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Iowa City Daily Links: September 6

Every day Iowa City Patch.com will post links to some of the stories in the area you may have missed, and a few more that will be important to know as you enjoy your day.

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

We are asking all of you: have Iowa City school district class sizes gotten ? Let us know in comments.

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To get you ready for the caucus season, here is a University of Iowa .

Meet our adopt this pet of the week: , an awesome hound that would be great to have around the house.

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Lynn Campbell of Iowa Politics wrote a nice series of stories on the .

From Other Sites

Asmaa Elkeurti of the Daily Iowan writes that other Iowa communities have found success hiring state government lobbyists. The Iowa City city council is scheduled to consider whether to hire one for its government.

I had no idea laser tag was this competitive.

The owner of the Yacht Club is now the owner of Gabe's, writes the Daily Iowan.

Lee Hermiston writes for the Iowa City Press-Citizen that alcohol arrests are still a concern for police in downtown Iowa City.

A house fire in Coralville over the weekend tragically claimed the life of another West High student, writes Lee Hermiston for the Press-Citizen.

Diana Nollen of the Gazette reviews Hancher's season opening show.

Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette writes that the city council candidate field lacks diversity.

According to the Iowa Independent, a Rasmussen Poll has Gov. Rick Perry as a double digit leader in Iowa. Still, only a third of Iowans say they have made up their minds on who they are going to vote for.

Daily Links Quote of the Day: Mike Brotherton said officers have been encountering more fake licenses downtown than in years past.

"I'm thinking by the looks of how crowded the bars are, I think we've got a fake ID problem," he said. "Most people we've stopped, we found fake IDs."


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