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SEX TRAFFICKING: Backpage.com Used For Backdoor Deals

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 05.24.2012

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A nationwide sex trafficking ring run by a violent pimp and his associates used Backpage.com to solicit customers for prostitu...

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Iowa City, IA: Local Mom Confronts Wasteful Water Bottles Through Water Refill Business Plan

iowacity.patch.com | Posted 12.09.2011

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"We just don't live in this bubble inside our home, we're part of a greater world, we're interdependent."...

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Iowa City, IA: Marine Still Finds Joy As He Relearns To Walk Without Legs (VIDEO)

iowacity.patch.com | Posted 01.05.2012

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"I just live my life. Nothing really is different. I just walk a little different."...

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Police: Woman Attacks Boyfriend Who Turned Down Sex

Iowa City Patch | Posted 11.27.2011

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Melissa Barbara Minarsich, 28, is accused of attacking her boyfriend after he refused to have sex with her, according to investigators in Iowa City, I...

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Too Drunk For A Bikini Waxing?

Patch.com | Posted 10.24.2011

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An Iowa City woman was arrested for allegedly snapping a towel at a spa employee after workers refused to give her a bikini wax because she was too dr...

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How Do You Run A Museum After A Natural Disaster?

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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To Sean O'Harrow, becoming director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art seemed like an opportunity to think outside the box. "Because, right n...

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WATCH: ODES TO GAGA: Performances By College Students Across America Inspired By Lady Gaga

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sure Lady Gaga has inspired a lot of Halloween costumes and questionable fashion trends, but the most aspirational thing about Gaga is her commitment ...

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A Beer Snob Tastes NA Beers (Plus a homemade Bratwurst Recipe)

Kurt Michael Friese | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kurt Michael Friese

In college towns like mine all across the US local authorities have run out of patience for the traditional beer-soaked tailgate parties. More specif...

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Charlaine Harris on True Blood and Vampires That Sparkle

Andrew Shaffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Shaffer

I recently sat down with Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels that True Blood is based on, to chat. Not on the agenda: Asking her where she gets her inspiration.

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Video: Iowa businesses clamoring for gay tourists

MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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May 29: Local business owners along with the visitor's bureau is hoping to attract same-sex couples to Iowa City, Ia, where gay marriage is legal. KWW...

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In Focus: No One Seems To Care That Area Man's Bike Was Stolen

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 05.25.2011

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IOWA CITY, IA-Despite the fact that it cost $350 when purchased two years ago and was still in excellent condition, no one seems to care that area res...

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Iowa City and The All-Nighter Coffee With John and Elizabeth Edwards

Christine Escobar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christine Escobar

I've finally arrived in Iowa City, just in time to catch the end of John Edwards' talk with caucus goers at the downtown Capanna Coffee and Gelato.

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