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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Apr
22
Ultimate list of Iowa movies
On this website I have a list of all the times I know about Iowa mentions or settings in various forms of entertainment, but it looks like I’ve been one-upped. Way upped. The Des Moines Register reprints a much, much … Continue reading
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Apr
21
Railroad in Marshall, Hardin counties abandoned
This 1875 map shows the recently abandoned railroad through Albion in the recently dissolved Iowa Township in Marshall County. On the south side of Albion, a little more than a decade after an at-grade railroad crossing replaced a very old … Continue reading
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Apr
18
Mediacom is charging a sales tax on franchise fees
One peril of auto-pay: You never know when or how you’ll be nickel-and-dimed. So this actually started with my November cable/Internet bill. “We have recently reviewed our federal, state, and local tax collection process, and have made updates in accordance … Continue reading
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Apr
17
Former NT band teacher in the news
On the wires this week: A story about a 79-year-old flute player in a fifth-grade band in Dubuque, with a quote from director Brian Enabnit. I am assuming this is the same Brian Enabit who led North Tama’s high school … Continue reading
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Apr
16
Happy Map Day
Belated Map Day, anyway. The DOT released the 2014 Iowa highway map online yesterday. The most notable change is the logo in the upper right corner — it has the newly designed version rather than the one created in 1975. … Continue reading
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Apr
15
School nomenclature gymnastics
The school district in the central portion of Clinton County has an issue with being called…Central Clinton. The Clinton Herald has the longer story, which was picked up by the AP. The official name is “Central Community School District of … Continue reading
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Apr
14
County counting site adds interstate guide, Google Maps overlay
Some enterprising user of the Mob-Rule.com county counting site has created a map that colors in every county in the country touched by an interstate. Here’s the map, and here’s the page (to select by state). Major interstates have a color … Continue reading
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Apr
14
US 69 closed at Belmond for detour
Another sign of spring (despite what it actually feels like outside): A season-long closure of US 69 south of Belmond starts today to replace a bridge. It’s at least the fourth closure of the season so far.
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Apr
11
More information on proposed Wapello bypass
The DOT meeting about US 61 in Wapello, which I referred to earlier this week, has been scheduled for April 24. The project information is already online (PDF). In that writeup we learn a little more about US 61 in … Continue reading
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Apr
10
Grand Avenue ramp closure today
A press release from the DOT indicates the ramps from NB I-35 closed this morning. There’s going to be a few days before traffic moves into the center lanes. Also of note: The Iowa DOT’s news page has been fully … Continue reading
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