Monthly Archives: November 2011

Nov 11

Photos by the numbers: 6

Posted on Friday, November 11, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

“…We conclude that Elkhorn ceased to exist as a separate municipality on March 24, 2005…” — City of Elkhorn v. City of Omaha, Nebraska Supreme Court, January 12, 2007 October 6, 2008: Western suburbs of Omaha. This photo was taken … Continue reading →

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Nov 10

Photos by the numbers: 5

Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at 7:00 PM by Jeff

October 21, 2007: North end of IA 5.

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Nov 10

Photos by the numbers: 3 and 4

Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

March 21, 2003: Pocahontas, Pocahontas County. My first multi-day individual road trip.

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Nov 09

Photos by the numbers: 1 and 2

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 8:00 PM by Jeff

Starting off with a two-fer. September 7, 2010: South end of IA 1, Van Buren County

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Nov 09

Fort Madison ceremonially opens US 61

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 12:19 PM by Jeff

I was hoping the bypass would open in the next couple of weeks so I could go to the ribbon-cutting. The bypass isn’t open yet, but the ribbon has already been cut. So I’ll need to go down there sometime … Continue reading →

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Nov 09

Iowa Highway Ends 10th anniversary photo series

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 8:00 AM by Jeff

A decade ago, I took pictures from the front seat of the van on a couple of trips to Waterloo and Ames. Here’s one of them, taken months after IA 27 was first commissioned. Although I used few or none … Continue reading →

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Nov 08

Losing history

Posted on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at 9:18 PM by Jeff

“If a man wants to divorce me and says our relationship has no value to him, and then he asks me if he can sleep with me, the answer is, ‘No.’ We’re not going to play them any more because … