Iowa City Owl

Iowa is a major topic of discussion since the recent immigration act by President Obama. The state is central to what will be the presidential decision in the fall of this year. [ads]The state of Iowa only has six electoral votes, and because of this may seem like it is not that important at all.

18-year old Rae Heim of Carroll, Iowa has taken the challenge of running barefoot across the United States as an effort to raise money for needy children. [ads]Heim doesn't wear shoes much now after breaking a toe.

There was quite a bit of excitement surrounding the winning ticket that had not been claimed for the Iowa City Powerball drawing earlier this month, but that excitement has shifted. 20 workers at the Iowa City Quaker Oats Plant have decided to split $241 million in winnings that they have earned from the ticket that was purchased.

After the 15-day long blaze on the Iowa City Landfill has completely been put to a stop, the city has begun to assess the damage done and are pleasantly surprised by the end results.[ads[ Even though news sites such as kcrg.

The famous "voice of reason" as he has been called during the last presidential campaign has come under recent scrutiny due to a recent statement that he made in a campaign ad. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, more commonly known as "Joe the Plumber" recently argued in one of his campaign ads that gun control was what caused the Holocaust.

As we traveled to Chicago, my two friends, my girlfriend and fellow writer, and I, last Friday evening, to participate at CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo), we were unprepared for the exceptional competence of its staff, the multitudes of amazing indie-comic artists, and the overall jubilation from the throngs of con-goers to this first-ever event.

The body of a 17-year old boy was pulled from Raccoon River south of Des Moines on Monday. The body was of 17-year old Kevin Kong, who apparently drowned in the river when he was swimming and presumably got tired.

50-year old Miranda Lalla of Iowa City has recently been charged with drunken driving after she ran over her friend with a truck and killed her Sunday night. Pamela Gross, 44, died of injuries related to the incident that spurred from a fight.

It is not every day that nuns of the Roman Catholic church are seen in the political world, but that is exactly what has happened recently due to the fact that they disagree with recent GOP proposals. A group of nuns from Iowa has decided to go on a 9-state tour in order to protest recent proposals that have come from the Republican party for the federal budget.

The talk all over the country recently has been about President Obama's recent order regarding immigration. Feelings have been mixed and in general there have been more questions than answers.Iowa City is no different, though generally, people believe that it is a justified attempt at making a large change, but it is just not enough to fix the problem.