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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Nov
15
I wrote about Dad and farming in the Gazette
Dad is going to stop raising cattle. Bruce Morrison has been on this farm, around animals, all his life. In 1967 he was a member of the Tama County 4-H team that represented Iowa in the livestock judging competition at … Continue reading
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Nov
13
No quarter for traitors
Iowa State men’s basketball starts the season with as high expectations as there have ever been, and tips off this afternoon in Sioux Falls … against Colorado. I think the neutral site is a fine idea, since it gives western … Continue reading
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Nov
12
Bedrock impedes Bettendorf I-74 construction
The Quad-City Times has a construction update on I-74, which is a little behind schedule from unexpectedly tough bedrock. Linked at the end of the story is a 6½-minute video from the Iowa DOT from January with a visual flyover … Continue reading
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Nov
12
Quad Cities radio station broke the Christmas seal
KMXG-FM in Davenport started its merry-making a week ago. There oughta be a law against this sort of thing.
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Nov
11
Gladbrook-Reinbeck dissolution petition advances; meeting tonight
The potential unprecedented self-immolation of an Iowa school district has taken a step forward. A petition to dissolve Gladbrook-Reinbeck has the necessary number of signatures for a referendum, most of which came from the Gladbrook area, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports. The dissolution … Continue reading
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Nov
10
Tour of abandoned Burlington high school
Story on KWQC.
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Nov
09
Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Denver back in semifinals
Just like last year, Class A District 4 has proven to be the toughest district in small-school football, with two teams in the semifinals. Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Denver will face each other Friday morning at 10 AM (which, if you have … Continue reading
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Nov
07
Another ISU-Oklahoma number to remember
Two hundred and ninety. It was 290 days after Iowa State’s last win over Oklahoma in football that Tim Berners-Lee published the first website. That is to say, the last time ISU beat OU, the World Wide Web did not … Continue reading
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Nov
06
Story County opposes closing US 30 intersections
Ames Tribune: After more than two hours of what was at times contentious public comment and debate, the Story County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to draft an official letter opposing the closing of several intersections along U.S. Highway 30 … Continue reading
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Nov
05
Central Clinton officially renamed Central DeWitt
The school district in the central part of Clinton County has made good on its intention to disassociate itself with the county. The “Central DeWitt” name change passed overwhelmingly in the district, reports WQAD. It can’t be simply “Central” because … Continue reading
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