Apr

27

Lockdown

April 27, 2007 | 35 Comments

Fill me in if you can…
The high school is in lockdown. Apparently someone found/received/heard about a note saying something to the effect that “It’s a good day for a shooting.” The kids and faculty have all been searched, the lockers have been searched, and now the vehicles are being searched.
IT IS NOT A GOOD DAY [...]

Apr

27

Weekly Recap

April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

-The Panora road might actually get finished
-The Stuart aquatic center got some good news
-I spent a few days visiting Methodist Hospital. Geez, Dad, there are easier ways to get me to come home for a visit.
-On Thursday, the Royals hit Torii Hunter in the face, gave up ZERO runs through 10 innings and still lost! [...]

Apr

26

A Room with a View

April 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Is there anyone out there (besides me) who loves baseball so much they could live at the stadium? If a recent proposal goes through, Principal Park in Des Moines might be the place to do just that. The plan would call for as many as 60 units behind left field at the I-Cubs stadium with [...]

Apr

20

Weekly Recap

April 20, 2007 | 3 Comments

The biggest story of the week is unquestionably Monday’s massacre at Virginia Tech. We’d all like to think something like that could never happen to us, but the fact is it can, and it does. Ask the families of the victims. Or ask the people of Littleton, Colorado. Eight years ago today on April 20, [...]

Apr

16

What did I miss?

April 16, 2007 | 25 Comments

A few updates from while I was on vacation:
-We lost another police officer
-We need to fix a road
-People are arguing about where to spend money
-The council wants to get with the times and create a web presence
Three of these things are pretty common anymore and have been discussed thoroughly on other sites. What’s new is [...]

Apr

16

Señoritas y cervezas

April 16, 2007 | 5 Comments

¡Hola huevos buenos! I’m back from vacation relaxed and refreshed, ready to hit the blogpath again. I’m still getting caught up on all the happenings while I’ve been away, but I’ll be back soon with my thoughts and updates.
Gracias,
Nate

Apr

5

Weekly Recap

April 5, 2007 | 7 Comments

Baseball season got underway this week. The Royals started with a thrashing of the Red Sox on one of the most beautiful days ever…eighty degrees, plenty of beer, lots of great baseball. The only problem? I forgot to wear sunscreen.
It’s Masters week in Augusta, and you know what that means…it’s time for Ticket Solutions fantasy [...]

Apr

3

Iowa’s New Coach

April 3, 2007 | 2 Comments

Todd Lickliter is Iowa’s new head basketball coach. He’ll receive $1.2 million a year over the course of a 7-year contract. Lickliter will begin his duties at Iowa as the recently-named National Coach of the Year, winning the award as the coach of Butler.
I personally thought Creighton’s Dana Altman would be Alford’s successor, but he’s [...]