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Iowa City as a living stage of town and gown
Loren Hickerson, longtime Iowa City resident and University of Iowa official, reflects on how the town and the university shape each other. He recalls population shifts, local governance challenges, public projects like Project GREEN, and the enduring aura of Iowa City as a recurrent, theater like community. He notes residents’ loyalty to place, not individuals, and the city’s unique self awareness.
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