Hop on the bus, North Liberty!
That was my first thought when I saw recent survey results that showed most North Libertarians who responded said they would use public transit if they had the chance.
Eighty-eight of the 106 people who bothered to take the survey said they’d ride the bus if they could. They listed preferred [...]
Archive for July, 2009
7/23 column: Get on board with North Liberty bus plan
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged Coralville Transit, mass transit, North Liberty, Ryan Heiar on July 22, 2009 | Comments Off
7/18 column: A new attitude about alcohol?
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged Alcohol, Iowa City, University of Iowa, Wallace Loh on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve done my share of griping about alcohol abuse in Iowa City.
But I’m feeling optimistic after spending time on the phone this week with University of Iowa Provost Wallace Loh.
Sure, he said, students are going to drink. The UI shouldn’t condone it, but they do need to recognize that it’s a fact of life. He [...]
7/15 column: Building relationships can help abuse victims
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged domestic abuse, DVIP, Orlando Dial on July 15, 2009 | Comments Off
We all should be concerned when social and cultural barriers discourage a victim from reporting physical abuse, or even from seeking help.
Because while abuse survivors must take the step toward help and away from their abusers, there’s a lot that communities can do to make those steps less difficult.
Every person’s experience is different, of course, [...]
7/8 column: make healthy lunches a priority
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged healthy diet, Kurt Michael Friese, Michelle Obama, slow food, Tom Vilsack, Victory garden on July 9, 2009 | Comments Off
Eight weeks after planting our victory garden, we are happily munching the fruits of our labors.
Oh, we’re a long way from homesteading. The radishes, for example — planted too many, too late and too close together — have the shape and consistency of a No. 2 pencil.
But we’ve had our share of successes.
The corn was [...]
7/4 column: the vision of independence
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged bureaucracy, Independence Day, strategic planning, vision statements on July 4, 2009 | Comments Off
This Independence Day, I’ve been thinking about freedom and democracy, of course. But I’ve also been thinking about language, and about the act of thinking itself.
My friend Tina started it. That poor hostage to bureaucracy has been through more visioning sessions than any human should have to endure.
Which led her recently to ask me a [...]
7/1 column: give chickens a chance
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged Iowa City, local food, sustainable eating, urban chickens on July 1, 2009 | Comments Off
Is Iowa City going to join the growing ranks of urban chicken communities?
Early signs are favorable.
Poultry proponents expected to hand over at last night’s city council meeting more than 700 signatures petitioning council members to allow chickens inside the city limits.
They want council members to approve up to five backyard hens, no roosters, in residential [...]
