CBD oil and cannabis in Iowa: the basics
With laws about cannabis and CBD changing fast in Iowa, in nearby states and at the federal level,...
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Category: 2019
Opinions from Readers
Re. “Being Black in ‘Progressive’ Iowa City” (Latisha McDaniel Grife, December 2018) Hi, I moved...
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Blocking the wrong people: back in Facebook jail
In March, Facebook announced a new ban on white nationalist, white separatist, and white...
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Team Indigenous educates through roller derby
The inclusive, empowering sport of roller derby is becoming a vehicle for indigenous women to...
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No to animals as entertainment, say protestors
Animal rights activist Lynn Gallagher and a small group of eastern Iowa residents continue to make...
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AIDS documentary recalls heartbreaking activism
Early on in the documentary “How to Survive a Plague,” activist Larry Kramer is shown giving a...
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Trailer stolen from HABA’s new North Liberty location
The theft of a trailer holding an estimated $7,000-plus of custom-designed furniture and equipment...
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How to empower kids to say ‘no’
“Consent is many conversations, not just one.” Especially when teaching children how to say “no.”
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Pho real, how many Pho places do we need?
Author Lisa Skriver Back in the early 2000s, I knew of only one place in the Corridor that served...
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New hope for youth through spoken word poetry and Aubrey Barnes
Aubrey Barnes is a 27-year-old spoken word performer from the Quad Cities; a producer of shows for local artists; founder of an after-school program; and a teacher.
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