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Oh Iowa Sweet Corn Where Art Thou?: Iowa City Daily News Links, July 8
ALSO: Zenzic Press rolls into action, retiring UAY director profiled, Kathlynn Shepard's parents push for one-strike law against violent sex offenders.
Long weekend gone. Farewell long weekend! (tears)
On to the Links!
Alack! Iowa is two to three weeks behind on its sweet corn schedule. We'll have to wait a bit longer to enjoy the goodness. (KCRG)
A nice profile from Josh O'Leary of the Iowa City Press-Citizen on retiring United Action for Youth director Jim Swaim.
O'Leary also writes about Plum Grove Historical Home in Iowa City.
Aly Brown of the Press-Citizen has a story on Iowa City's public Zenzic Press after its successful fundraising campaign.
The parents of Kathlynn Shepard are pushing for a one-strike law against violent sex offenders. (KCRG)
A man was arrested at the last day of the Iowa Jazz Fest, but it is not clear for what at the moment, although there are reports he was attempting to steal things from Bo James customers. No word yet on whether he was actually doing a avant garde performance piece. (Daily Iowan)
The University of Iowa is taking part in a large research summit on traumatic brain injuries. (Press-Citizen)
Iowa City West softball and baseball picked up nice victories. (Press-Citizen)
Iowa bridges, still in terrible condition. (Daily Iowan)
A nice photo slideshow from Jazzfest. (the Daily Iowan)
Daily Links Excerpt of the Day
Farmers and Agronomists say Iowa fields are about two to three weeks behind this sweet corn season. By now, customers can usually get their hands on sweet corn for the whole family at the market. Instead farmers, like Peter Schulte from Strawberry Point, only have produce like zucchinis and lettuce.
“I’ve had a lot of people just come up and ask for corn and just turn right back around if we don’t have it,” Schulte said.
Peter planted ten acres of sweet corn this year. He said it's a big cash crop for his family farm. He expects the first of it to be ready in about two weeks.
"It's delayed because of the lack of growing degrees, the lack of heat during the day time and the night time. It has been so cool that it won't grow, basically,” Schulte said.
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