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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

School board votes to dip into reserve fund, hire teachers

MARY KATE KNORR December 7, 2011

Members of the Iowa City School District are urging school officials to dip into reserve funds in order to hire more teachers. School Board members voted unanimously to give Superintendent Steve Murley...

Plummer’s motion for bond review denied

ERIC MOORE December 6, 2011

An official at the Department of Correctional Services said Monday he would not be comfortable releasing Branden Plummer from custody. Plummer, a University of Iowa student charged with attempted murder...

Returned local vets honored, donate to Toys for Tots

KRISTEN EAST December 6, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class Wayne Loveland spent last Christmas in Afghanistan. Now home, Loveland, a member of the Army National Guard, will be able to spend the holidays with his family. "Last Christmas...

GOP candidates vary on gay rights, same-sex marriage policies

CHASTITY DILLARD December 6, 2011

Poll numbers show Americans are becoming more progressive on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues, but most of the 2012 Iowa caucus candidates oppose expanding gay rights. Earlier this year,...

IC police: officer-involved shootings rare

MATT STARNS December 6, 2011

It's rare for Iowa City police officers to open fire on suspects, records reviewed by TheDailyIowan this week show. The shooting of a local man by an Iowa City police officer Sunday morning is still...

Forty UI students to write, lobby legislators

JORDYN REILAND December 6, 2011

The University of Iowa is one of the first to have a program dedicated solely to the act of student lobbying. But legislators and experts disagree on whether the Hawkeye Caucus group's new pen-pal...

Coralville police arrest woman for credit card forgery

DI STAFF December 6, 2011

A woman was charged Nov. 29 after she allegedly used a forged credit card to purchase merchandise at the Coral Ridge Mall, according to a complaint by Coralville police. Police said Melissa Zehr,...

Iowa caucus candidates want to secure border and restrict immigration

ASMAA ELKEURTI December 5, 2011

Most GOP candidates eyeing the party's presidential nomination want to secure the United States against illegal immigration. A fence that would surround the southern border is one solution most candidates...

Police officer allegedly fired at armed man

DI STAFF December 5, 2011

Iowa City police have placed an officer on paid administrative leave after he fired a handgun at an armed subject early Sunday morning. According to a release by police, officers responded to 1009...

Friends say attempted-murder suspect had troubled past

ERIC MOORE December 5, 2011

Friends of Branden Plummer said he experienced a few rough patches growing up. Plummer, a University of Iowa student, was charged last week with attempted murder of an Iowa City police officer. Kelly...

Officials: Focus on preventing sexual abuse

DORA GROTE December 5, 2011

Focusing on preventing sexual assault trumps stricter mandatory-reporting policies, one state official said. After an alleged sexual assault controversy broke at PennState University last month, Gov....

Owners of "sex-positive" shop petition to stay open

KRISTEN EAST December 5, 2011

Owners of Iowa City's new "sex-positive" shop may soon be without a space, following a termination of lease notice from their landlord. The Toolbox, 1281⁄2 E. Washington St., opened its...

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