Jessica McWilliams
Jessica is in the Digital Arts program and previously graduated with an AA in Liberal Arts and a Bakery Certificate. She enjoys cooking, hiking with her dog, Daisy, taking pictures and spending time with her family.
Cannabis is already legal in 18 states, it’s time the U.S. Legislature gets with the trend There is bill in that has passed the House of Representatives that would federally legalize the sale and use of marijuana. Laws like this at a state level have actually brought positive [Continue Reading »]
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What do Ernest Hemingway, JK Rowling, Margaret Mitchell and Mark Twain have in common? They have had one or more of their books questioned, also known as challenged books and banned in some libraries. Banned or challenged books are those where schools or public libraries have found issues [Continue Reading »]
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We have all seen gas prices in the last few months skyrocket to nearly $4 a gallon in Cedar Rapids, and it is not the only thing that has risen in price. Bread, pasta, milk and butter have all had price increases. For example, bread has had an [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Dance Marathon raises more than $15,000 for U of I children’s hospital Dance Marathon returned to an in-person event at Kirkwood for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020. Kirkwood is the only community college in Iowa to host its own Dance Marathon and one [Continue Reading »]
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The Lady Eagles dominated last Thursday night against the Ellsworth Panthers. Not only did Coach Kim Muhl coach his team to a 115-37 win over the Panthers, it was his 400th career win with Kirkwood. Coach Muhl has been with Kirkwood for 33 years and has coached the [Continue Reading »]
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“American Underdog” is the real-life story of Kurt Warner, the first undrafted quarterback in the NFL to win a Super Bowl. The movie stars Zachary Levi as Kurt Warner, Anna Paquin as Brenda Warner, Dennis Quaid as Coach Dick Vermil and Hayden Zallar as Zach Warner. Viewers meet [Continue Reading »]
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The Super Bowl is just a few days away, will you root for the Los Angeles Rams? Or will you root for the Cincinnati Bengals? Let’s be real, most of us are only at the football watch party because we want to hang out with our friends who [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College hosted a doubleheader against the Iowa Lakes Lakers in Johnson Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The Lady Eagles got off to an explosive start and by the end of the first quarter the Eagles were up 25 to 8. It became clear that the Lakers were floundering; [Continue Reading »]
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