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Bus Route Blues, Gay Marriage Obama Bump, Legislators Go Home: Iowa City Daily News Links, May 10

A quick rundown of local news.

Congrats to Don Nelson on his pending graduation.

On to the links!

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President Barack Obama came out in support of gay marriage yesterday. See how people in Iowa City .

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If you missed it this weekend we have a up from the ICCC Chris Lillig Memorial Cup bicycle race.

We've got a great discussion going on our site on the and how it can be prevented.

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An Iowa City homeless man was accused of for the Iowa City Animal Shelter.

Is the Avengers movie suitable for young children? Patch blogger Courtenay Baker-Olinger on the subject.

We ask in this week's parent talk is it proper to let a child use ?

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Alison Sullivan of the Daily Iowan investigated how the city has changed its busing routine after some local fights last year. She also writes how the situation could use some improvement.

Vanessa Miller of the Gazette writes that the Iowa City Police Citizens Review board might be looking to change its name, and that's not the only thing that could be changing.

Mitchell Schmidt of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that local communities who opted out of a deal with the Iowa City Animal Shelter are now sending their animals to the Cedar Rapids shelter.

Jordyn Reiland of the Daily Iowan writes about the local reaction to President Obama's support for gay marriage. Here are the statements from state party leaders.

The President has clarified his position on gay marriage, but that doesn't make the divide between Americans on the issue any less apparent.

The Iowa Legislature adjourned yesterday without the sweeping the changes to commercial property taxes that many were hoping for.

The legislature did get some things done this session, though, including the beginnings of mental health reform.

Ken Mason is paid by the University of Iowa for fundraising, but spouses at the other two regents schools are not paid for the same function. We asked yesterday if this is .

This is cool. Former Iowa Hawkeye and NBA coach Don Nelson will be graduating this spring -- at age 71.'

The U.S. Post Office decided not to shutter several small town post offices after all, instead opting for shorter hours. And several small towns in Iowa did rejoice.

Testimony continued in the failure to report daycare trial, with the news that the unreported assault is still under investigation.

Daily Links (Excerpt of the Day)

Retired from coaching in 2010, he’s finally making it happen.

“It means a lot to me personally,” said Nelson, who will be joined by more than 40 family members and friends in Iowa City to celebrate his graduation. “When I went to college, I was the first male in my family with a chance to go. One thing that was important to me was to get a degree. I was in the pros for so long that I had to postpone it until now. But it was a goal of mine, and I’ve achieved it.”

Nelson, who played on the Boston Celtics’ 1969 NBA championship team and coached 2,398 NBA games (winning a league-best 1,335), said he won’t be tied in emotional knots Saturday morning.

“I don’t think I’ll get nervous because I don’t have to give a speech,” said Nelson, who splits time between homes in Dallas and Maui, Hawaii. “I do look forward to throwing my hat up in the air. You can do that, right?”

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