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Because I am a Mediacom subscriber, at the beginning of football season I started receiving Cyclones.tv with my cable package. I do not have HD cable. For multiple cable networks, including sports and news channels, that have widescreen broadcasts, the … Continue reading →

Michael Ehret took some photos of IA 86’s new alignment at the state line. One I ran on the blog earlier. There are also some older photos that I’ve finally gotten around to placing, with former IA 91, former IA … Continue reading →

July 30, 1999: This marker was seen on our tour of Gettysburg. (video frame) Related articles: A reading of the Gettysburg Address (NPR) Thousands gather to commemorate 150th anniversary of Gettysburg Address (Fox News) Ken Burns working on Gettysburg Address … Continue reading →

June 12, 2011: The Trump Tower, left, and Sears Tower, right, as seen from the observation floor of the John Hancock Building. Yes, I still call it the Sears Tower. So there. Thanks to a goosing of the rules, and … Continue reading →

KPTL-FM (106.3) is all Christmas all the time. Temperatures outside are in the 50s and will be for much of this week.

In the Atlantic’s list of “50 Greatest Inventions Since the Wheel,” six have to do with agriculture: Nitrogen fixation (a surprising #11), the Green Revolution (Norman Borlaug is one of the few people name-checked, at #22), the moldboard plow (#30), … Continue reading →

It says a lot about the 2010s that I’m happy about this. While it’s a nationwide thing, I wonder how much the blend change factors into this.

Let’s see how this holds up. HOWEVER…HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS…WITH STORM TOTALS OF 1-3 INCHES…WILL LIE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF AN ALGONA…IOWA FALLS…TRAER LINE…INCLUDING WATERLOO. EDIT: Conditions in Marshalltown Tuesday afternoon, light snow/fog/mist. Yup.

A side bit of knowledge from this Des Moines Register blog post about a new “online museum.” Hank Zaletel left two months ago today.

MeTV needs a proofreader. The voiceover woman pronounced it “brunch” too.