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Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the only City of Literature in North America, as awarded by UNESCO in 2008. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862. The Census Bureau estimated the 2014 population at 73,415, making it the fifth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa. Iowa City is adjacent to the town of Coralville, and surrounds the town of University Heights, with which it forms a contiguous urban area. Iowa City is the principal city of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses Johnson County and Washington County and has a population of over 164,000.

Iowa City was the second capital of the Iowa Territory and the first capital city of the State of Iowa. The Old Capitol building is a National Historic Landmark in the center of the University of Iowa campus. The University of Iowa Art Museum and Plum Grove, the home of the first Governor of Iowa, are also tourist attractions. In 2008 Forbes magazine named Iowa City the second-best small metropolitan area for doing business in the United States.

Iowa

Iowa (i/ˈ.əwə/) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River on the east and the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River on the west, by Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Minnesota to the north.

In colonial times, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, settlers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt.

In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy made the transition to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production. Iowa is the 26th most extensive in land area and the 30th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live. Its nickname is the Hawkeye State.

Iowa people

The Iowa (also spelled Ioway), also known as the Báxoǰe, are a Native American Siouan people. Today they are enrolled in either of two federally recognized tribes, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.

With the Missouria and the Otoe, the Ioway are the Chiwere-speaking peoples, claiming the Ho-Chunks as their "grandfathers." Their estimated population of 1,100 (in 1760) dropped to 800 (in 1804), a decrease caused mainly by smallpox, to which they had no natural immunity.

In 1837, the Iowa were moved from Iowa to reservations in Brown County, Kansas, and Richardson County, Nebraska. Bands of Iowa moved to Indian Territory in the late 19th century and settled south of Perkins, Oklahoma, becoming the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma.

Name

Their name has been said to come from ayuhwa ("asleep"). Early European explorers often adopted the names of tribes from the ethnonyms which other tribes gave them, not understanding that these differed from what the peoples called themselves. Thus, ayuhwa is not an Ioway word. The word Ioway comes from Dakotan ayuxbe via French aiouez. Their autonym (their name for themselves) is Báxoje, pronounced [b̥aꜜxodʒɛ] (alternate spellings: pahotcha, pahucha,), which translates to "grey snow". Báxoje has been incorrectly translated as "dusted faces" or "dusty nose", since the Ioway words use different consonants.

Iowa (steamboat)

The Steamboat Iowa was revered as one of the largest and fastest boats on the Mississippi in the mid 19th century; it is incorporated into the official Seal of Iowa. Built in 1838, the Iowa was the first vessel named for the newly formed Territory of Iowa. It weighed 112 tons, could pull 10 keelboats, and it set the speed record from Galena, Illinois to St. Louis in 1843, making the trip in 44 hours, a record that held until 1849. The Iowa was hired by Mormon supporters of Joseph Smith, Jr. as part of a plan to rescue him from jail in June 1843; the excursion was cancelled after Smith was murdered in jail. The Iowa sunk after a collision with the steamboat Declaration on Oct. 1, 1847 while traveling from New Orleans to St. Louis. This liability for this collision was ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court case John Walsh v. Patrick Rogers (54 U.S. 283- 1852). However, the Iowa was apparently rebuilt, or a new steamboat was later rechristened Iowa, since similar side-wheeler appeared twice in Barber and Howe's 1865 Loyal West in the Time of Rebellion, and there is reference to the Iowa being used as a troop transport during the Civil War.

