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The lovely Loess Hills are the next part of my 2015 circumnavigation of Iowa.

In my most recent Substack, I look into how the Lansing Black Hawk Bridge’s closure is a far different situation than the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse. I wrote it because I expected there to be stories about national … Continue reading →

Deep in the March 19 Associated Press story “Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US,” we find this: “Without the infrastructure bill, we wouldn’t be having these conversations,” Paprocki said. “We’d be fighting … Continue reading →

In my latest column, I look with dismay at yet another presidential election matchup between candidates born in the 1940s. The only one since 1992 that didn’t include at least one was 2008 (McCain, a Silent, vs. Obama, a young … Continue reading →

Because I was out of ideas and had to blow one of my “evergreens” wanted to give Substack readers a taste of my school research, my most recent post is a compilation of dates for schools in Buena Vista and … Continue reading →

You do, right? With a full breakdown of what county has what type of board, by number and how they’re elected? You’re in luck!

An Associated Press article relating to the phrase “women and children first” that uses current events in the Middle East as a hook references the Titanic disaster. Of course I’m going to have to weigh in — and today happens to … Continue reading →

December 18, 2006: The approach to the BNSF Fort Madison bridge as seen from the Illinois side. Iowa’s second-oldest existing bridge across the Mississippi River is going to cost more to cross. The bridge at Fort Madison, the only toll … Continue reading →

Just because I haven’t been a professional copy editor for five months doesn’t mean I stopped seeing typos and errors … everywhere. The most galling one, since I saw it every week for months, is that the IowaWORKS pop-up screen at … Continue reading →

I should’ve posted this Friday, since it was on my Substack the week before last. This is the second part of a look at college football on TV pertaining to Iowa, and a game that set the tone for a … Continue reading →