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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

Lab should get kit for new flu soon

TESSA McLEAN May 6, 2009

With one confirmed case and 29 probable cases of the H1N1 virus in Iowa, the UI Hygienic Laboratory was running without incident Tuesday morning. While officials have reallocated additional staff to the...

City Council shelves $15,000 budget survey

CHRIS CLARK May 5, 2009

The Iowa City City Council won’t ask residents for input on city projects — at least, not right now. The council decided against spending money for a public survey at its Monday night work session....

City police receive grant to reduce downtown violence

REGINA ZILBERMINTS May 5, 2009

Iowa City police will use an expected $193,000 in federal grant money to purchase equipment and pay for overtime officers working to combat increasing violence in the community, authorities said. A portion...

IC a center for seniors

MARY HARRINGTON May 5, 2009

Iowa City is known to pull writers and doctors, athletes and artists to the community. Now, the little Midwestern city is making its name nationally as a senior-citizen hub, seducing retirees with activities...

Food rules may cost IC schools $200,000

SCOTT RAYNOR May 5, 2009

A new state regulation to restrict junk food in public schools means the Iowa City School District will lose almost $200,000 in profit, an official estimated Monday. “Based on a strict interpretation...

UI dentists aid Hawaiian children

MAGGIE PETERS May 5, 2009

When UI dentistry postdoctoral research fellow Donald Chi asked a first-grade class in Honokaa, Hawaii, how many of them had ever experienced a toothache, he was shocked to see all the students raise their...

Voters to decide fate of sales tax today

CHRIS CLARK May 5, 2009

Today’s vote on a local-option sales tax will provoke a clash between the two biggest stories in the Iowa City area: the economy and the flood. Locals face a difficult decision — vote to increase...

Sales-tax vote could affect new jail plans

SCOTT MILLER May 5, 2009

The laundry room at the Johnson County Jail is small. Smaller than a dorm room. More crowded than the Pedestrian Mall at bar close. And more frequently used than Port-a-Potties on a football Saturday. Essentially,...

Marriage change draws out-of-staters, Missourians bus to town to get hitched

ANNA LOTHSON May 4, 2009

Elaine Lopez and Jackie McNeil waited nearly 23 years to say “I do.” On May 1, with 16 other gay and lesbian couples from Missouri, they got that chance in Iowa City. While the marriages won’t...

Iowa might have 7 H1N1 flu cases, Marshalltown closes schools

JENNIFER DELGADO May 4, 2009

There’s a good chance the seven probable H1N1 cases in Iowa will come back positive, adding to one already-confirmed illness, health officials said Sunday. “When we have probable cases, it’s highly...

Man follows ancestors’ Mormon journey

ZHI XIONG May 4, 2009

Jesse and Mary Griffen left behind a destitute life in England. Seeking religious and material relief in the West, the train took them, along with 148 other Mormon immigrants, from Boston to Iowa City. In...

UI aids those with hearing disabilities

EMILY MELVOLD May 4, 2009

For the hundreds of deaf or hard-of-hearing students at the UI, such simple tasks as waking up, greeting someone at the door, and taking notes in class all prove to be challenging. Living with a hearing...