Iowa City
Americannoun
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Following Rufo’s speech, Clara Reynen, a graduate student and former candidate for the Iowa City Council, stood up to say she didn’t think the center should exist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
The third-ranked Bruins edged unranked Iowa, 67-65, in Iowa City last February behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Betts and 12 points from Rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Dan Timmer, who drove down that morning from Iowa City, where he was visiting family, joked he was coming in from the big city to be an agitator.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
There are pockets in Iowa City that are doing really well, but most of Iowa hasn’t bounced back from the 2008 economic crisis.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2025
The Damasios are renowned brain researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City and treat patients with the same kind of frontal lobe damage that afflicted Phineas.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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