Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous

Oct 31

Drowning in a mud pit

Posted on Friday, October 31, 2014, at 5:30 PM by Jeff

How bad is the onslaught of political advertising in Iowa, the state with the second-highest number of Senate-race ads in the country? During “Jeopardy”, KWWL ran 30 seconds of nothing but a still picture of a woman in a serene … Continue reading →

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Oct 15

Sub-$3 gas back in Iowa

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 3:09 PM by Jeff

Wooo. (WQAD) Even if my road tripping is limited right now, gas below $3 is a good thing.

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Oct 10

Lincoln Highway meeting in Tama

Posted on Friday, October 10, 2014, at 3:17 PM by Jeff

Maybe I missed a memo on this. (The website itself still says TBA, and the information is only on Facebook. This does not change my anti-Facebook stance.) Copied from that link: Iowa Lincoln Highway Association September 26 The next meeting of the … Continue reading →

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Sep 15

Lee County seat consolidation halted

Posted on Monday, September 15, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Lee County residents packed the gym in Donnellson earlier this month to hear a county supervisor’s proposal to move all services to Fort Madison. However, just before the meeting began, it was withdrawn. WGEM and KHQA both have stories; the … Continue reading →

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Sep 08

I’m sensing a pattern here

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2014, at 11:02 AM by Jeff

Lakeside Hotel & Casino, formerly Terrible’s Lakeside Hotel & Casino: 777 Casino Drive, Osceola Isle Casino Hotel, 777 Isle of Capri Blvd., Waterloo Diamond Jo Worth, 777 Diamond Jo Lane, Northwood (on I-35) Wild Rose Casino & Resort Hotel, 777 Wild Rose … Continue reading →

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Sep 04

Lee County consolidation at Fort Madison?

Posted on Thursday, September 4, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

December 18, 2006: “The oldest courthouse in continuous use in the state of Iowa” will continue to be so if Lee County Supervisor Ron Fedler has his way. According to both the Burlington Hawk Eye and Fort Madison Daily Democrat, one Lee County … Continue reading →

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Aug 27

KGAN, KDSM add classic movie channel

Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at 10:56 AM by Jeff

I’ve never heard of “GetTV” (or, as it is in the press release, “getTV” even at the beginning of a sentence) but it’s showing up in two Iowa TV markets. It’s a deal between Sony Pictures Television and Sinclair Broadcasting … Continue reading →

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Aug 26

A phrase you didn’t want to hear

Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at 10:26 AM by Jeff

So that’s why the University of Iowa wouldn’t let “Girls” come over: “(W)e were told that yes, our neighborhood is supposed to be Iowa in the coming season, and yes, there will be a frat party with some Lena Dunham … Continue reading →

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Aug 18

Unclear on the concept dept., county annexation division

Posted on Monday, August 18, 2014, at 12:44 PM by Jeff

“A Clinton teen was named Miss Scott County…” Wait, what? Of four winners crowned in the Miss Scott County pageant Saturday, only one of them lives in Scott County.  

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Aug 17

Quote of the week

Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at 9:53 AM by Jeff

Mary Walk, master gardener: “I was born and raised in Woden so I still consider myself kind of a city girl.” Woden’s population is 229.

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