Iowa City Daily Links: August 16

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

Texas Gov. Rick Perry visited Iowa City yesterday after declaring his presidential candidacy on Saturday and he got a big crowd to come see him. Click to see a story, photos and video from the event.

Speaking of politics, if you haven't yet check out some of our coverage from the Iowa Straw Poll that happened on Saturday. Here's the fun that we fed all day.

We have a gallery up from , which was held over the weekend in Iowa City.

Here's a run down of the features of the  you can download for your smart phone of choice.

Meet our Adopt this Pet of the Week for last week -- O'Henry, . I'll have a new Adopt of the Pet Week up today.

From Other Sites

Emily Schettler of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that construction workers are going to be working on overdrive this week to finish projects before the swarm of students return. The Gazette also has an article up today on students coming back.

Lee Hermiston of the Press-Citizen writes that some Iowa City streets will be paved with a new type of asphalt that is more eco friendly.

The Press-Citizen has their Best of the Area restaurant rankings are up. Always fun to take a look and see who wins.

Here's the obituary for Caroline Found, the West High student who died in a moped accident last Thursday. Condolences to the family.

There will be an Iowa City School Board candidate forum on Aug. 29 in Hills.

Here's a story from James Q. Lynch of the Gazette on President Obama's visit to Decorah yesterday. Obama should be arriving in Peosta, Iowa in a few hours to talk rural jobs.

I actually think Newt Gingrich got a rougher time from conservatives while in Iowa than President Obama did.

Daily Links Quote of the Day: Former Johnson County Republican Central Committee chairman Bill Keettel said he was impressed with Perry, and said his combination of looks, style, policies and big state experience will make him a formidable contender.

Keettel said Perry's lack of strength with voters of Tea Party or Libertarian bent will not stop him from being a strong candidate in Iowa, along with current frontrunners Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann.

"The Tea Party and the Libertarians are garnish for this meal; (Perry) is the main course," Keettel said.