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Author Archives: Jeff
Aug
20
Moms in Iowa know football
So of course some of them were game for this football camp of sorts at Dike-New Hartford. KWWL The first game of the season for some teams is this Friday.
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Aug
19
This is supposed to be a flattering profile?
Ames Tribune: There is nothing extravagant about this state. Iowa rates in the middle tier of population and average income. It’s not a destination setting for outsiders, and there’s no big-city draw. Iowa’s weather is often frustrating, and other than … Continue reading
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Aug
19
On old US 6
The Quad-City Times has an article on David Darby, who has led the effort to get old US 6 signed through parts of Iowa. It may be a little much to say he “found the old route through all these towns … Continue reading
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Aug
18
A Diagonal, not The Diagonal
June 21, 2013: South of Victor on the original River to River Road. (The name is for the lettered street system.)
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Aug
16
State fair observations
In no particular order: Friday was the 30th anniversary of the hottest day ever of the Iowa State Fair — August 16, 1983, which was Older Iowans Day that year. I was there. However, the National Weather Service was not … Continue reading
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Aug
15
This is where your school district went
July 5, 2013: Alphabetically, Ankeny and Arcadia are only separated by two towns. The demographic gulf between them, though, couldn’t be wider. Ar-We-Va closed its elementary schools in Arcadia and Vail in 2012 in favor of an addition at Westside. … Continue reading
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Aug
15
The Wall Street Journal gets it on the O’Bannon case
The headline pretty much says it all: Worst-Case Scenario: The O’Bannon Case Barely Bruises Ohio State While Flattening Iowa State (If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, read here.)
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Aug
14
Not so Extreme Sunday
For a while now, the Iowa State Fair has offered half-price admission on the last day of the fair, and certain days after 5 PM, and advertised it as such. This year, now that a ticket has risen to $11, … Continue reading
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Aug
13
Winding Stairs Festival photo gallery
These have no captions, but if you’re in them, you’ll know. Many parade pictures and the Max Morrison balloon tribute are included.
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Aug
13
Unclear on the Concept Dept., Money magazine edition
Ankeny — Iowa’s 10th-largest city in 2010 and 8th-largest school district in 2012 — is #37 on Money magazine’s list of “America’s Best Small Towns”. Waukee — Iowa’s 29th-largest city in 2010 and 11th-largest school district in 2012 — is #22 on … Continue reading
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