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Bartender Nancy Persoon stands for a portrait at the Yacht Club in Iowa City on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Persoon expressed frustration with the inconsistent policy the state has taken towards combating the Covid-19 pandemic. “Make me sick or make me poor. Stop making me both.” they said, frustrated with the lack of aid available to service industry workers and the repeating cycle of bar shutdowns and re-openings.

Protestors for racial justice march on Dubuque Street in Iowa City towards I-80 on June 4, 2020. Thousands of protestors marched from downtown Iowa City onto the interstate after the Iowa State Patrol used tear gas to disperse protestors the previous night.

Snow-making at Sundown Mountain Resort in Dubuque Iowa. November 2019.

Iowa City Councilwoman Mazahir Salih stands for a portrait at the Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa in Iowa City on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Salih, a co-founder of the Center, became the first Sudanese-American woman to hold public office in the US after her election in 2017.

Firefighters respond to a structure fire at a construction site on the corner of Clinton and Burlington streets in Iowa City on Tuesday March 5, 2019. No one was injured, although one employee was trapped in the cabin of the large crane on site until firefighters were able to subdue the flames.

Line cook Sean Crowley runs an order during an evening rush at the Nodo restaurant in Iowa City on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017.

Terry, an inmate volunteer, on Tuesday walks Russ, a shelter dog who was placed at the Iowa Medical & Classification Center as part of a program in which inmates teach shelter dogs obedience and help to rehabilitate them for adoption or placement.

Christine Grant poses for a portrait in her home on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Grant, now retired was the first woman to be Athletic Director at the University of Iowa and was involved in the formation of the national Title IX policy.

Luke Montavan looks out the window of his new apartment in Iowa City on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018 after being discharged from a halfway house earlier that morning. Sunday was Luke’s first day “off-paper” in over ten years. “I still keep my discharge papers taped above my mirror. I’m afraid someone is going to come knocking.” Luke said.

UI senior Darian Thompson cheers during power hour at Dance Marathon 26 at the Iowa Memorial Union on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020. The annual fundraiser raised more than 2.8 million dollars for children's cancer treatment at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital.

Fifth Ward Saints founder Carlos Honore works with students and volunteer coaches during a wrestling practice at Theodore Roosevelt Education Center on Monday, December 10, 2018. Fifth Ward Saints provides social-services alongside a variety of athletic and academic based after school programs to at risk students.

Park Ranger Jason Dykstra, Benjamyn Watson of Anamosa, and Ken Wolf of Monticello clear storm debris from a trail during a volunteer event at Wapsipinicon State Park in Anamosa on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Volunteers gathered in the park to clear storm debris from trails after high winds during the Aug. 10 derecho damaged trees in the park.

Community members gather to pray and share memories during a candlelight vigil for murdered Fairfield spanish teacher Nohema Graber at Fairfield High School in Fairfield Iowa on Friday, November 5, 2021.

Partygoers play sand volleyball on Washington Street during the Iowa City Downtown District Block Party on Saturday June 23, 2018. The 2nd annual event, during which open containers were allowed in a select portion of downtown, attracted thousands of guests and featured a variety of activities and performances.