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Mar
07
License Plate Letters — OBE
There is confirmation via reader e-mail and personal observation that license plates have entered the O’s. This did not happen with the 1997 series, which skipped from N to P. It did, however, happen with the 1986 series, which began … Continue reading
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Mar
05
More about College Township
In early 2021 I wrote about “Western College” in southern Linn County and how that connected to the short-lived Leander Clark College in Toledo. Now the Gazette’s “Curious Iowa” series has a feature on College Township with more history about … Continue reading
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Mar
01
Hills could lose its school
The school building in Hills was constructed in 1965, just before the town was attached to the Iowa City school district. Six decades later, that school is in danger of closing. Iowa City has put Hills Elementary on the chopping … Continue reading
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Feb
28
Lansing bridge closed for at least two months
The replacement of the Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing just got underway in November, but it does not appear it will be in time for a seamless transition. The current bridge was shut down Sunday after “unexpected movement” and it … Continue reading
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Feb
26
Circumnavigation report Day 4
Ups and downs to hit unvisited towns, plus the northwest corner tri-state marker, are covered in the continuation of my 2015 circumnavigation of Iowa.
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Feb
22
Who has the right to choose school sales?
A column by Iowa Writers’ Collaborative member Cheryl Tevis has some photos of schools in her area: Boxholm, Pilot Mound, and Paton (the last just some bricks forming a monument to itself). The column covers many school-related bills still active in … Continue reading
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Feb
19
Last part* of I-74 bridge demolished
On Sunday, the Moline anchorage to one of the bridge piers of the old I-74 bridge was blown up in an explosion. Stories and video: KWQC, WQAD. The subject of the fourth and final demolition can be seen in this … Continue reading
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Feb
16
You want fat? Let’s get fat
I wrote about food! Specifically, I wrote about the tradition of churches inviting people to come eat a certain type of food at a variable date in February.
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Feb
14
One legislative step toward I-435?
In 2016, I mentioned that Arkansas wrangled an exception into a federal highway bill that enabled a newly built four-lane road from Jonesboro to I-55 to be designated an interstate. The provision was to allow farm traffic to use a … Continue reading
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Feb
12
Oh well
The Iowa Newspaper Association awards ceremony Thursday night recognized newspapers for their work between October 2022 and August 2023. The winning entries can be found here. The Cedar Rapids Gazette won 40 awards. Three I had a minor hand in … Continue reading
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