Iowa City Daily Links: A Murder Mistrial, Mountain Lion Spotted, Von Maur to Coralville Approved

As always, I'll start with links to stories on this site, but then I'll venture out into the world of other publications. Feel free to suggest links to stories that I might have missed and I can add them during the day.

From Iowa City Patch

Marla Swesey was named the Tuesday night, and four others were sworn in to their positions.

Check out this from an Iowa City City High accounting class.

Mitt Romney is according to our survey of Republicans.

Ron Paul was Tuesday for an appearance.

Our Iowa City mountain lion may in Clinton.

Meet , our adopt a pet of the week. He's a black lab with a great handshake.

We have a where you can vote for your favorite photo from Julie Staub's first 100 photos from her 365 project.

From Other Sites

Jordan Mickle of the Daily Iowan writes that the University of Iowa ranks high for students who have special needs.

Emily Schettler of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that the Coralville City Council approved the $10 million in incentives to bring Von Maur from Iowa City's Sycamore Mall to Coralville's Iowa River Landing.

The Charles Thompson murder trial ended in a mistrial yesterday after a mistake by the district attorney, reports the Press-Citizen. This mistake could cost the county a lot of money, writes the Daily Iowan.

Asmaa Elkeurti of the Daily Iowan writes that the downtown fire Saturday showed the importance of renter's insurance.

Daily Links Quote of the Day: The Press-Citizen asked Lyness if the case has cost her the public's trust.

"I think the public will certainly understand that mistakes are made," she said.