Iowa Hawkeyes Fall to No. 1 Hoosiers: Iowa City Daily News Links, March 3

I'm looking forward to thunderstorms. Sans tornadoes or snow.

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On to the Links!

Alas, the poor Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team seems to NIT bound again this year, after losing to Indiana on the road last night. But the future appears to be bright for them. (ESPN)

Here's the writeup about the game from Scott Dochterman of the Gazette.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the sequester cuts are modest, and should help with the country's debt problems. He said he is looking forward to joining congress in the their regularly scheduled plan of arguing a lot and then doing nothing, followed by some aggrieved grandstanding, before taking a long break. Ok, so I made the second part up. (Washington Post)

Alesha Crews of the Iowa City Press-Citizen has a preview of the Iowa City Carnaval project that is expanding over its previous incarnation.

Tara Bannow of the Press-Citizen has a story on a University of Iowa medical student with an ambitious idea to lower student debt.

Xeriscaping is apparently a form of landscaping that can prepare your lawn for hot dry conditions, like, say, last summer. (Press-Citizen)

Here's an Iowa City Press-Citizen opinion article that takes issue with extending the school day.

The Iowa City West boys basketball team wins both the player and coach of the year awards. (Press-Citizen)

Meanwhile the Press-Citizen weighs in against online gambling. While Linn County voters look like they will narrowly back the casino. (the Gazette)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day:

West High senior basketball player Jeremy Morgan was named Athlete of the Year in the Mississippi Division of the Mississippi Valley Conference, and West’s Steve Bergman was named Coach of the Year in the division.

Morgan and junior teammate Wyatt Lohaus also were unanimous first-team selections in the Mississippi Division. Senior Myzeah Batie-Gaddy also made the first team for the Trojans.

Senior Austin Swank made the second team for West, and senior Jason Stewart and junior Chike Ukah were honorable mentions. Stewart and senior Josh Verry earned all-academic honors.

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