Category: Brief Messages or Announcements

  • D-Day for All Soldiers in World War II, Including African Americans

    D-Day for All Soldiers in World War II, Including African Americans

    Today is D-Day, which was the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare, and there is plenty of history to read about it. It was the Battle of Normandy during World War II, which lasted from June to August of 1944. There is also the history of African-American soldiers in World War II. Unfortunately,…

  • FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on June 7, 2022 for New Covid-19 Vaccine

    FDA Advisory Committee Meeting on June 7, 2022 for New Covid-19 Vaccine

    The FDA Advisory Committee will meet on June 7, 2022, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET to discuss the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine EUA application. The vaccine is a SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine (SARS-CoV-2rS) with Matrix-M1 Adjuvant.

  • What is Monkeypox?

    What is Monkeypox?

    University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics epidemiologist, Dr. Karen Brust, MD, provides essential information about Monkeypox, which has been in the news a lot lately.

  • Covid-19 Transmission Rate High in Johnson County

    Covid-19 Transmission Rate High in Johnson County

    The CDC Covid-19 transmission rate has changed to High. Accordingly, the recommendations include wearing a mask indoors in public, being up to date with vaccinations, and any others related to your relative risk for severe illness.

  • The Big Mo Blues Show

    The Big Mo Blues Show

    Heard this on ‘da Friday Blues with John Heim, aka Big Mo. Everybody in the band looks like they’re having a good time.

  • Heads Up from University of Iowa Health Care: Why Vaccinated People Still Catch Covid-19

    Heads Up from University of Iowa Health Care: Why Vaccinated People Still Catch Covid-19

    Some people still get Covid-19 symptoms despite being vaccinated. University of Iowa Health Care infectious disease expert, Dr. Dan Diekema, MD, MS, explains why.

  • My Updated Easy Exercises

    My Updated Easy Exercises

    Okay, so I’m nobody’s personal trainer, but I have an update on my exercise routine, which I’m doing daily for the most part. I spend about a half hour on the “workout” which starts with a floor yoga warm up. I get on the exercise bike for 5 minutes. Then I do 3 sets of…

  • Fill a Bag and Help Feed Families Program

    We’re filling a bag to help families in the program affiliated with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC). Letter carriers in Iowa City will be picking up bags of non-perishable food items placed beside mailboxes on the second Saturday in May, which is on May 14, 2022 this month. Edward James Olmos is the…

  • Total Lunar Eclipse Starts May 15, 2022

    Total Lunar Eclipse Starts May 15, 2022

    We’ve never seen a total lunar eclipse, but it’ll happen May 15-16, 2022. It happens over several hours. For us in Iowa City, Iowa it starts at around 8:30 PM on May 15, 2022 and ends at around 2:00 AM on May 16, 2022. You don’t need any special eclipse glasses and you can see…

  • NAMIWalks Today and Beyond!

    NAMIWalks Today and Beyond!

    We drove by Terry Trueblood Recreation Area today and were amazed by the big crowd of people. We found out about the NAMIWalks today because of the signage and people everywhere at the park. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has been around since 1979, and you can read more from the top fundraiser…