The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Get government out of marriage, period

ADAM B SULLIVAN June 15, 2011

The anti-gay marriage crowd in this state argues that the Iowa Supreme Court overstepped its bounds when it effectively legalized gay marriage two years ago. A handful of robed judges dictating law to...

Business skills don’t automatically mirror political success

SHAWN GUDE June 15, 2011

Mitt Romney boasts about it. So do Herman Cain, Gary Johnson, and Michele Bachmann. But is the private-sector experience that these presidential-nomination hopefuls possess an ipso facto asset for elected...

High rent, empty storefronts shouldn’t tempt City to intervene in the downtown market

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 15, 2011

A vibrant downtown with equal proportions retail, entertainment, office, and nightlife facilities has long been a dream of the Iowa City City Council and many residents. But with several businesses (and...

Current, former football players honored

DI STAFF June 15, 2011

Iowa football players Shaun Prater and Riley Reiff were named preseason All-Americans by Athlon Sports 2011 College Football magazine, according to a release. Prater, a senior cornerback, was named to...

Four Hawkeyes taken to open Game Time League draft

KYLE HUGHES June 15, 2011

Imagine having both Northern Iowa’s 2010-11 leading scorer and one of the greatest Hawkeye women’s basketball players of all time on the same team. Brendan Unkrich won’t have to imagine. The Game...

Commentary: Prime Time League draft pick could have interesting effect on league

ERIK PAPKE June 15, 2011

Click here for a full list of Prime Time Leage draft picks. The Prime Time League held its 25th-annual draft on Tuesday night. The six teams divvied up a crop of Iowa, Northern Iowa, and other college...

Bluder hosts elite basketball camp

CODY GREDELL June 15, 2011

In the humid Field House gym, a mob of the Midwest’s best female high-school basketball players shoot around with one another in preparation for the start of the 2011 Girls’ Elite Basketball Camp hosted...

Search warrant leaves IC man with multiple drug charges

DI STAFF June 15, 2011

A local man faces multiple drug charges after Iowa City police served a search warrant at his home. Philip Galen Ballew, 20, 525 Iowa Avenue Apt.1, was charged March 3 with keeping a drug house, controlled...

Local banker considering run for City Council

DI STAFF June 15, 2011

Another local may throw his hat into the race for City Council. Mike Finlayson, 46, who serves as the vice president and retail managing officer of MidWestOne Bank in downtown Iowa City, said that while...

Area woman sues UI clinic

DI STAFF June 15, 2011

A Johnson County woman has filed a lawsuit against the University of Iowa Quick Care North Liberty following an incident in which she said medical officials allegedly failed to diagnose her with cancer,...

Sen. Grassley comments on defeat of Coburn Amendment

DI STAFF June 15, 2011

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, applauded lawmakers Tuesday for stopping a measure that would have curbed ethanol subsidies. The Senate voted down an amendment Tuesday that would have repealed an ethanol...

Local sushi chef serves up big taste, personality

JULIANA FABIANO June 15, 2011

Perkins Herron’s friendly face, familiar white apron and blue baseball cap can be found any day of the week behind the wall of fish at Sushi Kicchin in the Old Capitol Town Center. Customers belly...

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