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Columnist Richard Hakes believes retiring in Iowa City is a no-brainer
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen I noticed Iowa City recently made the HGTV list of 20 best small towns to retire in, my first...
Hakes: Oaknoll library honor puts late ‘Mother Hubbard’ back in the news
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIf you lived in Iowa City in the 1940s and 1950s, chances are you opened your morning Press-Citizen...
Hakes: Forty years of free Iowa City lunches started with action-oriented ‘ragtag group’
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTwo Iowa City women brought together a "ragtag of liberal lefties" to start a free lunch program. In...
Hakes: Train-hopping Sisters and other early Mercy stories to celebrate hospital's 150th anniversary
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMost of the following anecdotes about Mercy Iowa City hospital history are mentioned in “Mercy...
Iowa City architect reflects on his childhood experience with Germany's invasion of Poland
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBill Nowysz of Iowa City was a small child growing up in a tiny village in eastern Poland when his...
Mercy Hospital’s 150-year legacy: Nuns built foundation on respect for care, compassion
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSmack in the middle of widely publicized turmoil over its finances and future, Iowa City's Mercy...
Hakes Column: Unique neighborhood derby still thrills nearly 3 decades later
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJoan Ochs remembers her late husband Don was no fisherman when they first moved to North Twin View...
Hakes: One of the more unique Iowa City clubs will give you a good chuckle
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTwo programs leap out at me every time I ponder the extensive offerings of the Iowa City Senior...
185 years & counting: Retiree’s new book reveals Iowa City’s amazing history – image after image
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe sweet smile of an elderly Kathryn Bartosky mixing donuts in her kitchen greets you on page 131...
Rotarians rock a big goal: Million-dollar gift milestone for Ronald McDonald House
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLike a kid saving paper route money to buy a new bike, the Iowa City Noon Rotary Club has been...