Almost half of books challenged at school are returned to shelves, but titles with LGBTQ characters, themes and stories are most likely to be banned, according to a Washington Post analysis of nearly 900 book objections nationwide.
Rise identifies 15- to 17-year-olds who show promise in cultivating ideas and solutions that could change the world and works to support them in different ways.
Extension was designed in 1985 to allow decorations
An Iowa City man, who had a cardiac arrest during the City High Homecoming Parade in September, said he was lucky to have an officer with a paramedic background to save him. He will “never forget him.”
The Mississippi River drains more than 40 percent of the continental U.S. – just how much trash does it take along with it?
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra announced last week he will seek reelection for a third term representing Iowa’s 4th Congressional District.
An Alburnett man was killed Friday after his car was struck by a pickup truck near Anamosa, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids police officers continue their annual Christmas shopping events to bring holiday cheer to families that need help this year.
Available for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control
Also, work planned on 35th Street NE in Cedar Rapids
This year’s annual sock drive at the Johnson County Courthouse was dedicated to the memory of Kim Kurth, a court reporter for 33 years who’d retired in May and died of cancer in November. A record number of socks have been collected for donation to Iowa City nonprofits.
A northwest Iowa man, who was convicted last month of felony theft and 50 timber violations, argued that the Charter of the Forest of 1217, which established commoners’ rights to use public lands, applied to his case. The man admitted to cutting down and taking dozens of trees from a wildlife management area over the course of more than a year.
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