Bailey Cichon
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Fascinated by American culture | Social Video Producer for
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Yesterday, we announced our company is being purchased by Adams MultiMedia, a family-held company based in Minnesota. Read more information on this important development: www.thegazette.com/news/note-fr...
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Yesterday, we announced our company is being purchased by Adams MultiMedia, a family-held company based in Minnesota. Read more information on this important development: www.thegazette.com/news/note-fr...
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Wondering why the Northern Lights can sometimes be seen in Iowa (like last night)? 🌌 The Gazette's Curious Iowa series has the answer. www.thegazette.com/curious-iowa...
Curious Iowa: Why can the northern lights sometimes be seen in Iowa?
The northern lights, which can appear green, pink and blue, are the result of geomagnetic storms. The more severe the storm, the more likely you are to be able to see the lights in Iowa. So long as sk...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wondering why the Northern Lights can sometimes be seen in Iowa (like last night)? 🌌 The Gazette's Curious Iowa series has the answer. www.thegazette.com/curious-iowa...
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Read about the center's mission: www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Read about the center's mission: www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...
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If passed by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, the moratorium would expire Nov. 8, 2026. www.thegazette.com/local-govern...
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If passed by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, the moratorium would expire Nov. 8, 2026. www.thegazette.com/local-govern...
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Get caught up on local municipal and school election results!
Election results: www.thegazette.com/2025-electio...
Local election coverage: www.thegazette.com/campaigns-el...
Green Gazette election insert: digitaledition.thegazette.com
Election results: www.thegazette.com/2025-electio...
Local election coverage: www.thegazette.com/campaigns-el...
Green Gazette election insert: digitaledition.thegazette.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Get caught up on local municipal and school election results!
Election results: www.thegazette.com/2025-electio...
Local election coverage: www.thegazette.com/campaigns-el...
Green Gazette election insert: digitaledition.thegazette.com
Election results: www.thegazette.com/2025-electio...
Local election coverage: www.thegazette.com/campaigns-el...
Green Gazette election insert: digitaledition.thegazette.com
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View the full photo gallery of The Gazette's best photos for the second half of October 2025: www.thegazette.com/photos/photo...
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
View the full photo gallery of The Gazette's best photos for the second half of October 2025: www.thegazette.com/photos/photo...
Comprehensive look at the 2026 attorney general race from @tjbarton83.bsky.social. Worth a read (or a listen using the audio player on the page!)
Bird, Willems present competing visions for Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Law and order vs. labor rights: Iowa AG race takes shape
Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird touts her support for law enforcement and former President Trump, while Democrat Nate Willems says the office should focus less on political lawsuits and more on wage theft, consumer protection and ordinary Iowans.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Comprehensive look at the 2026 attorney general race from @tjbarton83.bsky.social. Worth a read (or a listen using the audio player on the page!)
Can it really be the word of the year if they can't define it? www.thegazette.com/books/dictio...
Dictionary.com's word of the year is '6-7.' What's it mean?
Dictionary.com's word of the year isn't even really a word. It's the viral term "6-7" that kids and teenagers can't stop repeating.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Can it really be the word of the year if they can't define it? www.thegazette.com/books/dictio...
This story answers how voter registration information is verified, how inactive voters become active again, why ballots may be rejected during early voting, and how recent election laws improve election security!
As the city and school election on Nov. 4 quickly approaches, Curious Iowa answers readers’ voting-related questions www.thegazette.com/curious-iowa...
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This story answers how voter registration information is verified, how inactive voters become active again, why ballots may be rejected during early voting, and how recent election laws improve election security!
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Judge halts removal of material from State Historical Society’s Iowa City facility
Judge halts removal of material from State Historical Society's Iowa City facility
A Johnson County district judge Friday ordered the state to stop removing historic material from the 168-year-old State Historical Society's Iowa City research facility that it unexpectedly decided to close without warning or public discussion.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Judge halts removal of material from State Historical Society’s Iowa City facility
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The Gazette's Voter Guide is a hub for information on local candidates and how to vote in Iowa 🗳️ Keep track of important dates, learn about the candidates on your ballot and find your polling place: www.thegazette.com/2025-voter-g...
October 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Gazette's Voter Guide is a hub for information on local candidates and how to vote in Iowa 🗳️ Keep track of important dates, learn about the candidates on your ballot and find your polling place: www.thegazette.com/2025-voter-g...
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Curious Iowa: Was there a bomb shelter in McKinley STEAM Academy in Cedar Rapids?
Curious Iowa: Was there a bomb shelter in McKinley STEAM Academy?
A Gazette reader wondered what the bomb shelter is used for today and whether government-supplied rations are still stored there.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Curious Iowa: Was there a bomb shelter in McKinley STEAM Academy in Cedar Rapids?
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“I specialize in growing things that are hard to find around here and that are culturally important to Black communities in Eastern Iowa,” Mari Hunt Wassink said. Some of that produce includes okra, collard greens, mustard greens and hot peppers. www.thegazette.com/environment-...
October 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“I specialize in growing things that are hard to find around here and that are culturally important to Black communities in Eastern Iowa,” Mari Hunt Wassink said. Some of that produce includes okra, collard greens, mustard greens and hot peppers. www.thegazette.com/environment-...
