Monthly Archives: January 2018

Jan 03

Population projection: Utah has babies and Iowa doesn’t

September 28, 2015: Clayton, Iowa, along the Mississippi River, has no children living in city limits, according to census numbers — adding the atmosphere of a micro-version of “Children of Men” to this photo of a playground there. Buck Grove, near … Continue reading

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Jan 02

Waterville Elementary to be closed

The Allamakee district voted unanimously to close Waterville Elementary at its board meeting in December, reports the Waukon Standard. A crowd at the meeting hoping to save the school left in sadness. As soon as the notice of “consideration” was … Continue reading

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Jan 01

The Cold Civil War

The year in light reading (except the bottom, still to be read). I wrote something. It ran in the Gazette on New Year’s Eve. In a sense, it’s the seedier side to my year of travel. Reading about the gulfs … Continue reading

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