Monthly Archives: February 2018

Feb 14

The chocolate ration has increased

Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

On sale, or perhaps “sale”, at the front of Hy-Vee recently was a new type of M&M’s bag. It was sealable at the top — which makes it harder to store small-side-down — and it was a different size than … Continue reading →

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Feb 13

Two consolidations passed last week

Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Two stateline school reorganizations that were essentially pro forma votes were approved last Tuesday. Both will take effect in fall 2019. North Winneshiek and Decorah approved consolidation (Radio Iowa), or more accurately, North Winneshiek finished the endgame it planned out when … Continue reading →

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Feb 12

Suggestion: Rebuild Northeast 14th — then reroute US 69

Posted on Monday, February 12, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Tuesday night there will be a meeting for a project years or decades overdue: Expanding US 69, aka Northeast 14th Street, between I-80 and Ankeny to four lanes (PDF). It’s in the part of Polk County that officially is not … Continue reading →

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Feb 09

Enrollment data shows more of the same

Posted on Friday, February 9, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The 2017-18 public school certified enrollment tables are on the Iowa Department of Education’s website, but currently only accessible via magic. Fortunately, in this case, I have a magician’s touch. There are no big surprises, but a few small ones, likely … Continue reading →

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Feb 08

Vengeance, justice, hockey

Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Winter Olympics, with some actual events but a much-too-large complement of non-sports on both the rink and the slope, start today. There’s a good chance I won’t be able to see much if any of it, but there was … Continue reading →

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Feb 07

Animated annual report for Council Bluffs interstate project

Posted on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT has put out its review of the 2017 construction season for the Council Bluffs interstate project. A lot has been done, but there is so much more to go. The biggest development was the opening of the … Continue reading →

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Feb 06

The story of Albert the Bull

Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The world’s largest anatomically correct Hereford was featured in a Super Bowl ad and got a mini-documentary. Story, Sioux City Journal; video (below), Cenex (the ad’s sponsor).

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Feb 05

Hampton-Dumont, CAL finalize sharing

Posted on Monday, February 5, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last month, CAL officially agreed to send grades 7-12 to Hampton-Dumont, the Hampton Chronicle reported in multiple articles. (One of the articles was by Greg Forbes, who was laid off from the Sioux City Journal a while back and was named … Continue reading →

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Feb 04

Yet for some reason I STILL haven’t gotten the call

Posted on Sunday, February 4, 2018, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

‘Jeopardy!’ Contestants Fumble Entire Football Category, To Coach Trebek’s Dismay (NPR)

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Feb 02

Old Cherokee, Lansing schools on ‘Endangered’ list

Posted on Friday, February 2, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

April 17, 2015: The Stone Schoolhouse in Lansing was in use from 1863 to 1973. Preservation Iowa’s list of “Most Endangered Properties” includes two old school buildings. First, as found in the tipoff for this blog post (Sioux City Journal), … Continue reading →

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