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  • Linux Monday: Karmic Koala vs. Windows 7

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    Black Friday meets Linux Monday



    My latest effort to inflict Linux on a new user got more complicated, but more interesting this weekend.

    Like all geeks, my holiday family visits include a fair amount of tech support. A month or so ago my sister in [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:00pm EST
    by John

  • MMM is back

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    Miller-Meeks joins deja vu primary field

    It's deja vu on the GOP primary ballot as three of the players from 2008 are facing off in a slightly different configuration in 2010.

    The big news over this long holiday weekend (four days with no post is the longest I've' [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 5:46pm EST
    by John

  • Thanksgiving Side Dishes

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    Thanksgiving Side Dishes

    Just a reminder that if it seems like there's less on the ole Deeth Blog these days to check out my Des Moines Register stuff. Now on with the clips:

    New census numbers mean new analysis of the now year-old presidential election. Marc [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:05am EST
    by John

  • Running-Marquardt Wins House 33

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    Running-Marquardt Wins House 33 with 78%

    And it's a Democratic hold in House District 33 in Cedar Rapids, as Kirsten-Running-Marquardt wins with 78% over Republican Joshua Thurston. One of the bluest districts in the state stays blue.

    9.5 percent turnout (for Iowa Citians, that's what we saw in [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:28pm EST
    by John

  • Scheffler backs GOP Purity Test

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    Scheffler backs GOP Purity Test

    Back in the early days of teh interwebs, various versions of "the Purity Test" floated about. It was scored like golf; the lower the score, the less "pure" you were and vice versa. Some of the questions on the deluxe 500 question version wend [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 5:32pm EST
    by John

  • Linux Monday

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    Linux Monday

    Second Linux Monday in a row as I try to re-establish the feature.

    Forget Obama's Nobel Peace Prize; these folks say it should go to Linux founder Linus Torvalds!

    Remember Chuck Norris Facts? We ubergeeks have Linus Torvalds facts: "Linus Torvalds can divide" [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:48am EST
    by John

  • JJ and More

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    JJ and More

    I skipped out on Jefferson-Jackson this year; I wasn't the only one as Tom Harkin stayed in DC to vote on health care and Dave Loebsack was MIA on “a mission out of the country,” which likely means some Armed Services related work on the front' [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:54am EST
    by John

  • Republicans set convention, too

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    Republicans set convention, too

    And now the Johnson County Republicans have set their nominating convention. The Courier has the details and the party line, but the key facts are: Saturday afternoon Dec. 5, Coralville Library, Lori Cardella announced for nomination.

    Even though the petition drive was Republican-led [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:18pm EST
    by John

  • Johnson County Dems Set Convention Date

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    Dems Set Nominating Convention Date for Dec. 3

    Johnson County Democrats will nominate their candidate for the Jan. 19 special supervisor election at a Dec. 3 convention at the Pappajohn Business Building on the UI campus. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. and the gavel drops at 7.

    "We" [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:26pm EST
    by John

  • Team Cardella Over The Top already

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    Special election: Over the top rhetoric already

    The Coralville Courier is really a must-read with your morning cup of coffee. Actually, tea (as in bag) might be more appropriate. It's a great insight into the mindset of local conservatives as the special election effort moves from petition stage' [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:06pm EST
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  • Mid-Day Clips

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    Mid-Day Clips

    A good and rather objective post at the Iowa Republican on next year's primary for the right to lose to Dave Loebsack (hey, I never claimed objectivity.)

    What we all suspected: John Edwards wanted attorney general.

    What we all suspected 2: CNN [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:45am EST
    by John

  • Bar War in Iowa City

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    Go Get `em Mike

    City votes to deny liquor license to the Summit; Summit owner Mike Porter (the political deep pockets behind 2007's successful no campaign on the 21 bar issue) sues the city. At issue is the policy of basing license renewals on the rate of PAULA citations [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:21am EST
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  • Monday Miscellaneous

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    Monday Miscellaneous

    It's Sarah Palin week and while far too many bytes have been wasted here's a couple takes worth reading:

    Jon Meacham at Newsweek seems to see Palin as the spiritual godmother to teabaggerism: "Her political celebrity is so powerful that it has reduced a large" [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:43am EST
    by John

  • Thoughts on the Special Election

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    Thoughts on the Special Election

    So there's going to be an election. Date's set for January 19.

