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The Iowa City City Council turned down a liquor-license renewal for the Q Bar on a 6-1 vote Monday, citing a lack of consistent management, a history of serving underage people, and a photograph showing a city-ordinance violation.
Iowa City Police Chief Sam Hargadine said that when reviewing the bar's application, he came across a photo featured in Booze News, an alternative publication, of a Q Bar bartender pouring liquid from an alcohol bottle into an individual's mouth, an infraction of a city ordinance.
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Max Crowley is just glad it won't affect him.
"It's never going to pass," said Crowley, taking a sip of his first legal Bud Light. Crowley was speaking about the 21-ordinance that Iowa City voters will consider today, celebrating his 21st birthday with friends between 19 and 21 at One-Eyed Jakes, 18 S. Clinton St.
It would kill the bar scene, he said.
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Former Sen. John Edwards said the Bush administration is trying to start a war with Iran.
"George Bush, Dick Cheney, and the neocon warmongers used 9/11 to start a war with Iraq, and now they're trying to use Iraq to start a war with Iran. And we have to stop them," the Democratic-nomination hopeful said on Monday morning in a packed IMU Richey Ballroom.
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CEDAR RAPIDS - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a detailed proposal on Monday that she said would transform America's carbon-based economy and create as many as 5 million "green-collar" jobs. (0) comments
The tobacco-tax increase is causing smokers to dump the habit, according to a poll released Monday.
The tax, which was raised in March from 36 cents to $1.36 a pack, is a driving influence for more than 50 percent of Iowans who dropped the puffing habit this year, according to research compiled by the American Lung Association of Iowa, Iowans for Wellness and Prevention, and the American Heart Association.
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There's no doubt whether global warming is a prominent issue for Al Gore and others on the left side of the political spectrum, but in Iowa, an unlikely group is also making a stand against its effects - sportsmen.
In a recent report from the National Wildlife Federation, 75 percent of hunters and anglers in the Hawkeye State said there needs to be more leadership on global warming.
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A growing student organization already, both monetarily and in participation, the UI Dance Marathon has hit a new peak this year with more than 1,300 dancers signed up for February's big dance.
The organization - which aims to fight cancer in children and aid families who have kids with the deadly condition - is experiencing the hike because of an emphasis on dancer recruitment and a title that's increasingly visible, said Lisa Blum, the group's PR and media-relations chairwoman.
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With Coralville City Council elections today, Candidates discuss what they see as the top issues and their visions for the future. Some of the issues in the election are economic development, fiscal growth, and public safety. (0) comments
Sydney Harman felt uneasy seeking professional support after her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, so she took matters into her own hands.
"I wasn't comfortable going to support groups," she said. "Many teenagers dealing with cancer don't want to seek resource groups."
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Mitch Gross
Talk to Coralville City Council hopeful Mitch Gross and before long, a recurring theme will surface regarding his candidacy: his goal of providing a "new perspective."
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Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett's sentencing date has been delayed for the third time after further scheduling difficulties.
Slockett, 69, was set to be sentenced on Monday for operating a vehicle while intoxicated in July.
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In the Nov. 5 article "21-only would change bars," a source incorrectly told the DI that the 21-ordinance would go into effect in January. The ordinance would take effect immediately and be enforced starting Nov. 9.
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