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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

City Council sets HVAC project meeting

DI STAFF February 7, 2014

The Iowa City City Council voted Thursday to set a public meeting for the City Hall Police and Fire Department heating, ventilation, and air conditioning replacement project. The project — which will...

Spunky 6-year-old fights on

REBECCA MORIN February 6, 2014

Behind the frames of 6-year-old Kyla Tome’s red-rimmed glasses, she wonderfully mimicked every line from Disney’s Cinderella and hummed every melody, as she lay in her mother’s arms in...

Keeping it in the marathon family

MEGAN DEPPE February 6, 2014

Taylor Bogue can still remember the first time she was exposed to the University of Iowa Dance Marathon, all thanks to her brothers. “You walked in, and the entire ballroom was covered in green,”...

Regents push for change in genetic medicine

KEVIN SVEC February 6, 2014

What was once confined only to science-fiction movies is now the subject of boardroom meetings. Such medicine would cater to each patient’s specific needs. The medication prescribed would be based...

County to use more aid funds

CHRIS HIGGINS February 6, 2014

Johnson County has once again been called upon to provide aid to families in need. The county’s Focus on Youth Fund program has experienced an influx of families since July, and it is set to receive...

Legislators focus on e-cigarettes

MICHELLE NGO February 6, 2014

Bubble gum, caramel apple, peanut butter cup, gummy bear, and butterscotch. No, these aren’t flavors of candy but rather those produced by electronic cigarette — or e-cigarette — companies, in...

Local man allegedly forges numerous checks

DI STAFF February 5, 2014

A local man has been accused of forging numerous checks. Daniel Hodges, 18, was charged with three counts of forgery on Dec. 6, 2013. According to a North Liberty police complaint, Hodges intended to...

Man allegedly forges $2,000 in checks

DI STAFF February 5, 2014

A local man has been accused of writing an unauthorized check for more than $2,000. Judah Seruya, 41, was charged with forgery on Dec. 12, 2013. According to a North Liberty police complaint, Seruya...

Proposed gun law brings concern in legislature

DI STAFF February 5, 2014

For many Iowa families, hunting, firearm ownership, and participation in shooting sports are family traditions, but a newly proposed gun law that would make it legal for young Iowans to use handguns is...

The boy bigger than life

JORDYN REILAND February 5, 2014

Green balloons fill the sky instantaneously in Moline around Aug. 12 every year. The identical balloons leave from the same place, but almost always end up in a completely different location from the one...

Officials react to Farm Bill

IAN MURPHY February 5, 2014

The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill on a 68-32 vote Tuesday —creating mixed reactions from both Iowa farmers and senators. The farm bill. passed every five years, provides a structure for federal agriculture...

Iowa native returns to headline Dance Marathon

STACEY MURRAY February 5, 2014

Brian Kistler and Ted Wendler met during their childhood summers on the beaches of Lake Michigan. Later, they both served as counselors at Camp Wapsie — a youth development program. And when Kistler...