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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

Will Supreme Court’s ignorance torpedo American freedom?

GUEST COLUMN June 22, 2012

Americans have never had reliable protection against the ignorance of the Supreme Court. During the past 80 years, Supreme Court justices have routinely rubber-stamped government policies that they grossly...

Time to audit the Fed

MATTHEW WILLIAMS June 22, 2012

Whether it's deserving or not, the president tends to take the majority of the heat for the nation's poor economy. Many Americans think that the president's policies have a greater effect on our economy...

Sen. Grassley — get on the DREAM wagon

DI EDITORIAL BOARD June 22, 2012

On June 15, President Obama used his executive privilege to unilaterally alter the immigration policy. His opponents were furious. They argue that this president has too much power and is therefore bad...

Parents play big role in T-ball League

CARLOS SOSA June 22, 2012

The major-league game pits the Red Sox versus the Tigers. The venue, however, is not iconic Fenway Park or even Comerica Park. It's Court Hill Park in Iowa City. Court Hill is one field on which the Iowa...

Iowa basketball sports camp wraps up

TAYLOR AXELSON June 22, 2012

Walking into the Field House on a day of the Hawkeye Basketball Camp is overwhelming. More than 185 boys between the ages of 8 and 12 run up and down the basketball courts, each one bouncing a basketball....

Iowa swimming’s new recruits include future Olympian

TOM CLOS June 22, 2012

The Iowa men's swimming team has come a long way over the past few years. The Hawkeyes reeled in one of the nation's top recruiting classes, a little more than half a decade after the program nearly crumbled...

13 Hawkeye swimmers heading to Olympic trials

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD June 22, 2012

Paul Gordon has done it all before, but this time he's not alone. Gordon qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic swimming trials, along with 12 of his Iowa teammates. The graduated Hawkeye also made it to...

Local woman charged with forgery

DI STAFF June 22, 2012

An Iowa City woman has been accused of stealing money from a mentally and physically ill victim. Cynthia Garrido, 54, 412 N. Clinton St. No. 2, was charged in November 2011 with second-degree theft and...

Biden to visit Eastern Iowa next week

DI STAFF June 22, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden will make stops in several eastern Iowa cities next week, according to Obama for America Iowa press release. No specific details have been released, but Biden's two-day Strengthening...

Board of supervisors discuss local Medicaid rates

DI STAFF June 22, 2012

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors discussed establishing service agreements and Medicaid rates for 13 local providers Thursday and decided to continue the discussion at next week's formal meeting....

One killed in Highway 6 collision

DI STAFF June 22, 2012

Iowa State Patrol responded to reports of a crash at Highway 6 and Main Street in Tiffin Wednesday night. Ryan Johnson, 20, of Tiffin was pronounced dead after being transported to the University of Iowa...

Two IMU departments merge for convenience, cost

AMY SKARNULIS June 22, 2012

When seeking information in the IMU, University of Iowa students now have only one stop to make, thanks to the creation of The Hub. The University Box Office and the Campus Information Center have merged...

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