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Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous
Dec
31
Census: Iowa has grown 1.45% since 2010
According to the census estimate for 2013 (link to page with Excel spreadsheet which may not have the state names but is in alphabetical order), Iowa has 3,090,416 people, which is an increase of about 44,000 people and 1.45% from the … Continue reading
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Dec
26
Albion Methodist Church building to be torn down
This isn’t in Tama County, but close, and it’s right there for everyone to see on IA 330 in Albion. I saw the “No Trespassing” sign on the plywood covering the entrance of Albion UMC, and I wanted to find … Continue reading
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Dec
24
So cold it broke the chart
Readings taken in Marshalltown this morning, from the National Weather Service: Merry Christmas.
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Dec
20
Ron Burgundy is an Iowan
Will Ferrell is taking this “Anchorman” thing very seriously. In addition to various in-character appearances on TV, he wrote a book — not as Will Ferrell, as Ron Burgundy. As in, you can buy a fictional character’s autobiography. (Random observation: … Continue reading
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Dec
15
Logo similarity
The website for WDAM in southern Mississippi uses this logo on the bottom of the page (the NBC logo is absent in the header): (wdam.com) That bears an uncanny similarity to what KWWL used earlier this century, but currently does … Continue reading
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Dec
13
Iowa DOT wants to close interstate rest areas
I don’t have time for a full-fledged writeup about this important issue at this time, but here are some links: Iowa plans to close some rest stops (Des Moines Register) Plan to close rest stops worries truckers (Des Moines Register) … Continue reading
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Nov
28
NBC apologizes to Tracy, Iowa. Sort of.
A simple side remark about the name “Tracy” apparently didn’t go over well with the Internet. It probably takes more time to explain than the occurrence itself. The video from Wednesday is here, if you can tolerate a 15- or … Continue reading
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Nov
23
Ice Station Cyclone
In the past 12 hours, the National Weather Service has downgraded the expected temperature at kickoff in Ames again, to single digits. The previous record low kickoff temperature was 17°. This means that 2013 will have both the coldest and … Continue reading
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Nov
19
History? What history?
“Des Moines” as slang for “Middle America” strikes again: Southern women are different. That is a fact. It is not posturing, or hyperbole, or marketing. (See: all those song lyrics about California girls and their undeniable cuteness.) Southern women, unlike … Continue reading
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Nov
02
Jeff Kennedy leaving KWWL
That’s a surprise!!! He’s been giving the weather in eastern Iowa as long as I’ve been alive. It will be weird to watch the news without him. The story does not say what he’s moving on to.
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