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Enterprise story ideas

I came up with all of these while at the Pentacrest, hopefully they're not too lame

1. How parking has been affected by the new meter charges. The new system is first you get a warning, the next ticket is $5, then $10, and it keeps increasing. See if people are angry about this, if they're parking in the ramps more, if ramps are making more money, how it has influenced the city of Iowa City.
2. Since we have had a very cool summer, it may be interesting to see if Iowa City is expected to have a colder, snowier winter. It appeared to me as if the leaves of the trees around the Pentacrest began changing into fall colors earlier, so I wondered if the winter weather will begin earlier this year.
3. Although the flood was over a year ago, it appears that there is still a good deal of construction around Riverside, the IMU, and closer to the Iowa River. It may be interesting to see if that is indeed flood related and how the city has progressed in flood clean up.
4. The University of Iowa radio station, KRUI, has been nominated for a Woodie award by MTV-U, which nominates college stations. This may be a fun idea if KRUI wins, especially because they have awarded fairly famous musicians.
5. UI Professor emeritus supports a new investigation into 9/11 in light of the recent anniversary. It could be interesting to find out why he thinks, if more people agree with him, etc.