Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous

The new Congress is being sworn in today, and Joni Ernst will be among those taking the oath of office for the first time. She is the first woman from Iowa to serve in the U.S. Senate. (Iowa has two other … Continue reading →

April 27, 2005: Ackworth, the second city in Iowa in alphabetical order, first in ZIP code order. [And this picture is nearly a decade old!] When I started Iowa Highway Ends, I had the far-off goal of eventually traveling every … Continue reading →

I am all for Iowa and Iowans not trying to be something and someone we aren’t. We have a certain image, and there’s nothing wrong with that, per se. When was the last time an Iowa-ISU football intro didn’t pan … Continue reading →

Let the record show: Tom Harkin, the most senior junior senator of the 113th Congress, cast his last vote Dec. 16 to confirm a judge for the Western District of Missouri. He voted aye. Harkin’s last non-confirmation vote was on retroactive extension … Continue reading →

The Eagle Grove Eagle reported at the beginning of November that the stoplight at Broadway and Commercial (IA 17 and C54) no longer functions. The equipment is a quarter-century old and would need to be replaced. The intersection will be … Continue reading →

First scene in last week’s episode of “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”: “What’s Burning Man?” “Are you sure you’re not from Iowa, because you just sounded like it.” Later it turns out the person who spoke the second line was “an art … Continue reading →

With the election a week behind us, let’s run through the superlatives of an unprecedented sixth (nonconsecutive) term for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad: At the end of next year, he will be the undisputed longest-serving governor of all time. He … Continue reading →

KWQC reports that FM 96.1 in the Quad Cities will be going full-on Christmas music at midnight. Don’t you dare, 104.1 and 104.5. This is a timed post.