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The very first On Iowa Politics Podcast Interview is live! In my 1:1 chat with Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley, we discuss his decision to not run for governor, whether he'll ever run for Grandpa's seat, what it's like being Speaker, and so much more.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The very first On Iowa Politics Podcast Interview is live! In my 1:1 chat with Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley, we discuss his decision to not run for governor, whether he'll ever run for Grandpa's seat, what it's like being Speaker, and so much more.
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Does Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley want to replace Chuck Grassley in the U.S. Senate?
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October 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Does Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley want to replace Chuck Grassley in the U.S. Senate?
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View the full gallery of The Gazette's best photos for the first half of October 2025: www.thegazette.com/photos/photo...
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
View the full gallery of The Gazette's best photos for the first half of October 2025: www.thegazette.com/photos/photo...
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How to vote in Iowa’s 2025 city and school elections
What you need to know about voting in Iowa's 2025 city and school elections
Early in-person and mail-in voting begins Wednesday for Iowa's 2025 city/school elections. Here's what you need to know about checking your voter registration status, how to vote early in-person and by mail, and how to vote on Election Day, Nov. 4.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How to vote in Iowa’s 2025 city and school elections
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Per the state, the Iowa City Research Center will close to the public at the end of December and either relocate its collections to Des Moines or to “partner repositories across the state.” www.thegazette.com/crime-courts...
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Per the state, the Iowa City Research Center will close to the public at the end of December and either relocate its collections to Des Moines or to “partner repositories across the state.” www.thegazette.com/crime-courts...
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Another great edition of @thegazette.com's "Curious Iowa" (a de facto 'Ask The Gazette' feature), especially for folks interested in the government/politics beat. And I learned some new things in this. Great job as always by the venerable @baileycichon.bsky.social. www.thegazette.com/curious-iowa...
Curious Iowa: Why did the Iowa capital move from Iowa City to Des Moines?
Burlington and Iowa City held the capital designation in Iowa before Des Moines. In this week's Curious Iowa, The Gazette digs into why the capital moved to Des Moines, and which buildings served as t...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Another great edition of @thegazette.com's "Curious Iowa" (a de facto 'Ask The Gazette' feature), especially for folks interested in the government/politics beat. And I learned some new things in this. Great job as always by the venerable @baileycichon.bsky.social. www.thegazette.com/curious-iowa...
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Seventeen historians, archivists, professors, authors, and donors with decades of public service are suing the State Historical Society of Iowa for haphazardly, and without public input, deciding to close its Iowa City research facility and archives. www.thegazette.com/crime-courts...
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Seventeen historians, archivists, professors, authors, and donors with decades of public service are suing the State Historical Society of Iowa for haphazardly, and without public input, deciding to close its Iowa City research facility and archives. www.thegazette.com/crime-courts...
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'Without public input or a clear plan, state officials have begun dismantling the Iowa City archive, laying off staff, and removing collections — many of which were donated under the condition that they remain accessible in Iowa City.'
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Historians, professors, donors sue over closure of State Historical Society's Iowa City facility
Seventeen historians, archivists, professors, authors, and donors with decades of public service are suing the State Historical Society of Iowa for haphazardly and without public input closing its Iow...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
'Without public input or a clear plan, state officials have begun dismantling the Iowa City archive, laying off staff, and removing collections — many of which were donated under the condition that they remain accessible in Iowa City.'
www.thegazette.com/crime-courts...
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This week, Curious Iowa answers a reader's question about how Iowa hospitals are using AI tools and how providers see AI evolving in the healthcare space. www.thegazette.com/curious-iowa...
Curious Iowa: How are AI tools being used in healthcare?
A Cedar Rapids resident wondered how area hospitals are using artificial intelligence. The Gazette's series Curious Iowa found that AI tools help with time-consuming tasks like note taking, summarizin...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This week, Curious Iowa answers a reader's question about how Iowa hospitals are using AI tools and how providers see AI evolving in the healthcare space. www.thegazette.com/curious-iowa...
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Aspen Lohman, an “empathetic and incredibly skilled” teacher at Coralville Central Elementary, has been on leave since February after repeated assaults by a student left her with post-traumatic stress disorder, acute panic attacks and depression. www.thegazette.com/k/community-...
Community rallies behind I.C. teacher who recounts multiple assaults in classroom
Aspen Lohman, an "empathetic and incredibly skilled" first grade teacher at Coralville Central Elementary School, has been on leave since February after the trauma from repeated assaults by a student ...
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September 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Aspen Lohman, an “empathetic and incredibly skilled” teacher at Coralville Central Elementary, has been on leave since February after repeated assaults by a student left her with post-traumatic stress disorder, acute panic attacks and depression. www.thegazette.com/k/community-...
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The future of a proposed joint law enforcement facility and jail to be shared by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa City Police Department remains up in the air www.thegazette.com/local-govern...
September 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The future of a proposed joint law enforcement facility and jail to be shared by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa City Police Department remains up in the air www.thegazette.com/local-govern...
Interesting read from Gazette editorial fellow Sofia DeMartino: www.thegazette.com/staff-column...
Opinion: Investment scheme promised profit, but delivered destruction
Neema Carter (Robert Gachie photo) Buy Photo The pitch was irresistible. Make money from your phone! Watch your small …
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September 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Interesting read from Gazette editorial fellow Sofia DeMartino: www.thegazette.com/staff-column...