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Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous
Jun
23
The rise of the 400-square-mile high school, part 4
October 3, 2015: Harmony High School, a one-story building at the intersection of J46 and W46, will become the sole building for Harmony this fall, with all elementary students relocating here from Bonaparte. Junior high and high school students will go … Continue reading
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Jun
22
The rise of the 400-square-mile high school, part 3
July 25, 2012: The cornerstone of the Boxholm school, last serving as Southeast Webster-Grand Junior High. The Boxholm school is not currently in use. By the summer of 2013, residents of the Corwith-Wesley district knew their high school was a … Continue reading
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Jun
21
The rise of the 400-square-mile high school, part 2
December 28, 2008: Every window in the Russell school building was boarded up shortly after the district was forcibly dissolved. Students in Russell now go to Chariton, which encompasses about 85% of Lucas County. Lucas County was the home of … Continue reading
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Jun
20
The rise of the 400-square-mile high school, part 1
First in a series on the geography of, and changes to, rural Iowa school districts in the past 55 years, with emphasis on the last 15. For nearly 50 years the number of places in Iowa where one high school … Continue reading
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Jun
10
The “worst names in Iowa” list
(alternate title: “I am a scientist. I arrange, design, and sell science.”) Without a doubt, the “Iowa State University College of Human Sciences” is the most ridiculous name thought up in Iowa in the 21st century. Created in 2005 through … Continue reading
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Jun
08
Dismounting
June 1, 2015: Mount Union post office. The Henry County town of Mount Union wants to disincorporate. It would be the fourth Iowa town to do so this decade. According to records from the Iowa secretary of state, Mount Union was … Continue reading
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Jun
07
Iowa’s House freshmen learn challengers today
Aside from today being the last state primaries in the presidential process, it is primary day for Iowa races. In northeast and southwest Iowa, Democrats will pick their nominees to face two freshman Republican U.S. House representatives. The 1st District … Continue reading
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Jun
06
Peak population decade for each Iowa county
The Washington Post’s Wonkblog carries an entry with an ominous headline, “The places in America that already have their best days behind them”. It’s about the counties across the United States that peaked in population decades ago, and it leads … Continue reading
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Jun
01
If you build it, they will come
Vin Scully recites the “Field of Dreams” speech. People will come, Vin. Vin Scully recites the most iconic speech from a baseball film ever. #HallofFameTourhttps://t.co/ci59idkKOW — MLB (@MLB) May 26, 2016
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May
30
A flag-lined path
May 28, 2012: Goldfield cemetery, Memorial Day.
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