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Podcast: Hear Kathryn Susik Talk About Her Tanning Story On KXIC Radio

By IowaWatch | November 19, 2014

IowaWatch’s Kathryn Susik spoke about the dangers of tanning when she and executive director-editor Lyle Muller were the guests on the Tuesday, Nov. 18, “Your Town” show on KXIC radio, AM 800, in Iowa City.

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Young People Continue To Tan, Despite Clear Health Dangers

By Kathryn Susik | May 22, 2014

WITH A VIDEO REPORT: “FEEDING THE TANNING HABIT”. Millions of people, especially of college age, tan in this country even though they are well aware of the health risks that go with tanning.

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Search warrant documents show police went to U of I fraternity in sex assault allegation probe

Documents The Daily Iowan obtained show police searched a University of Iowa fraternity last year in a case involving sexual assault allegations that have provoked demonstrations at the fraternity and elsewhere on campus.

Source: The Daily Iowan (Iowa City)

Records show concern among Iowa public safety leaders about border trip

Iowa's public safety leaders had concerns about staffing levels at home and the costs of sending state troopers to the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas at a time when the state was not releasing details about the July trip. The story and copies of records.

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