Author Archives: Jeff

May 31

Meeting June 5 on US 30-IA 21 interchange

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The project to four-lane US 30 between Tama and US 218 has four components. The upgrade to four lanes in each county are separate pieces, on slightly different timetables. The interchange with US 218 should start any time. The middle … Continue reading →

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May 30

Is street renaming that common in Iowa towns?

Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In a deep review of the online legal descriptions of Iowa highways, I’ve noticed some quirks in the conventions. A road will often connect or start at/with “an unnamed street”, but in each town that street clearly has a name. Older … Continue reading →

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May 29

Davenport considers dropping outlying school

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

So… remember the “West Scott” petition from a few weeks ago, which is actually a rehash of the same thing three years ago? It’s on the Davenport school district’s radar, and the district has a response of sorts: Punish them … Continue reading →

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May 28

Voice of the summer, entering its autumn

Posted on Monday, May 28, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I don’t know his name, but everyone in Iowa has heard his voice. As the YouTube ad above shows, the man who does the voiceovers for Adventureland’s radio and TV ads has been doing it for a long time. Last … Continue reading →

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May 25

Iowa 4-H camp changed management

Posted on Friday, May 25, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

While going through one of my piles of mail*, I leafed through the Iowa 4-H Foundation’s summer newsletter. It was there that I found out — and this still may be news, considering the only external coverage was a blurb … Continue reading →

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May 24

The Great Dysart Gorge

Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I have questions. Why? No, seriously, why? Is “our downtown has what appears to be a giant pothole” really the best method of civic advertising? Is this some sort of commentary on Iowa infrastructure? Is this some sort of commentary … Continue reading →

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May 23

Fareway anniversary includes logo change

Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 10:08 AM by Jeff

This kind of snuck up on me (and perhaps others) in a pair of trips to different Fareway locations recently: I knew the Boone-based grocery store chain is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, but didn’t know that the “Economical … Continue reading →

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May 22

Wapello bypass plans finalized

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Louisa County became the 61st county in the state to have a rural four-lane highway segment when last year’s upgrade to US 61 opened from the Muscatine County line to south of Grandview. Now, as part of the last step … Continue reading →

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May 21

A song old enough to graduate

Posted on Monday, May 21, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The last students born in the 20th century graduated from high school this weekend. That means everything from then, including the song that was everywhere (from a two-hit-wonder), is metaphorically old enough to be in adulthood. Looking back at 2000 … Continue reading →

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May 18

GPSs: Threat or menace?

Posted on Friday, May 18, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

You’d think there would be some code in GPSs and online direction programs like Apple/Google Maps to override a “shortest possible” path to stay on a highway, or at least a gravel road. All roads aren’t equal, even when they … Continue reading →

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