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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For gay-marriage supporters, last month’s ruling brought jubilation; for opponents, outrage.
But for officials at the Iowa Department of Tax Revenue, it was treated analytically, as they worked to assess...
Switching out baseball caps and beers for fresh produce and reusable bags, locals packed a parking lot for opening day of the Farmers’ Market season.
Pedestrians and produce-filled pickup trucks brightened...
