Author Archives: Jeff

Jun 14

License Plate Letters — IAM, IBE, ICP, IDK

Posted on Friday, June 14, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Reader Dan Drackley and I both spotted the “I” series of license plates appearing in the same week of April, but it’s just now that I have an open post spot. As you can see from the combinations above, there’s … Continue reading →

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Jun 13

Galt post office a dead letter

Posted on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at 10:01 AM by Jeff

Second of three blog posts related to a May 23 DNR press release. Sometimes I have really had to reach for a photo in a tiny village that gives any sense of place. Sometimes I give up. Other times I … Continue reading →

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Jun 12

When US 52 changes, IA 136 won’t

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

More than two years ago, the city of Dubuque and the Iowa DOT agreed on road swaps in relation to the Southwest Arterial. Six years after serious rumblings began about the city taking the project on for itself, we’re less … Continue reading →

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Jun 11

Elma school to be demolished

Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Third of three blog posts related to a May 23 DNR press release. August 4, 2015: The former Elma Elementary School. Five years ago the Howard-Winneshiek School District voted to close its attendance center in Elma, the second of three … Continue reading →

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Jun 10

The perils of preparation

Posted on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

On the one hand, special sections must be set up ahead of time, mostly ready to go when the buzzer sounds or the final out is made. So, seeing that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s e-edition prematurely congratulated the Blues for … Continue reading →

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Jun 07

What did Iowa do to you (again), Agents of SHIELD?

Posted on Friday, June 7, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

After a really long hiatus, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is in a summer season. Production of a show like this costs a lot of money, and visual effects are carefully planned, down to clips that might only be seen for a … Continue reading →

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Jun 06

D-Day, 75 years later

Posted on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa man pilots historic C-47 in 75th anniversary of D-Day

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Jun 05

Warren County Courthouse comes down

Posted on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A prominent New Deal-era government building in Iowa met its demise last week. This will be the third replacement of a county courthouse in Iowa in the 21st Century.

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Jun 04

May 35

Posted on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Because I can, and a billion and a half people can’t.

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Jun 03

Thanks, Grandma

Posted on Monday, June 3, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Today is the 109th anniversary of Grandma Lyons’ birth. For a period of years, she gave her grandchildren savings bonds with their birthday gifts. Now, 30 years later, they’re starting to be cashed in. I was able to do it at … Continue reading →

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