Author Archives: Jeff

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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May 31

Traer gets DNR grant

Posted on Friday, May 31, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 1913: Excerpt from Sanborn Co. map showing Traer’s power plant. A May 23 press release from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has three items worthy of blog posts. The first is the closest to home: “City of Traer— … Continue reading →

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May 30

A misadventure in timing

Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The scene: Where the tall corn grows Status of the protagonist: Getting cross-eyed staring at spreadsheets, realizing that one was set up with different alphabetization rules than the other The internal dialogue: “Woof, transferring one data set to sync with … Continue reading →

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May 29

More 2018 photos sprinkled across pages

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I’ll get the good-sized batch of photos related to my trip for the US 20 completion ceremony later, but in the meantime, aside from the collection in Mount Pleasant, here’s a list of pages with a new photo or two: … Continue reading →

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May 28

Planning to replace the Gordon Drive Viaduct

Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Gordon Drive Viaduct in Sioux City, whose original structure is 83 years old, has been on lists of bridges most in need of replacement in Iowa. The Iowa DOT is starting work on its replacement. These stories from KTIV … Continue reading →

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May 27

Memorial Day 2019

Posted on Monday, May 27, 2019, at 10:20 AM by Jeff

May 26, 2019: Members of the Traer American Legion carry out a 21-gun salute at Buckingham Cemetery. This followed a ceremony at the Traer Memorial Building (and, earlier, visits to other cemeteries).

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May 24

Analysis of 2020-24 Iowa DOT five-year plan

Posted on Friday, May 24, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For this look at the upcoming five-year plan, not everything new is mentioned and not everything previously in is mentioned. Years are fiscal years as listed in the draft program (large PDF; scroll to near the bottom for the highway … Continue reading →

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