Columns
Iowa City rocker Nikki Lunden Trotter shares 11-year journey to recovery
Nikki Lunden Trotter, best-known for her songwriting and energetic stage performance as founder and leader singer of Natural Habits Band, gave up alcohol and drugs more than a decade after she realized she needed to. Read about her journey to recovery.
Transgender pioneer Wichtendahl highlights hope while fighting Iowa’s anti-LGBTQ+ bills
Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa’s first-ever openly transgender elected official, shares shy she is putting herself at the forefront of efforts to stop a flood of anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
Reviews
Challenging films coming this fall to Pride at FilmScene include Cruising with Al Pacino, Young Soul Rebels, Drop Dead Gorgeous
Four “challenging” films are part of Iowa City’s Pride at FilmScene this fall: “Jimmy in Saigon,” Drop Dead Gorgeous,” “Young Soul Rebels” and “Cruising” with Al Pacino.
Barbie movie is for all women, trans women included
“I cried.” LIke so many, Aime Wichtendahl was moved to tears by America Ferrara’s speech as Barbie’s mom, in the blockbuster Barbie film.
Question of the Month
December's Question
What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?
This new feature focuses on a timely question, and asks readers and members of the public to share their answers by audio/video or in written form. It has three parts:
- the monthly question
- an introductory article of context explaining why this is the Question of the Month
- the responses at the end of every month, along with an article that helps advance the discussion
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Letters to the Editor
U of I football shows are raptor exploitation, not education (Letter to the Editor)
“Consider contacting the University of Iowa and the Iowa Raptor Project to ask them to stop exploiting raptors by forcing them to be involved in athletic events.”