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John Deeth Blog
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Midweek Roundup

No news to speak of at the Adler journalism building as a mere FIVE voters exercised the franchise at the satellite site. Burge fared a little better with 31 people... but compare that to 945 two years ago. Student city council candidates: now officially 97 percent less interesting that 21 bars. Today the (lack of) action moves to Hillcrest and the UI library.

Other local stuff:

  • The DI does the Iowa Courts on line thing and finds Jeff Shipley's PAULA from 2006. All the more reason to vote for him:
    The 21-year-old said his history with downtown Iowa City and the police shouldn’t be a deterrent for voters.

    “It hasn’t been an issue yet,” he said. “A lot of students get PAULAs. I don’t think it’s anything.”

    Shipley said the tickets give him a “unique experience” of being able to relate with students’ concerns on drinking issues.

    Exactly. 21 now = 18 then = an ADULT. (UPDATE: It must just be an Iowa-City-ism since more than one person asked: the acronym is for Possession of Alcohol Under Legal Age.)

  • The Press-Citizen starts its endorsement rollout with North Liberty.

  • In honor of tomorrow's Ubuntu Linux upgrade, I get all cutesy at the Register about Grassley, Conlin, Macs and PCs.

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    About Me: John Deeth is a Des Moines Register guest blogger who has been featured in publications ranging from the Drudge Report to the Huffington Post. His past affiliations include WSUI radio (NPR) and Iowa Independent. Deeth and his trademark raspberry beret were a frequent presence on the 2007 Iowa caucus scene.

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