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Author Archives: Jeff
Oct
04
Moorhead school rescued from abandonment
There are plenty of sad stories about abandoned Iowa schools, so when there’s a success, we should give credit where it’s due. East Monona hasn’t been a school district since 2004, and the building in Moorhead soon had problems, but … Continue reading
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Oct
02
ISU football sets TV sports record
But not the kind we wanted… (emphasis added) The Baylor/Iowa State college football game drew a 0.9 overnight rating on FOX Saturday night, down 25% from Arizona/Washington last year (1.2), down 68% from Texas/Oklahoma State in 2012 (2.8), and tied as … Continue reading
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Oct
01
Eastbound
Effective today, I am working at the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Blogging may be intermittent/sporadic as I get settled in and make sure my Internet works. This is a timed post.
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Sep
30
Second US 65 Bondurant stoplight activated
The four-lane US 65 diagonal through Bondurant gets a little more suburban with the addition of a signal at 32nd Street starting tomorrow. This is between Grant Street (former IA 945) and I-80. There will be another signal added to US 65 … Continue reading
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Sep
29
Beltway interstate designation talk rises again
December 18, 2006: Two numbers, two opposing directions, and the occasional bout of confusion about what road you’re on. US 65 and IA 5 share the Des Moines beltway between US 69 and Carlisle. I have pointed out before that … Continue reading
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Sep
26
License Plate Letters — CRX
I have seen some CQ’s out there, so this cycle does not look like it’s skipping letters. The replacement cycle has slowed down quite noticeably, although every once in a while I have seen an old 1997-series plate still floating … Continue reading
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Sep
26
Some little school demolition notes
This turned into an all-school week without me quite realizing it! Anyway, here are a couple little items of note: Although I don’t typically track big-city buildings, Iowa City is tearing down a school built in 1917-18. Also on the … Continue reading
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Sep
25
Benton Community considers closing Van Horne Elementary
The Benton Community school district is not necessarily small for Iowa, in either size or population, but it has endured enrollment declines like any other mostly-rural district. After absorbing Norway in 1991, the district covers about the southern half of … Continue reading
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Sep
24
Dire straits for Farragut, Hamburg
Last week had more bad news for the Farragut and Hamburg school districts in far southwest Iowa. KMA and the Omaha World-Herald both have stories. Both say the state has given the districts a 30-day deadline to explain how they … Continue reading
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Sep
23
First meeting on Remsen-Union, MMC sharing
Here’s a follow-up to an earlier blog post, with more follow-ups to come. KTIV covered the first meeting about potential sharing between Remsen-Union and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn. Marcus would get the high school and Remsen fifth through eighth grades. Remsen-Union’s teams are … Continue reading
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