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Author Archives: Jeff
Aug
18
School timeline mega-update preview
Someone took the last shot in an official basketball game in the gymnasium. Someone was the last student out the door on the last day. Someone was the last school district employee to lock the doors. When I started my … Continue reading
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Aug
16
Many state-level ‘poor’ bridges on replacement list
A few weeks ago, we got another round of stories about Iowa’s high number of “structurally deficient” bridges. This occurs regularly; I made a post five years ago about the bridge list then and their replacement timetables. As a reminder, … Continue reading
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Aug
14
Mocking Iowa’s 2020s congressional districts (6)
Bonus Saturday post! Had the census numbers been released Monday or Tuesday, when I had a full evening to play with them, I would’ve come up with this map earlier. It might have even superseded Mock 13 entirely. Once I … Continue reading
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Aug
13
Mocking Iowa’s 2020s congressional districts (5)
The actual 2020 census numbers came out yesterday, in extremely large and complex files meant to be interpreted by extremely expensive and complex software. I am but a simply country blogger of limited means. So, in order to get fast … Continue reading
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Aug
12
Iowa State Fair 2021: Metal detectors, NO TRAM
I once said a year without the Iowa State Fair would be unfathomable. Well, we’ve seen and heard a lot of unfathomable things lately. Now the Iowa State Fair is BACK, but with a couple of changes that show things … Continue reading
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Aug
11
When is Channel 14 not Channel 14?
KMEG, Sioux City’s CBS affiliate, is by a good margin the youngest of the “Big Three” network stations serving Iowa. It is more than a decade younger than any except WQAD, which preceded it by four years. Its youth is … Continue reading
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Aug
10
Derecho day
August 18, 2020: Derecho-damaged trees in Keystone. Sign says “Thanks firemen, Dave M and all volunteers. We appreciate you!!” See this blog post for more pictures. “You have 20 minutes!” I said to the front desk as I left the fitness … Continue reading
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Aug
09
Betty Lou Varnum, 1931-2021
If you were a child between 1954 and 1994 within range of WOI-TV Channel 5, you knew Betty Lou and “The House with the Magic Window.” Betty Lou Varnum died last week. The Magic Window was shuttered the instant ownership … Continue reading
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Aug
05
Newcastle NE losing its school
It’s not Iowa, but it’s covered by an Iowa TV station, and it shows that the issue of school closures is widespread. Newcastle is 36 miles northwest of Sioux City on NE 12. The school Newcastle’s students will be going … Continue reading
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Aug
04
Subchannel shakeup part of Gray TV deal
Months ago, Quincy Media, formerly Quincy Newspapers, announced it was selling to Gray TV for $925 million. However, it’s not until now that those effects are showing, and it affects TV stations serving Iowa. The tip-off was an ad during … Continue reading
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