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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