled in a rental shakeup since. Many renters left immediately after receiving a letter in late March that read, […]
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Center for Worker Justice files complaint against superintendent after family resource coordinator put on leave
Update: The ICCSD responded to the CWJ press release by stating, “The District does not comment on pending personnel matters because we are obligated to protect the privacy of all involved. There are procedures in place that are being followed and we hope the matters will be resolved in the coming weeks.” The Eastern Iowa […]
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Rose Oaks dispute makes affordable housing central issue for ‘Core Four’
Over a hundred people mill around trying to find a seat in a government room meant to seat only a few dozen. A man with glasses and a mustache waves a flimsy paper sign proclaiming: “WE WANT IOWA CITY TO BE AFFORDABLE.” To his left, another man holds a sign reading: “STOP ILLEGAL EVICTIONS! (peace […]
