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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

Team spirit fuels RAGBRAI

TYLER FINCHUM July 23, 2014

Tyler Finchum, a staffer at The Daily Iowan, will write about his first RAGBRAI experience for the rest of the week. This second installment recaps his third day on the road. Today’s 80-plus mile...

UI grads went from Georgia to Cooking Channel

TING XUAN TAN July 23, 2014

After receiving so much from their host family in the Republic of Georgia, McKinze Cook and Sean Fredericks were able to give something back. “They really liked our ketchup,” Cook said. When...

Group pushes equity plan

MICHAEL KADRIE July 23, 2014

Iowa City may soon have a new champion for equity in its schools. Chad Simmons, the executive director of Diversity Focus, appeared before the Iowa City School Board on Tuesday to extend a helping hand...

Cycling as life lesson

JUSTUS FLAIR July 23, 2014

Like any native Iowan, Brian David Bruns knows all about RAGBRAI, the world’s longest, oldest, and largest bicycle touring event, which spans the state of Iowa. The cyclists’ journeys last...

Company eyes Iowa pipeline

QUENTIN MISIAG July 23, 2014

Officials from a Texas energy conglomerate believe 5,000 to 8,000 new jobs could be created across America’s Heartland — if a massive, multistate oil pipeline transporting light, sweet crude...

County officials to grow 4-H

REBECCA MORIN July 22, 2014

As cattle lined each side of a small warehouse, Moriah Johnson stayed close to her large, brown cow, making sure it stayed hydrated at the Johnson County Fair on Monday. Moriah, who has been involved...

Not sagging yet on RAGBRAI

TYLER FINCHUM July 22, 2014

Tyler Finchum, a staffer at The Daily Iowan, will write about his first RAGBRAI experience for the rest of the week. This first installment recaps his first two days on the road. EMMETSBURG, Iowa —...

School Board selects Townsend

MICHAEL KADRIE July 22, 2014

There will be a new face at the Iowa City School Board business meeting today. In a special meeting on Monday, Orville Townsend Sr. was unanimously voted to fill the board’s seventh seat. He will...

‘Local Tunes’ host signs off

JUSTUS FLAIR July 22, 2014

Iowa City musicians know Tuesdays from 10 p.m. to midnight are reserved for one thing: “Local Tunes” on KRUI. For the last five years, Jason Larson has hosted the show he created, but now...

Affordable housing not affordable

PAUL OSGERBY July 22, 2014

Correspondence between local attorney Rockne Cole and city staff has been released to the public concerning source funding for five proposed units of “affordable” housing in downtown Iowa City’s...

Entrepreneur program expands

PAUL OSGERBY July 21, 2014

Iowans across the state seeking to begin their own businesses will soon have a new resource available. The University of Iowa Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center’s Venture School program is designed...

REACH director continues for second year

REBECCA MORIN July 21, 2014

The University of Iowa’s REACH — Realizing Education and Career Hopes — program, enters its seventh year this year, but only its second year with current Director Pam Ries. REACH program is...