Stranger Danger? Poll Shows Iowans on Heightened Alert for Child Abduction: Iowa City Daily News Links, June 17

Another Monday.

On to the Links!

There have been two terribly sad high-profile child abduction cases that have ended in tragedy the past two years. Perhaps not surprisingly, an Iowa Poll shows that Iowans feel that children are more likely to be abducted now than they were in the past. (Press-Citizen via Des Moines Register)

Iowa City was rewarded with another top bond rating. (the Gazette)

KCRG has coverage of Iowa City's Pridefest this weekend.

Josh O'Leary of the Iowa City Press-Citizen spoke with some Taft Speedway residents who wonder aloud if the flooding could have been prevented by more proactive dam management.

O'Leary also writes that Parkview Church is looking to start a small private school to help disadvantaged community members.

Adam Sullivan of the Press-Citizen has coverage of the anti-drone march that walked through the area over the weekend.

Tara Bannow of the Press-Citizen has a story examining the disclosure of medical research funding at the University of Iowa with a legislative change to disclosure rules on the horizon.

On fatty fish, and why they're good for losing weight. (Des Moines Register)

A small fire at Red's Alehouse was thankfully contained before serious damage could be done.

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

Plans to pilot lethal drone strikes from Des Moines don’t show signs of faltering, but peace activists trekking through Eastern Iowa this month are hopeful they can send a message.

“I do think if there are 100,000 people outside the entrance to the base for seven days in a row, I think it might have an influence on folks. But really you don’t know what it takes,” said Ed Flaherty, an Iowa City activist with Veterans for Peace.

That turn-out appears unlikely, but more than a dozen demonstrators marching 195 miles from Rock Island, Ill., to Des Moines say they’re getting a positive reception from observers and helping to increase awareness about drone strikes.

The Iowa Air National Guard in Des Moines is ending its F-16 operation in the next few months. Once the manned aircraft are gone, the Des Moines unit will shift to operating unmanned aircraft — commonly known as drones — and collecting military intelligence. Even though the aircraft will be piloted from Des Moines, the drones will stay overseas, well away from Iowa.