Monthly Archives: April 2016

Apr 05

Full RAGBRAI map printed

Since I made the point that the Register had not printed a single continuous RAGBRAI map as it usually does at the beginning of March, it is only fair that I follow up now that a guide to the route … Continue reading

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Apr 04

Videos, slides detail Council Bluffs plans for 2016

About 10 days ago the Iowa DOT held a meeting in Council Bluffs covering the upcoming construction for the decade-plus-long reconstruction and expansion of I-29 and I-80 there. The step-by-step meeting with some videos starts here; a PDF is here. … Continue reading

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Apr 02

This week in ‘Verbing Weirds Language’

Less than 24 hours after the filing deadline for county offices, Linn County Supervisor Linda Langston, who had already said she wasn’t running for re-election, gave her two weeks’ notice of resignation. (How conveeeenient.) Whatever the implications of the timing, … Continue reading

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Apr 01

Gladbrook-Reinbeck dissolution committee meets

Reinbeck, Iowa, March 28 — The most recent meeting of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck dissolution committee was full of people who would rather not be there. Although there were more than two dozen speakers during the comment period, nearly all were opposed … Continue reading

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