Iowa City Owl

With the rise of tablets, it seems that big changes are in store for the traditional laptop - so big that the laptop that was once a new and exciting device may be quickly becoming something of the past in technology.

The Iowa City School Board has made its first step of progress toward voting on a controversial policy change that is has been considering recently.[ads]The Iowa City School Board halted its progress on the voting for a new diversity policy it had been considering when the community began to speak out against it.

A former worker on President Barack Obama's Iowa campaign will be running for his own office in Iowa very soon. The former Iowa State Director for Barack Obama's re-election campaign will be running for Iowa Secretary of State in November 2014.

Early Wednesday, police were led on a chase through Coralville by an Iowa City man. [ads]An Iowa City man stole two different cabs in Coralville and then led police on a chase. According to a police report, 21-year-old Bruce Steven Austin Jr.

According to an article on the Iowa City Patch Website, Thursday was a big day for the Iowa City Police Department as it welcomed four officers onto the force. [ads]A swearing in ceremony was held Thursday for four new police officers who will be joining the Iowa City Police Department.

A big talk among public schools is that of diversity. The Iowa City School Board has decided to not complete this talk just yet, according to an article recently posted on sfgate.com. They are holding it off in order to listen to the Iowa City community that will be affected by the changes that could take place in the diversity policy.

T-Mobile recently announced that it will offer a no-contract, $70/month plan, which features 4G data connections. This move comes in light of statistics showing a similar contract type was taken up by 46% of their newest customers.

The tech world is awash in all things CES 2013 right now. What could be better than having the opportunity to showcase the world's latest technologies, getting global press coverage and partying the days away in Vegas.

An Iowa City woman faces charges after an arrest on accusations that she hit her boyfriend and ran over his dog with her car Friday night, then hit her boyfriend with the car in the same altercation. [ads]43-year-old Renee Lynn Glaspie was arrested after a fight with her boyfriend Friday night that led to injuries for her boyfriend as well as his dog.

The "Today Show" will soon feature a group of Iowa City teenagers. Tuesday Morning on NBC, the "Today Show" will have a special feature about anti-bullying efforts. A group of students from Iowa City's own West High will appear on the show talking about their anti-bullying group West High Bros.