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MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2017 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ News To Know Pride Fest unites in diversity The 47th-annual Iowa City Pride Festival provided an opportunity for community members to reflect on the Pride in Iowa City growth of the celebration and look to the future of the LGBTQ movement. Community members gathered to share support for LGBTQ community this By LUCIA WAGNER and MADELINE DENINGER | [email protected] past weekend. People of all ages gathered to see street performers, watch a drag show, and enjoy a picnic dinner. Photos, 2 Rep. King: It’s Obama’s fault Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, told Simon Conway of WHO Iowa radio, a Des Moines radio host, that he partly blames former King President representative Barack Obama for the political climate, which, King contended, led to the recent shooting at a congressional baseball team practice in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 14. Victims of the shooting were Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and three other Republican Party members. “I do want to put some of this at the feet of Barack Obama,” King said in the interview. “He contributed mightily to dividing us. He focused on our differences Top: An Iowa City Pride parade rather than our things that participant marches on Dubuque Street unify us. And this is some of on June 17. The parade was part of LGBT the fruits of that labor.” Pride Month. (Ben Smith/The Daily King said leaders are Iowan) responsible for pulling Left: Two IC Pride parade participants members of society walk through an alley near Dubuque together. Street on June 17. (Ben Smith/The Daily “Our whole society and Iowan) culture has to come together Right: A Drag Queen stands in Studio on this,” King told Conway. 13 during the Open Stage Drag Show on “And those are just not June 14. (James Year/The Daily Iowan) platitudes on my part. I’m saying we’ve got leaders out there that can help pull us together, but in the end, it ride supporters flocked to City Park weeklong event in the third week of June. Iowa City Pride Picnic was held in Upper traces back to our families, and the Pedestrian Mall for weekend The Daily Iowan spoke with community City Park on June 16. to our fathers, to our Pfestivities in support of LGBTQ rights. members about their thoughts on the week’s A saxophonist and guitarist performed mothers, to good examples, President of Iowa City Pride Nathan Kel- significance. Here are highlights from the while picnickers congregated for a dinner to the right things being ley, 35, hopes to take the enthusiasm demon- June 16-17 events, including the picnic, pa- provided by Shakespeare’s Pub & Grill. Siz- said around the kitchen strated at the 2017 Iowa City Pride Festival rade, and festival: able rainbow flags adorned the shelter. table, in the living room, in and harness it to create an LGBTQ commu- Kelley, who has attended the Iowa City church, and in school. And nity center in Iowa City. He said this would Swallowing your pride Pride Festival since 2003, remembers when if the culture is going to be expand the celebration to provide something divided, it’s been divided the community can utilize beyond an annual To kick off the weekend’s festivities, the SEE PRIDE, 2 core back to there.” King has not released any further statements. — by Madeleine Neal Field Hockey goes Library event national Car show benefits Four Hawkeyes are part of a development camp in Pennsylvania. The welcomes camp showcases the best Children’s Hospital collegiate and post-colle- giate field hockey players 10th annual Cruis’n for the Kids Car show raises more than in the U.S. $5,000 for the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. special need Sports, 5 Fathers Day spending children By SOPHIA DEWAARD [email protected] The Iowa City Public Library traded its typ- ically hushed atmosphere for a buzz of chil- dren’s laughter, dogs, and live music. The Iowa City Autism Community part- nered with the Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., on June 17 to host a private browsing and playtime hour called Autism Friendly Library Browsing and Activities. The event, which was closed to the public, WEATHER allowed autistic children of all ages and their HIGH LOW families to play with toys and therapy animals 77 59 and experience a special music-therapy lesson in a calming environment. Partly sunny, turning partly This event was part of the Autism Accessible cloudy, breezy, 30% chance of rain/T-storms. Library Partnership that alternates between the Iowa City Public Library and the North Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan Liberty Public Library every month, providing a range of activities for special-needs kids. INDEX Farrel Statler of Iowa City chats with a man at the Cruis’n for the Kids Car Show at Kinnick Stadium on June 17. The car is his 1937 Ford sedan, one of more than 150 cars featured in the show. Parents who attended the event with their children said that to create an environment CLASSIFIED 7 By MARISSA PAYNE Cruis’n for the Kids Car ward the University that is accommodating to the needs of autistic OPINIONS 4 [email protected] Show filled the parking of Iowa Stead Family children, a calm setting with dim lighting and DAILY BREAK 6 lot outside Kinnick Sta- Children’s Hospital. Co- little background noise is ideal. SPORTS 8 amilies, children, dium with their vehicles, host Terry Prextor said The private events do not intend to shut the and community lining up to purchase Cruis’n for the Kids public out of the Iowa City Autism Commu- F members came food from vendors and made a commitment of nity; rather, the goal is to provide privacy for together “for the kids” strolling through the $50,000 to the UI Foun- people with autism. Dina Bishara, a cofounder June 17 fueled by an ap- parking lot to the tune dation to support the of the Iowa City Autism Community, said she preciation for cars. of soulful music. Children’s Hospital, and particularly enjoys the privacy of such events More than 100 attend- All funds raised from ees of the 10th-annual the car show will go to- SEE CARS, 3 SEE LIBRARY, 3 2 NEWS THE DAILY IOWAN DAILYIOWAN.COM MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2017 INTO THE IVORY The Daily Iowan Volume 149 Issue 5 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6030 Publisher 335-5788 Email: [email protected] Jason Brummond Fax: 335-6297 Editor-in-Chief 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Grace Pateras Call: 335-6030 Managing Editor 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for accuracy Katelyn Weisbrod and fairness in the reporting of news. If a report is wrong or misleading, a request for Creative Director 335-5855 a correction or a clarification may be made. 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O’Brien has played the piano since 1968 but has not been able to practice session, $100 all year. Beau Elliot as much since the old UI Voxman Music Building was flooded in 2008. Send address changes to: The Daily Iowan, 100 Adler Journalism Building, Web Editor Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004 Tony Phan BUSINESS STAFF Kelley said he is Parade meant much more “Plus it’s family-friendly, Business Manager 335-5786 PRIDE drawn to the picnic be- than marching through which I really love.” Debra Plath Advertising Manager 335-5193 CONTINUED FROM FRONT cause it provides an op- the downtown. Vendors promoting Classifed Ads/Circulation Manager Renee Manders portunity for the com- Leavenworth, a mem- local and national busi- Juli Krause 335-5784 Advertising Sales munity to reunite in a ber of Iowa City organiza- nesses and organiza- Production Manager 335-5789 Bev Mrstik 335-5792 the picnic was the only central location. tion Teens for Social Jus- tions packed the Pe- Heidi Owen formal public gathering “As I look around, I tice, believes his club’s destrian Mall. T-shirts for the yearly celebration. see some faces I haven’t message of “celebrating bearing the slogan “The “We keep [the Pride seen all year,” he said. diversity” was ill-received Future is Gender-Neu- Picnic] on Friday to re- “So it’s almost like a gay and “shot down with hate tral” were sold alongside mind people where [Pride Thanksgiving where ev- by a few people” at his merchandise featur- Apply to work at Fest] started,” he said. eryone is back and gets previous school. On the ing LGBTQ pride flags. Community participa- to see each other.” day of the parade, Leav- Hundreds assembled The Daily Iowan tion in what has grown enworth marched with around drag performers into a weeklong cele- Marching for unity fellow members, display- as they sang and danced Now hiring News reporters, bration has increased ing their club’s to popular music.