    First off, congrats to the petitioners. Believe it or not--and look back over the blog--I'm actually agnostic on the appoint vs. elect issue. Fifteen years ago, I was on the petitioning' [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:25pm EST
    by John

  • Petitioners Say They Have The Signatures

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    Petitioners Say They Have The Signatures

    The special election petitioners say here at Coralville Courier that they have enough signatures.

    Developing; check back tonight for updates. var sc_project=288431; var sc_partition=1; var sc_security=""; [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:21pm EST
    by John

  • Weekend Events

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    Weekend Events

    Some free plugs here for candidates:

    Kirsten Running-Marquardt, the Democratic candidate in the Nov. 24 special election in House District 33, is having a get-together at the home of Bob and Sue Dvorsky, 5 to 7 tonight. That's 412 6th Ave., Coralville.

    Rod Sullivan is' [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:30pm EST
    by John

  • UI Staff and Thinly Veiled Temperance Threats

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    Thinly Veiled Temperance Threats

    Secure in the wake of last week's Iowa City election, the University's neo-Prohibitionists are at it again with. Yesterday's Daily Iowan offers this bit from Wallace Loh, UI executive vice president and provost, and Tom Rocklin, interim vice president for Student Services:
    We’re' [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:44am EST
    by John

  • One Big Long Tangent

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    One Big Long Tangent

    Open Left takes a look at some of the reddest and bluest counties in the country and notes that enclaves of strong, historic ethnic identity plays a big role.

    Makes some sense to me; I mean, everyone knows us Swedes are a [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:34pm EST
    by John

  • Taking the day off

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    Taking the day off

    Veteran's Day is traditionally my outdoor cleanup day, as it comes at a convenient time just after election day. (I've got a lull for at least a couple days... after that we'll see.) Plus it's one of those rare days that I get off but [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:56pm EST
    by John

  • DI nails city election a week too late

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    A little late for this

    The Daily Iowan editorializes about city issues:
    The city should also shift downtown police tactics. The police should concentrate their forces on the Pedestrian Mall — rather than inside the bars — and target public intoxication and violence instead of PAULAs.
    Gee, this would [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:12am EST
    by John

  • Conlin Launches Web Ad

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    Conlin Launches Web Ad

    The soon to be officially launched Roxanne Conlin Senate campaign hit the webwaves with a two-minute re-introductory ad Monday morning.



    "The special interests have had their turn, now it's our turn," Conlin says in the tag line (she does the full' [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:08am EST
    by John

  • Linux Monday

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    Linux Monday

    With local election season over--or at least on hold until Friday's petition deadline for a special supervisor election--I'm trying to revive some of my other writing habits. It's Monday, so that means Linux.

    Geeks out there know that the much-promoted launch of Windows 7 coincided with' [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:51am EST
    by John

  • Saturday Clips

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    Saturday Clips

    There's only one story in Iowa City today, of course, but here's a few other things:

    It's an administrative recount Monday in University Heights to double-check the two vote margin. The best part here: In the Iowa Code, recounts are covered under section 50.50. Think about' [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 9:44am EST
    by John

  • November Johnson County Dems

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    November Johnson County Dems

    After a longer than usual gap the Johnson County Democrats are back. No liveblog thanks to my once-again out of action laptop but here's some highlights:

    A unanimous endorsement of a One Iowa resolution opposing the constitutional amendement against marriage equality. (There's a double [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:19pm EST
    by John

  • City Election Wrap-Up

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    Well, That's Over

    Aaaand... just like the primary. Near-record low turnout and Susan Mims and Terry Dickens win with almost identical percentages as they had four weeks ago: 75 and 70 respectively.

    It used to be progressive orthodoxy in Iowa City that the students should be represented, but' [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:54pm EST
    by John

  • Things to Watch Tuesday

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    Things to Watch Tuesday

    The DI chimes in with an election morning endorsement of Connie Champion, Dan Tallon and, again, Susan Mims: "While many have lined up behind UI senior Jeff Shipley, we view it as more important for a candidate to substantively represent student and community interests" [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:34am EST
    by John

  • Iowa City Election: Slow Weekend Voting

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    The Townies Don't Care Either

    Last week's early voting on campus showed how disinterested students were in getting out to vote for fellow students Jeff Shipley and Dan Tallon. But weekend voting has illustrated that the Lifelong Residents and Taxpayers are either confident in a Susan Mims-Terry Dickens landslide, [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:05am EST
    by John
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