Candle Light Press artists keep making mini comics in Iowa
A group of Iowa City Coralville artists form Candle Light Press, creating 100 plus page comics quarterly. They publish online and in local shops for 7 to 22 dollars, with members juggling day jobs while writing and drawing in a Muscatine Avenue studio. Their work blends influences from films, books and news, featuring characters like Jake with an imaginary frog friend Wilbur and Captain Cat from Zoo Force.
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Coralville
Rolling Stones
Candle Light
Paingers
ForeWord Magazine
American Library Association
Crop Circle Comics Guild
Allen, Smith and Thomas
Michael Ayers
Iowa City
Will Grant
New York
Ian Bennett
Northwestern University
Daydreams
Prairie Lights Books
Barnes & Noble
Smith
Jake
Wilbur
Bennett
Iowa City High
Linn County to survey residents on governance and services
The Linn County government hired Vernon Research Group to conduct 400 telephone interviews covering gender, age and area. The $18 500 survey will gauge opinions on solid waste management recreational trails and rate satisfaction with county departments and overall governance.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Vernon Research Group of
Pitt Jolie Capitol Hill visit spotlights orphans
Washington officials said Brad Pitt avoided cameras while Ang elina Jolie urged lawmakers on children’s issues. Jolie spoke about her Ethiopian adoption and AIDS orphanage concerns, while Pitt met with Senator Tom Harkin and staff to discuss child labor and trade matters.
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Washington, D.C
Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie
Capitol Hill
Jolie
Pitt
Tom Harkin
D-Iona
Harkin
Allison Dobson
Coralville Water Department Reveals Top Consumers
Coralville officials reviewed last year’s water usage showing the biggest individual customers. City Council members learned how large users affected bills and conservation plans during the annual department report.
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Coralville
Water Department
Iowa Medical
Congress OKs ferry study funding near Toolesboro
Congress approved 300000 for a study of environmental and archaeological impacts of a Mississippi River ferry proposed from Toolesboro to New Boston Illinois. Louisa County Supervisor Forrest Battenhagen said a task force has not met since summer and the plan may be sunk awaiting presidential signature.
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Congress OK
Congress
Mississippi River
Toolesboro
New Boston
Ill
Louisa County
Forrest Battenhagen
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