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WATR-AM 1320 Waterbury, CT Oldies USA
FSN Feature Story News World News News,News Updates USA
High Plains Public Radio Classical,Public USA
KBYU-FM 89.1 (Great Music ... Sound Ideas) Provo, UT Classical,Public,College USA
Western Intertie Network (WIN System) Talk USA
WPDH-FM 101.5 (Home Of Rock N Roll) Poughkeepsie, NY Classic Rock USA
WQQB-FM 96.1 Rantoul, IL Top 40 USA
AccuRadio: Power Ballads Adult Contemporary,Classic Rock USA
KKLA-FM 99.5 Los Angeles, CA Christian,Talk USA
KTAR-FM 92.3 Phoenix, AZ News Talk,Talk,Discussion USA
WBPT-FM 106.9 (The Eagle) Birmingham, AL Classic Rock USA
KFMJ-FM 99.9 Ketchikan, AK Oldies,Classic Rock USA
WXL61-SW 162.475 (NOAA Weather) Cedar Rapids, IA News Updates,Short Wave Radio USA
WDQX-FM 102.3 (Max FM) Morton, IL Classic Rock USA
BoomerRadio: Sweet Soul Music Oldies,Pop USA
WOLX-FM 94.9 Baraboo, WI Oldies USA
WICR-FM 88.7 (Univ of Indianapolis) Indianapolis, IN College USA
IRSO-FL Roots of Soul R&B USA
WJTW-LP 100.3 Jupiter, FL Oldies,Public USA
WVHF-AM 1140 (Holy Family Radio) Kentwood, MI Religious USA
WONE-FM 97.5 Akron, OH Rock,Classic Rock USA
WGLE-FM 90.7 (WGTE) Lima, OH News USA
Today's Christian Music Christian Contemporary,Religious,Christian USA
Shepherd's Chapel Religious,Christian USA
KRLD-AM 1080 (NewsRadio 1080) Dallas, TX News Talk,News,Talk USA
KDIX-IR 1230 (Herb 1 Radio) Dickinson, ND Jazz,Talk,Reggae USA
Mistletoe @ iradiophilly.com Christian USA
ORS - Christmas Music For Kids Christian,Kids USA
WBOG-AM 1460 (Kool Gold) Tomah, WI Oldies USA
KELS-LP 104.7 FM (Pirate Radio) Greeley, CO Oldies,60s USA
Smooth Beats, Hip Hop Hip Hop USA
WPSO-AM 1500 (Greek Voice Radio) New Port Richey, FL Greek USA
KCMQ-FM 96.7 (Real Classic Rock) Columbia, MO Classic Rock USA
NuBreaks Radio Dance,Electronica,Jungle USA
KCME-FM 88.7 Manitou Springs, CO Classical,Public USA
South Carolina ETV Radio, Classical Varied,Classical,Public USA
WBJC-FM 91.5 Baltimore, MD Classical,Public,College USA
WNWC-FM 102.5 (Life 102.5) Madison, WI Christian Contemporary,Gospel,Christian USA
KLFE-AM 1590 (Freedom 1590) Seattle, WA Talk USA
K-Lite Online Soft Rock USA
WFCJ-FM 93.7 (Inspiration) Dayton, OH Religious USA
Scanner: Denver Police Talk USA
WRSU-FM 88.7 (Rutgers Univ) New Brunswick, NJ College USA
SomaFM: Tag's Trip Electronica USA
WEKZ-FM 93.7 (Big Oldies) Monroe, WI Oldies USA
WZAB-AM 880 (The Biz) Sweetwater, FL Talk,Discussion USA
KBGL-FM 106.9 (Hits 106.9) Larned, KS Contemporary USA
WARL-AM 1320 Attleboro, MA Talk USA
KIH35-SW 162.550 (NOAA Weather) Pittsburgh, PA News Updates,Short Wave Radio USA
WRUR-FM 88.5 (WXXI Public Broadcasting) Rochester, NY College USA
WDEF-FM 92.3 (Sunny 92.3) Chatanooga, TN Contemporary USA

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Iowa City Press-Citizen 21 Mar 2025
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The Gazette Cedar Rapids 21 Mar 2025
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Des Moines Register 21 Mar 2025
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Des Moines Register 21 Mar 2025
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ECHL Glance

Wtop 21 Mar 2025
Iowa 59 29 20 6 4 68 169 171 ... Kansas City 61 40 16 4 1 85 215 160 ... Rapid City 60 27 24 6 3 63 185 213 ... Fort Wayne at Iowa, 8 p.m ... Utah at Kansas City, 8.05 p.m. Wichita at Rapid City, 9.05 p.m ... Fort Wayne at Iowa, 7 p.m ... Fort Wayne at Iowa, 4 p.m.

University of Iowa advances 5 to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships quarterfinals

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 21 Mar 2025
A referee holds up Iowa No ... He secured back-to-back majors, beating Iowa State’s Aiden Riggins, 11-3, in the first round ... Stanford All-American 165-pounder and former Iowa City West three-time state champion Hunter Garvin reached the quarterfinals.

University of Iowa advances 5 to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 21 Mar 2025
A referee holds up Iowa No ... He secured back-to-back majors, beating Iowa State’s Aiden Riggins, 11-3, in the first round ... Stanford All-American 165-pounder and former Iowa City West three-time state champion Hunter Garvin reached the quarterfinals.

Effects of government cuts focus of forum

The Hawk Eye 21 Mar 2025
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Des Moines Register 21 Mar 2025
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Paid parental leave for state workers, a Reynolds priority, advances with bipartisan vote

Des Moines Register 21 Mar 2025
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