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Author Archives: Jeff
Aug
23
Black, purple, and silver
This fall, two new sets of teams will be competing in Iowa sports. Both schools chose black, purple, and silver as team colors. Both have nicknames related to severe weather. Both start the school year today. But that’s where the … Continue reading
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Aug
22
‘Microorganism’ clogs underpass drain in Waterloo
The US 63 railroad underpass north of downtown Waterloo often has water in it, and it’s not just because it’s a low spot. There’s a microorganism that interferes with the draining, a DOT engineer tells KWWL. In the next two … Continue reading
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Aug
21
Eclipse day
As you may be aware, there’s a solar eclipse across the country today. Iowa is only going to get a partial experience of it, though. A little sliver of the very southwest corner is supposed to be in the “path … Continue reading
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Aug
18
Interactive maps, data on Iowa school districts
As part of the Gazette’s Iowa Ideas series leading up to a conference, a slew of enrollment and building information has been mapped out on a data page. (Warning: Autoplay video) Many of the maps have the districts outlined and … Continue reading
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Aug
17
Former education department official now South Tama’s superintendent
Jeff Berger, formerly a deputy director at the Iowa Department of Education, had his name in the news a few times because of some rare situations. He was involved on the state’s behalf in the recent cases of the Farragut … Continue reading
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Aug
16
License Plate Letters — GBN
The Global Broadcasting Network sounds like one of those fictional news networks created for a TV show or movie, doesn’t it?
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Aug
15
‘Prioritization’ for four-lane US 30 segments
Last week’s Iowa Transportation Commission meeting included approval of “U.S. 30 Corridor Prioritization,” a designation that doesn’t mean anything concrete yet on a timeline or funding. Stories: KWQC (above, misidentifying “Iowa Highway 30” at the start), KCRG (using KWQC’s footage). … Continue reading
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Aug
14
Cedar Rapids converting Second Avenue to two-way
Starting today, Cedar Rapids will being converting Second Avenue from one-way to two-way in downtown. This is one block east of Business 151. It’s going to take a while because the city is going to add “bump-outs” — things on … Continue reading
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Aug
11
The ‘game that still does not compute’
The Omaha World-Herald’s Tom Shatel is marking 40 years of sports reporting. The vast majority of that was with the Big Eight and Big 12. Iowa State pops up a couple of times in his memorable moments, including the 1992 … Continue reading
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Aug
10
SHOCK POLL: 4 in 10 Iowans are imposters
August 15, 2016: Boldly going where 1 million people go a year. I’m as crushed as Kyle Munson is about this revelation about the Iowa State Fair, which starts today: [A] recent Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows that 40 … Continue reading
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