Iowa City News Links: Election Day Aftermath, IC School District Looks to Dispel DINA

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

Election day has passed. Here are the results from the . And we had coverage from Liz Mathis' important in Marion.

With all the furor the last few weeks about Herman Cain, we have a asking if you believe his accusers.

We also have a poll up , and the health risks thereof.

An Iowa City man in a road rage incident to get his way. On the bright side, I could easily see how that could have gone much worse.

Meet , a rambunctious hound mix who is our adopt this pet of the week.

For our Parent Talk this week, we're asking what age is the regular age for .

Patch house flipping, home improvement blogger Michelle Provost writes that a delayed house flip turned into a good excuse to .

From Other Sites

Here are accounts from the Iowa City Press-Citizen and the Gazette from last night's election.

Suffice it to say, local political blogger John Deeth wasn't too happy with the results of the city council election.

Josh O'Leary of the Press-Citizen writes that Iowa City has some unique campaign finance restrictions.

Tara Bannow of the Press-Citizen writes that the Iowa City School District is taking steps to get rid of its District in Need of Assistance designation.

James Q. Lynch of the Gazette writes that Democrats think the Liz Mathis win can give them some momentum.

Herman Cain blames his recent pains on the Democratic Machine.

Occupy Des Moines is planning more protests this month.

Chastity Dillard of the Daily Iowan writes that University of Iowa has above average endowments when compared to other schools nationally.

Chuck Klosterman is coming to town today.

Daily Links Excerpt (of the Day)

John Deeth: I'm supposed to be a happy little Democrat tonight with the Liz Mathis blowout. But I'm not. I'm miserable. Some wins and losses you feel more than others, and as you could tell from reading these past couple weeks, I was deeply committed politically and emotionally to Raj Patel. This one hurts.

Patel's loss proves beyond all doubt that under the present Iowa City political and electoral structure, it is impossible to elect a student to the city council. The only way to achieve a representative democracy in my city is with a rewritten city charter.