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  2021-04-20

  How Downtown Iowa City plan to bounce back as pandemic eases and shoppers return

  Iowa City has started to formulate plans for fully reopening its downtown area. However, a survey of the stores downtown shows that some business owners are considering selling or closing. In order to help revitalize the community, the city has started efforts to help bring the business more customers.
• 2020-12-25

  Christmas

  This years Christmas was not different from the rest of my Christmas'. Every year it is usually just me my sister and my parents at home because my family lives in Iowa. Occasionally my aunt will come over for Christmas but that is really all we do for Christmas. In the end Christmas was not different this year.
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  2020-11-17

  Senator Chuck Grassley Tests Positive for COVID

  The 87-year-old Iowa senator announced in a tweet this week that he tested positive for COVID-19. There might be another outbreak in GOP lawmakers testing positive as many of them refuse to wear a mask and follow CDC guidelines.
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  2010-11-12

  COVID-19 is so bad in the US we can't even decide who has it the worse

  The US literally cannot determine which state has the worst COVID infections because it's all just bad.
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  2020-11-06

  Protestors in Iowa

  After a lot of protests, the protesters and the government in Des Moines, Iowa sat down and talked things out. As of today they seem to still be trying to work things out, but I am not sure. I do know that they sat down with each other several times.
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  2020-11-06

  Cop Car Vandalized

  After the protests turned violent cooled down in Des Moines, Iowa, there was still a lot of anger. One group decided to vandalize this cop car to send a message to the public/media. This is a picture from a social media post of the cop car.
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  2020-11-06

  Iowa Coronavirus

  I live in Des Moines, Iowa. We have never had an official state lockdown. Our state is currently one of the highest numbers of positive cases out of all of America. This photograph shows one of the drive through testing areas we have. Iowa still does not have a mandatory mask law/mandate. Our numbers are still rising. However, if you visited here you almost would not know it. It is almost as if life has gone on the same way.
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  2020-11-06

  Black Lives Matter Protests

  I live in Des Moines, Iowa. We were hosts to many different protests. Many people wanted to keep things peaceful. This article talks about what happened.
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  2020-10-29

  Polling Places Are Closing Due To COVID-19.

  The surge of COVID-19 cases across the United States has impacted voting across the country. Not only are some people afraid to vote in person but people are afraid of working at polls, resulting in a shortage of polls workers. Because of poll closures, people are being forced to find new polls. Low-income are being impacted by these closures due to the time it takes to find new polls and the cost of reaching them. Minorities are also impacted because they already faced longer than average wait times before COVID-19 when all polls were open.
• 2020-10-23

  Iowa Hotspot

  Iowa has reached an all time high for the virus with Des Moines at the center.
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  2020-05-28

  "Join Us For Virtual Moccasin-Making Class! All Supplies Provided!"

  "Throughout this pandemic and a way to promote positive mental health, the Iowa Tribe Native Connections staff would like to offer Native Youth ages 10-24 in the counties of Payne, Lincoln, and Logan, a cultural experience through a virtual Moccasin-Making class, for FREE!"
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  07/25/2020

  Cody Brown Oral History, 2020/07/25

  This is an oral history interview I conducted with a law enforcement officer and fellow ASU intern. He is in the History Master's program at ASU with me and it gives the perspective of not only a law officer but also one who lives in a very rural area in the United States during the pandemic.
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  2020-06-10

  Eastern Iowa residents receive magazines with white supremacist stickers

  Racist stickers folded into newspapers delivered to residents in Iowa City, North Liberty, Cedar Rapids and Davenport. The message on the stickers ask that "Whites practice racial as well social distancing". The paper
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  2020-06-10

  No Iowa State Fair for the First Time Since WWII

  After two consecutive years with record attendance, the momentum of the Iowa State Fair has come to a screeching halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since WWII there will be no Iowa State Fair, one of the largest in the country and the second largest in the Midwest. The Iowa State Fair has only been cancelled a total of 5 times in its 166-years history and was even held during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic. One of the most anticipated and loved events for Iowa residents is no more for 2020
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  2020-03-23

  Iowa Tribe Appeals to Businesses to Help Keep the Community Safe

  States essential categories of businesses that can continue operating. "Until further notice anyone who doesn't work in the specific areas deemed essential categories will NOT be allowed in tribal buildings...Wash hands every 20 minutes, unless farming/fieldwork." #IndigenousStories
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  2020-04-01

  Meskwaki Nation Closes Roads and Non-Essential Buildings

  Multiple cases of people infected with the coronovirus in Iowa, and positive tests in the Meskwaki Settlment, caused the tribal council to declare a state of emergency, closing buildings and roads to prevent the spread. #IndigenousStories