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Author Archives: Jeff
Apr
10
Southwest Mixmaster meeting this week
While much of the recent attention on interstate construction in Des Moines has been related to the northeast mixmaster, the southwest mixmaster isn’t being neglected. A meeting on April 11 in Des Moines will take another step forward in turning … Continue reading
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Apr
08
An early RAGBRAI LI correction
The RAGBRAI map and pass-through town list was not unveiled until April (a first) and on a weekday (another first). It ran in the Des Moines Register both online and in print on April 4 (and was off the website’s front … Continue reading
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Apr
05
North Tama, South Tama to share superintendents
Due to their wide disparity in enrollment, the North Tama and South Tama school districts don’t interact much. That’s going to change a bit. The North Tama Telegraph reports that the two districts will be sharing a superintendent. South Tama’s … Continue reading
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Apr
03
A TV show about road tripping in Iowa!
At the Iowa State Fair last year, Iowa Public Television Iowa PBS teased a “Road Trip Iowa” series coming in 2024. Well, it’s here! Sadly, I was not asked to be a consultant. The press release has one very important … Continue reading
Posted in Highway Miscellaneous
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Apr
02
On the Lansing and Baltimore bridges
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
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Apr
01
Hills Elementary to close
It was pretty much guaranteed to happen as soon as it was announced: The Iowa City school district is shutting down Hills Elementary. Stories: Gazette, Daily Iowan, KCRG (autoplay), KWWL (video only), Iowa Starting Line has a copy of the packet … Continue reading
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Mar
27
You’ve got to come back with me!
In which I, a “Back to the Future” trilogy superfan, get to geek out in Gladbrook over the newest addition to Matchstick Marvels.
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Mar
25
Eating from the what now?
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
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Mar
23
Rodney Dangerfield, call your office (again) (again)
The Dish Network listing for Thursday’s ISU men’s NCAA tournament game forgot that Caitlin Clark isn’t playing in it. Maybe we can’t blame them, given the complete saturation. Notice it never happens the other way around. (h/t my parents) PS: … Continue reading
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Mar
21
Southern Iowa US 63 corridor study online
A “Draft Vision Document” for US 63 from Ottumwa to the Missouri state line is open for comment at the DOT website. It summarizes findings from meetings last year. Much like the study of US 63 in Tama and Poweshiek … Continue reading
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