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Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous
Dec
30
Three days, five candidates, five counties, ten years later – 2
December 30, 2007: Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Tom Vilsack at the Traer Memorial Building. It’s weird to attend a political event when people you know are in the audience. After Christmas, Hillary Clinton was in a flat-out sprint toward Jan. … Continue reading
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Dec
29
Three days, five candidates, five counties, ten years later – 1
It is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be … Continue reading
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Dec
22
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The town of Delphos snuffed itself out this fall, and no one noticed. The community of 25 submitted a notice of discontinuance to the City Development Board that was accepted Oct. 4 (PDF). A lot of the people in the … Continue reading
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Dec
19
Benton County in-town endpoint photos added
I said I was going to start including post-1969 pre-1980 endpoints in pages as I got around to them, and fortunately, the biggest cluster of such points is in easy driving distance. All of the Benton County spurs except IA … Continue reading
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Dec
13
Corrections, updates for IA 415 page
I made a graphic a long time ago sketching out the changes to IA 415 between Ankeny and Polk City, but I had based it on incomplete information. Once DOT route descriptions were released, Jason Hancock updated his listing, but … Continue reading
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Nov
29
Photo 31,000
April 30, 2016: This trompe l’oeil mural on the side of a building in downtown Bussey illustrates the history of the town and prominent buildings. A larger version of the photo can be seen here. Bussey, in Marion County, was … Continue reading
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Nov
21
Short life for ’90s country station
Remember how excited I was that I found a radio station playing real country music that isn’t on the airwaves anymore? Well, that was short-lived. The changeover happened while I was on vacation. iHeartMedia has flipped Classic Country 1360 KMJM Cedar … Continue reading
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Nov
20
Des Moines wants a big-city trait
Des Moines doesn’t charge for parking in the ramps or on the streets on weekends, which was a benefit for me. But part of that is going to change. Tonight, the Des Moines City Council will have the first of … Continue reading
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Nov
13
Two longform explorations of Iowa locations
FiveThirtyEight looks at Howard County, the county in the nation with the largest presidential election swing, going from an Obama landslide to a Trump landslide. Howard County is on the edge/just outside of the Driftless Area, a region of the … Continue reading
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Nov
09
Is Winnebago still an Iowa company?
October 4, 2016: A 1959 trailer is on display at the Winnebago visitors center in Forest City. The center is where factory tours begin, but not where you’ll find the company’s top management anymore. Last year, as I finished visiting every … Continue reading
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