The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

City Council: No liquor-license renewal for Etc., Fieldhouse

NICOLE KARLIS July 29, 2009

On Tuesday night, two Iowa City bar owners fought for the survival of their businesses, but the Iowa City city councilors displayed little sympathy. They denied a liquor-license renewal for Et Cetera,...

Vice President Joe Biden eats his words after Russia comment

LOS ANGELES TIMES July 29, 2009

There’s the real world and Bizarro World, there’s matter and antimatter, and then there’s Sarah Palin and Joe Biden. Both the would-be vice president and the actual one have a history of making foolish...

Eating my curds and whey

COLIN GILBERT July 29, 2009

I have a terrible phobia of spiders, crippling, a sort of instinctual dread deep enough to outplumb rationalization. In the winter, they go back to the attics and basements, or underground, or back to...

Rummage in the Ramp this week: Help the community, get great bargains

DI EDITORIAL BOARD July 29, 2009

Baseball rivalries, family vacations, midday tanning. Late July is surely upon us. But in Iowa City, furniture lining the avenues is the biggest giveaway that school is less than a month away. This week...

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