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Linda Schreiber
Plum Grove Gardens host ‘Taste of the Heritage Garden’ on July 12
***WEATHER UPDATE***: The festivities have moved to Johnson County Extension Office, at Johnson County Fairgrounds, 3109 Old Hwy 218 South, Iowa City. Johnson County Master Gardeners will celebrate the Taste of the Heritage Garden on Wednesday, July 12. The public is invited to attend this annual celebration that honors and connects Iowa’s citizens with the state’s history, agriculture and food.
JCMG 2023 Plant Sale & Flea Market
Gardening enthusiasts call your friends to let them know the Johnson County Master Gardeners (JCMG) will host its 14th annual Plant Sale & Flea Market on Saturday, May 20, from 9 to noon, at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Buildings B & C.
League Lecture on March 23 – Abortion History Matters
Learn about abortion laws before and after the U.S. Constitution was adopted. Abortion history was the focus of the friend-of-the-court brief for “Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization” which struck down Roe v Wade in June 2022. Co-author of the amicus curiae brief Patricia Cline Cohen, professor of history emerita at the University of California Santa Barbara, will review reproductive rights in a program titled Abortion History Matters. She is joined by Lina-Maria Murillo, University of Iowa Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, History and Latina/o/x Studies assistant professor, who will present information about the history of abortion access in Iowa.
'Transparency Matters' presentation Wednesday, Jan. 25
Transparency in public governance and the media and why it matters will be discussed by Randy Evans, Executive Director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, and Laura Belin, Editor of the Bleeding Heartland blog on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Iowa City Public Library in Meeting Room A.
LWVJC to host a series of Legislative Forums in 2023
The League of Women Voters of Johnson County will host a series of in-person Legislative Forums during the Legislative session, on the fourth Saturday in January, February and March. The first two forums will be held in the Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, from 9:30 -11 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.
Second Sunday Garden Forum to feature Johnson County’s Roadside Vegetation Manager
Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library will offer another Second Sunday Garden Forum Sunday, Feb. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St. The events are free and open to the public. The presentation will also stream live on Iowa City Public Library's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel.
League Lecture continues with ‘Transparency Matters’ on Jan. 25
Public officials at all levels of government are required to conduct the public's business in the open with very few exceptions. Not only is transparency in government important, but it is also equally important for the media and journalists covering the news.
Second Sunday Garden Forum to feature Dawn’s Pleasant Valley Greenhouse owner
IOWA CITY — Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library will offer a series of Garden Forums in 2023. The first presentation will be held Jan. 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St.
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A native Iowan who previously worked as an administrator, journalist and editor. She is the author of “Before 52340: A Place in Time.” Now retired, Linda spends her time writing, gardening and volunteering to assist nonprofit organizations.
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