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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

Mike Tingley, the homeowner, stands with his daughter as they watch the Grand Blanc Fire Department put out his garage fire with assistance from Burton and Mundy Township on the 6000 block of Grove Avenue in Grand Blanc Township, Mich., on Monday evening, July 3, 2017. Grand Blanc Fire Chief Bob Burdette says the homeowner was trying to use a smoke bomb to get a bees' nest out of the garage.  (Shannon Millard/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

Elliot: ‘Stuff’ happens

Beau Elliot, [email protected] July 10, 2017

So there was this guy in Michigan, living near the heart of Trumpster land, which is not to say he was a Trumpsterite or anything, because who knows? We just know he had a problem with bees. And a Fourth...

Missouri legislators do the traditional paper toss to end the last day of the legislative session on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Jefferson City, Missouri. (Christian Gooden/cgooden@post-dispatch.com)

Townsend: When a state rules over a city

The cost of living in St. Louis is higher than the cost of living in small-town Missouri. So why should both places have the same minimum wage? In the Missouri Legislature, the lawmakers did not seem...

Brandon Ezekiel, with Philly Adapt, is arrested after blocking the entrance of ABC 27's studio in Harrisburg, Pa., in protest to the arrival of Sen. Pat Toomey for a TV Town Hall, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (James Robinson /PennLive.com via AP)

Soyer: Protesters being dragged from wheelchairs highlights insanity of current situation

July 9, 2017

Hannah Soyer [email protected] Protesters with disabilities, mainly those associated with disability rights group ADAPT, are being dragged out of their wheelchairs by police officers. On July...

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2016 file photo, Aaron Gonzalez removes a branch from a marijuana plant on grower Laura Costa's farm near Garberville, Calif. California law enforcement officials objected Wednesday, April 5, 2017, to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed streamlining of the state's marijuana regulations, saying his plan could endanger public safety. Brown's administration released documents late Tuesday outlining proposed changes to square the state's new recreational pot law with its longstanding law on medical marijuana. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Weigel: Recreational marijuana makes economic sense

July 9, 2017

With Iowa being in bad shape financially, expanding the legality of marijuana in the state could be the solution. By Zach Weigel [email protected] Setting aside prejudice and stereotypes, it...

FILE - In this Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is interviewed by Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly following a Republican debate in Des Moines on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Cruz believes he has an amendment that will save the GOP plan for a new health-care bill. (File Photo/The Daily Iowan)

Prall: Cruz’s health amendment an unhealthy disaster (as if we needed more)

July 5, 2017

By Jacob Prall [email protected] The new Senate GOP health-insurance bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act, is unpopular for a number of reasons. It’s not just that it will take away health...

In this Sunday, July 2, 2017, photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply "caught a politician keeping his word." (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP)

Elliot: Into the maw

July 5, 2017

By Beau Elliot  [email protected] I don’t really care about arm deals for the most part. Yeah, I know: the U.S. and some other canny nations sell tons of weapons to people you don’t want to...

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Townsend: Exploding all the stereotypes of Africa

July 5, 2017

By Laura Townsend [email protected] I ran my index finger over a dent in the large oak table, wishing I could shrink myself small enough to curl up inside of it. My boyfriend, Joe, sat beside...

FILE - In this file photo, Sarah Underbred of Agri Cultured laughs with customers at Farmer's Market on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

Armstrong: Urban Farming: An American Legacy

July 4, 2017

Urban farming is the perfect solution to cultivating a relationship between consumers and food in an urban setting. By Dot Armstrong [email protected] Providing produce for yourself and your...

Jazz Fest spectators and local residents enjoy the fireworks at the Old Capital Building on Friday June 30th 2017. (James Year/Daily Iowan)

Schrichfield: America would be nowhere without resistance

July 4, 2017

Fourth of July celebrations remind us that our country was founded on patriotic dissent. By Stephen Schrichfield [email protected] America was founded on the principle of resisting injustice,...

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2015, file photo, John Oliver speaks in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Weigel: These days, journalists must tread carefully; lawsuits await

July 2, 2017

By Zach Weigel [email protected] You may recall the “pink slime” outcry that transfixed the nation a few years ago. But what you may not know is that Beef Products Inc., a South Dakota meat...

Screenshot of President Trump’s Twitter. Trump put out a tweet in reference to his constant remarks of “fake news,” which includes a video of him wrestling a figure with the CNN logo for a head. (Twitter)

Townsend: Trump encourages violence with threatening video

July 2, 2017

By Laura Townsend [email protected] President Trump stirred up the Twitter-sphere Sunday morning with his latest controversial tweet, a video that shows Trump body-slamming, punching, and choking...

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Coltrain: The power of performance art

June 28, 2017

By Travis Coltrain [email protected] One of the common complaints about the art world seems to be around the idea of art itself. Many styles, most commonly performance art, are often under attack...