Monthly Archives: November 2017

Nov 02

‘Bridge Fest – The Last Drive’

September 27, 2015: A boat passes under the US 52/IA 64 Savanna-Sabula bridge. A new bridge has been built immediately downstream (foreground) over the past two years. The easternmost bridge in Iowa had a “closing ceremony” Oct. 21. A parade … Continue reading

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Nov 01

Iowa’s brain drain and the 2016 election

I’ve made a lot of blog posts and writeups about Iowa population and politics-adjacent issues, but the 2016 election brought forth a forehead-smacking-obvious postulate that eluded me until June*: If level of education becomes a political factor, Iowa’s “brain drain” … Continue reading

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