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📰 It's been good.
But even good things come to an end.
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Zachary Oren Smith
⏸️ Suspend the TRC?
Iowa City Council will have a big night this Tuesday.
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Zachary Oren Smith
🚪 4 resignations. What have we learned?
Maybe structure is needed just not the way we are talking about it.
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Zachary Oren Smith
😬 'I was forcibly muted.'
Tensions run high on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. But taking steps towards governance could offer a way forward.
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Zachary Oren Smith
February 2021
🤠 There's a new tax increment in town
MMM a 'no' on COVID relief package, some notes on JoCo growth and more...
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Zachary Oren Smith
🚰 Money's on the tab if you know to ask
Assistance is available in Coralville for people's water bills. But despite the city administering both assistance and water, they aren't crediting…
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Zachary Oren Smith
🗞️ I need your help with something.
I want the P-C to be a paper you can be proud of. If we're going to rethink one of the most fraught parts of the industry, we're going to need some…
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Zachary Oren Smith
💨Things rose. Did they converge?
February 17, 2021 | Letter. No. 34 Since last June, Iowa City has just about drowned itself in the consideration of recommendations on how to change the…
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Zachary Oren Smith
🔎Local news is necessarily bifocal
While easy to yell at the town hall near you, an equal focus needs to be on the state that sets an environment for our cities, counties.
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Zachary Oren Smith
🚰 Water shut-offs, fees in city hands
February 10, 2021 | Letter. No. 32 Whether from the derecho storm or the long pandemic, many households are still struggling to make ends meet. While…
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Zachary Oren Smith
😷 Masks still mandated.
Despite what Gov. Reynolds says, Iowa City's mask mandate is still in effect. And being clear on that point matters.
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Zachary Oren Smith
☑️ Due diligence in IA-02
February 5, 2021 | Letter No. 30 I hate being scooped. I hate it. But when scooped, I try to have the humility to admit it and celebrate the reporter…
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Zachary Oren Smith
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