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Author Archives: Jeff
Jan
09
JC Penney at Crossroads closing
“My” J.C. Penney — that is, the one that was closest to me — is now a victim of that retail company’s continued troubles. Crossroads Mall in Waterloo has lost an original anchor tenant. There won’t be a Penney’s in the … Continue reading
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Jan
09
“Oregon Trail” now available as online game
Technically, it’s the MS-DOS version, not the Apple IIGS, but the emulator appears to work on a Mac so… The real Oregon Trail from MECC is back! (Washington Post) (link to game page) And so is Carmen Sandiego! (But neither work … Continue reading
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Jan
08
Wagon Wheel Bridge at dead end
July 5, 2013: Wagon Wheel Bridge across the Des Moines River in Boone County, upstream from the Kate Shelley High Bridges. The Boone County supervisors returned $2 million in funding to replace a bridge that’s spanned the Des Moines River … Continue reading
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Jan
07
944…or not
When I wrote my resolution to visit every Iowa town, I noted (and then had to revise) the number of incorporated places “as of this writing” — and there was a reason for that. Center Junction in Jones County had … Continue reading
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Jan
06
Iowa history made in DC today
The new Congress is being sworn in today, and Joni Ernst will be among those taking the oath of office for the first time. She is the first woman from Iowa to serve in the U.S. Senate. (Iowa has two other … Continue reading
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Jan
05
Resolved: To visit every incorporated place in Iowa
April 27, 2005: Ackworth, the second city in Iowa in alphabetical order, first in ZIP code order. [And this picture is nearly a decade old!] When I started Iowa Highway Ends, I had the far-off goal of eventually traveling every … Continue reading
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Jan
02
‘Prince Farming’
I am all for Iowa and Iowans not trying to be something and someone we aren’t. We have a certain image, and there’s nothing wrong with that, per se. When was the last time an Iowa-ISU football intro didn’t pan … Continue reading
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Dec
31
Five years since Insight Bowl victory
The second-best decade in Iowa State football history was capped off with a 14-13 win against Minnesota in the Insight Bowl on Dec. 31, 2009. It was the third bowl win for the Cyclones in a decade and the second … Continue reading
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Dec
31
Traer girl mourned after hunting accident
Liesl Casto, 12, was killed Saturday when her muzzleloader rifle accidentally went off. The DNR said this was the first firearm hunting fatality in Iowa since 2010. Stories: KCCI, KWWL, KCRG. Inspiring community note from the latter: “Liesel’s church youth group quickly … Continue reading
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Dec
30
Diagonal school building turned 100 in 2014
April 1, 2010: View of the 1914 Diagonal school building. The round tube is a fire escape. The home of the smallest high school in Iowa marked its centennial this year. The main building for Diagonal schools was built in … Continue reading
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