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After delays, Shelter House breaks ground amid protests
BY HOLLY HINES | JULY 02, 2009 7:20 AM
After seven years of planning and legal disputes, the new Iowa City Shelter House broke ground for its new site at 4 Wednesday afternoon. Some residents have fought to keep their new neighbors away, raising concerns about potentially increased criminal activity.
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Iowa high-school baseball snafu has locals asking: Can you eject an entire crowd?
BY TRAVIS VARNER | JULY 02, 2009 7:20 AM
Locals wonder the best way to handle unsportsmanlike conduct by crowds after umpire Don Briggs ejected not just a fan, but tossed out the entire crowd at a high-school baseball game between Winfield-Mount Union and West Burlington.
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Tilly and the Wall, rocking out by tapping a beat
BY RACHAEL LANDER | JULY 02, 2009 7:20 AM
Gregory Hines may have made it cool to tap dance, but Tilly and the Wall proves it can gain worldwide success with a few indie tunes and a whole lot of hoofing.
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New tax puts more burden on a community already worn thin
BY DI EDITORIAL BOARD | JULY 02, 2009 7:20 AM
Taxes on basic utilities — which almost everyone uses — are especially regressive and only increase the burden on any community.
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PHOTO/VIDEO
BY DI VIDEO STAFF
JUNE 30, 2009
7:20 AM
Click here for our latest Q&A session with UI President Sally Mason. Topics covered include flood recovery progress, layoffs, and program cuts.
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Photo Slideshow: Youth Empowered to Serve (YES) Car Wash
BY JULIE KOEHN
JULY 02, 2009
7:30 AM
Click here for more pictures of the car wash and hear what the kids have to say in this photo slideshow with audio.
 

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