Tag Archives: Cedar Rapids
And for Yesterday’s Elections, Here Are My Endorsements
I’m feeling good about Tuesday’s election. A sleazy campaign against Liz Mathis turned off voters in District 18, and they voted for a moderate Democrat to replace a moderate Democrat. To me, that feels better than a tie in the … Continue reading
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A RAGBRAI-Like Sense of Crowd
Sunday was a beautiful, cool fall morning in dry Cedar Rapids. A great day for a several mile stroll. Audrey and I, along with Theresa and her family and Katy and her family, had signed up to do the 21st … Continue reading
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Five Years Waiting for New Library to be Born
It may be worth the wait. In the wake of the 2008 flood, it was easy to feel terrible about the fate of the Cedar Rapids Public Library, a facility that I liked very much and visited fairly regularly. I … Continue reading
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Beauty of Hoarfrost
Yes, winter will get old before long. But, it pulled a magical trick today. While the East Coast was being battered by a blizzard, the snow has left our area—but some moisture in the air and a cold night caused … Continue reading
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FEMA: FUBAR for Everyone Meaning Always?
I like the post below because I got so ballistic, but see note at end, there has been a change …. OK, it’s easy to beat FEMA up. But do they have to make it so easy? When you wonder … Continue reading
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A New U With A Bad Old Song
I don’t mean “bad” too pejoratively. The “Alma Mater” will never be remade as a disco hit, and it serves its function—a song full of earnest longing that is easy to belt out at top volume. It’s bad in the … Continue reading
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The Sac & Fox Trail One Year Later
One of the perks of living in Cedar Rapids is its fairly nice park system. It’s not perfect—there is a “park” along Dry Creek in my neighborhood that had been a nice mowed meadow a couple of years ago that … Continue reading
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Driving the old Continental
Second try … I attempted without success to blog yesterday about media changes and what those mean for journalism education, but I failed somehow to save the blog entry and all my words were for naught. I’m sure I come … Continue reading
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Life musings ... My name is Joe Sheller and I'm an Associate Professor at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This blog is personal opinion and does not reflect the opinion of the college, it's administration, staff or board. I love to garden and often find my mind wandering when I'm pondering weeds or flowers. This blog is a pretty random mix of those thoughts, some on gardening, many on life in general.
