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Posted September 25, 2013in Iowa Watchdog

Coralville debt spurs record number of candidates challenging incumbents

CORALVILLE, Iowa—The City Council of Coralville has piled up about $280 million in debt in recent years, the highest debt per capita for a city in Iowa. The $14,511 burden for [...]

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Posted September 25, 2013in Iowa Watchdog

Iowa GOP moves caucus, convention dates

The Republican Party of Iowa voted Monday to change the date of the 2014 caucus and state convention, ending months of infighting with Democrats over different caucus dates and internal party [...]

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Posted September 25, 2013in Book Review

‘The World’s Strongest Librarian’ finds humor, faith despite Tourette

Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Gotham Books  May 2, 2013 $26 291 pp. Would a book with the title “The World’s Strongest Librarian” appeal to anyone other [...]

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Posted September 25, 2013in Rap Sheet

On the clock

Play the “Name That Crime” Quiz!   A LONG LIMP TO THE ER A homeless man walked into Broadlawns emergency room with a gunshot wound just after 3:30 a.m. on [...]

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Posted September 25, 2013in Sound Notes

The Iowa State University Symphony is performing a world music exhibition this week as a part of its Youth Matinee Series. Taking place on Friday, Sept. 27 at Stephens Auditorium [...]

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Posted September 25, 2013in Art News

Judge an album by its cover at Drake

Walking into the Anderson Gallery at Drake University is not like walking into an art gallery at all. It’s more like walking into a record store from 40 years ago. [...]

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Posted September 25, 2013in Cover Story

Our readers’ best shots photo contest

Photographers call it “having the eye.” It’s a unique look at the mundane; it’s seeing things others might disregard, viewing something that is too often mistaken for normal, ordinary or [...]

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Posted September 25, 2013in Locker Room

Playing for ‘Keeps’

It’s a little known fact that Iowa is actually home to one of the largest and longest-running antique marble shows in the United States. For the past 36 years, the [...]

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Posted September 25, 2013in Political Mercury

Top Latino congressman: King should keep talking

A veteran Chicago congressman shaping the raging immigration debate says he has a powerful accidental ally in U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. “Every time he opens his mouth, he helps [...]

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Posted September 25, 2013in The Sound

Switchfoot toes two sides of the line

Switchfoot, the San Diego-based five-piece, got its start in the world of contemporary Christian music. And while the band’s members have never shied away from their faith and continue to [...]

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