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- Pride at FilmScene: "The Matrix" • Iowa City, 7:00 pm, FilmScene at Chauncey
- Indigo Girls at The Englert • Iowa City, 7:30 pm, The Englert Theatre
- Trivia at Micky's • Iowa City, Ia., 9:00 pm, Micky's Irish Pub & Grill - Iowa City
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The Latest
Nex Benedict death investigation / home ownership / IVF in Alabama
Vigils in Iowa City and Sioux City for the late Nex Benedict join many others held in the teen’s home state of Oklahoma. Catch up on Alabama’s fast-changing IVF situation, and learn about what new data tells us about People of Color and Black home ownership.
More of The Latest
Fentanyl concerns in Iowa, Rock Island/Milan’s first female schools leader, Club Q shooter plea, more
Fentanyl seizures in Iowa up 105 percent in 2023: A new report on fentanyl seizures shows that the state of Iowa, plus eight counties along the Illinois/Wisconsin border, had among the nation's greatest increases this year in seizure of fentanyl, the highly potent...
10-year high in police killings, Iowa’s push to keep book ban, reclassifying cannabis, Illinois’ assault weapons ban, more
Today’s curated briefs link you to the best writings about a surge in police killings in 2023, the move to reclassify cannabis to Schedule III, Iowa’s push to keep its book ban, a battle brewing over crisis pregnancy centers, Illinois sheriffs and the state’s assault weapons ban, and more.
Overwhelmed U.S. animal shelters, calls for surrogacy bans, climate change and antibiotic resistance, more
Today’s briefs look at overwhelmed animal shelters, Pope Francis’ call to ban surrogacy, antibiotic resistance and climate change, Ohio’s new ban on gender transition surgeries for minors, and a look at how living in a rural area amplifies risks for and from obesity, especially for People of Color.
Express Yourself
January’s Question:
What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?