Author Archives: Jeff

Mar 09

Gladbrook-Reinbeck in the public 1A semifinal

Posted on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ basketball team has a chance to add another 2016-17 state championship tombstone trophy to its case this week. GR plays undefeated North Linn in the first 1A semifinal, which tips off half an hour after this blog … Continue reading →

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Mar 08

Driving a DeLorean made to match ‘Back to the Future’

Posted on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

I saw the (an) actual DeLorean used in the “Back to the Future” trilogy at Universal Studios in Orlando. But this… This is heavy. YOU CAN EVEN PROGRAM THE TIME CIRCUITS

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Mar 07

History of Linn County’s Seedling Mile

Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

The Cedar Rapids Gazette’s Sunday “Time Machine” last week went into detail on the construction of the Seedling Mile for the Lincoln Highway northwest of Mount Vernon. The history shows the mile was supposed to be finished in 1918 but … Continue reading →

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Mar 06

North end(s) of IA 60 finally added

Posted on Monday, March 6, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 21, 2012: New entrance of IA 60 from the Minnesota line. The exit/entrance of IA 60 at the Minnesota line after the highway was upgraded to four lanes somehow fell through the cracks and it’s only now that I … Continue reading →

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Mar 04

Area man featured for longtime pursuit of weird accomplishment

Posted on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

As you may have seen online, the Des Moines Register’s Kyle Munson interviewed me about my travels and wrote a column about it. He even called back to the 2001 essay I wrote as a member of the Register’s Young Adult … Continue reading →

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Mar 03

Photos from the edges of Iowa

Posted on Friday, March 3, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For those of you here for the first time… Hi. October 1, 2015: Murray Hill Scenic Overlook, northeast of Little Sioux, in the Loess Hills. No highways, just a scenic picture. In early fall 2015 I took an eight-day trip … Continue reading →

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Mar 02

Rider Corner meeting March 9

Posted on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The addition of a flyover ramp from northbound I-35/80 to IA 141 and two ramps to/from Meredith Drive are the subjects of a DOT meeting March 9 in Urbandale. Three maps and two HD animated renderings are at the PIM … Continue reading →

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Mar 01

Crescent school KEPT OPEN

Posted on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In a reversal of how these things usually go, the Council Bluffs school board voted to keep Crescent Elementary School open Tuesday night. It’s a Mardi Gras miracle! Parents had very vocally fought to keep the building open (stories: Nonpareil, … Continue reading →

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Feb 28

KCCI, KETV about to be kicked off satellite – again

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For the second time this calendar year, the parent company of KCCI and KETV is in a retransmission dispute with a pay-TV provider. At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day, KCCI and other Hearst stations were pulled from … Continue reading →

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Feb 27

A documentary I want to make

Posted on Monday, February 27, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 21, 2012: Everly’s welcome sign. I mentioned Everly’s unique nickname in a 2015 blog post and someone has set up a website about the Cattlefeederettes’ six-on-six history. With the girls’ state basketball tournament starting, I though I would share an … Continue reading →

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