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May
23
How to download 2012 census estimates
The census website has too many bells and whistles now to offer a direct link. Simply explaining it is a blog post in itself. I’ll be back with actual content later. You’ll have to go to this page and then … Continue reading
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May
22
IA 330 meeting Tuesday
A year ago, the DOT held a meeting in Baxter and laid out all the possibilities for changing the US 65/IA 330/IA 117 intersection. Many of the alternatives were at-grade intersections. The meeting notice for next Tuesday uses the word … Continue reading
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May
22
Smallest towns on state highways
Millville and Durango, 24 miles apart on US 52 northwest of Dubuque, are the two smallest incorporated places in Iowa that are on a state-maintained road. Millville, pop. 30, is #939 and Durango, pop. 22, is #945 out of 947 … Continue reading
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May
21
Mediacom costs up by one-sixth in two years
I have the next-to-barest-bones package from Mediacom: Expanded basic cable and Internet access. I’ve never changed that. I’ve never even replaced my TV. All that I’ve gained with the “digital conversion” of cable TV are the digital network subchannels and … Continue reading
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May
19
99-year-old Orange School closes
When the Orange Township school at the intersection of Orange Road and Kimball Avenue was built, it was for a rural Black Hawk County population. Decades later, it was incorporated into the Waterloo school district and the area became part … Continue reading
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May
18
Analysis of the 2014 five-year plan
There are some interesting takeaways in the draft five-year plan released by the Transportation Commission this week. The major interstate projects in Council Bluffs and Sioux City continue throughout the plan, although money has been shifted in some years (bridges … Continue reading
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May
18
$3.899
This picture was taken nine years ago tomorrow in Lime Springs, near the Minnesota border. It was the first time I had ever seen super unleaded at $2 a gallon in Iowa. Then this week, this happened: Associated Press, Jan. … Continue reading
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May
17
Lincoln Highway Centennial
America’s Main Street celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. (I’ve seen in places that July 1 is the official date.) The Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival is this weekend in Tama. The Rochester Post-Bulletin has a feature about the Lincoln Highway in … Continue reading
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May
16
‘We don’t debate the apostrophe’
Why isn’t there an apostrophe in the names of Harpers Ferry WV or Harpers Ferry IA? Because the Domestic Names Committee of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names doesn’t like them. (Wall Street Journal)
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May
15
Michigan State scheduling hamstrung by Notre Dame series
Imagine if someone covering the Big Ten wrote that headline. Well, someone did, sort of. Just substitute “Iowa” for “Michigan State” and “Iowa State” for “Notre Dame.” By the way, here’s the list of future noncon games for Michigan State. … Continue reading
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