Luther Bangert of Iowa City Sets Record for Most Balls Juggled Whilst Swallowing a Sword: Daily News Links, July 15

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Adam Sullivan of the Iowa City Press-Citizen takes a look at some of the criticisms of the Iowa City school district's facilities planning process. The board will discuss the scenarios at a work session tomorrow.

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I once went on a trip out west where I ate chicken-fried steak at every restaurant we stopped at. Nebraska, Iowa, and Wyoming had the best. Anyway, here are some places you can get some of that delectable dish in Iowa City. (Press-Citizen)

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And here's another who visited today. (Press-Citizen)

Happy birthday North Liberty! (Press-Citizen)

Coralville and the University of Iowa displaced some trees and wetland with the university's new research park project. But don't worry, they're going to be restoring it. (Press-Citizen)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

An Iowa City man destroyed a Guinness World Record in eye-catching style Saturday.

Luther Bangert, an Iowa City resident and traveling circus juggler, broke the mark for “Most Things Juggled Whilst Sword-Swallowing.”

Bangert juggled five balls with a 21½-inch sword lodged in his throat for 11.72 seconds, smashing the previous record of 6.5 seconds.

Bangert, 27, has sword-swallowed with the traveling Great Bombay Circus, juggled while unicycling on the streets of Paris and played a musical saw in Torino, Italy. Bangert said he’s back in Iowa City on a short hiatus before returning to France for the 36th European Juggling Convention and decided to get the record on the official books before leaving.