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Mission Creek Midwest Music (And Arts) Fest Preview

What’s in store at this year’s music and arts festival Mission Creek Midwest (MCM) (April 1-7)? Rest assured, the 3rd annual Iowa City fest will feature plenty of music. But what else? For starters, they’ve teamed up with the Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival and indie music mp3 website Daytrotter.


Video: Iraq War Conscientious Objector Shares Story

Air Force veteran and conscientious objector Jason Munford talked about his experience during a panel on Wednesday at the University of Iowa. He became a conscientious objector before being deployed to Iraq and shared some details from his struggle to become a military CO. Video interview below the fold.


Videos: Iraq Veterans Against the War Testify in Iowa City

The University of Iowa Anti-War Committee hosted a local version of the Winter Soldier hearings Wednesday.
More videos are below the fold.


God (and the Apocalypse) at the University of Iowa

Theologians will gather in Iowa City this week to discuss — what else? God. In particular g(G)od’s existence or non-existence. Of course there’s more, including the infamous “death of God” theologian, below the fold…


Videos: Local Food Futures Found at CSA Fair

What is CSA? It’s food that you buy directly from the farmer, not the grocery store. It’s local farms providing consumers with fresh seasonal produce. It’s Community Supported Agriculture.

Meet some food enthusiasts and CSA farmers below the fold.


Five Years and Counting: Prayer Vigil in Clinton, Iowa

Church bells around the town of Clinton, Iowa, were rung in remembrance of the start of the War in Iraq on Wednesday.
More videos are below the fold.


USDA Stops Loan Program for Rural Coal Power

A Department of Agriculture program that provided low-interest loans for rural coal power has been suspended. Iowa’s largest coal-burning plant, Council Bluffs No. 4, received $177 million from the USDA in 2004.


VIDEOS: Edwards Delegates Still in Play After County Convention

At the Democratic County Convention in Iowa City on Saturday, John Edwards supporters kept him in the running and kept alive their bargaining power at the district and state conventions.


Listening to Winter Soldier Hearings

Are you interested in listening to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans share their experiences? Hear what the troops have to say at Winter Soldier 2008.


Free Global Warming Flick in West Des Moines

Iowa Global Warming will host a free screening of "The 11th Hour," a documentary about ecological threats on the planet, to be shown in West Des Moines Monday night.


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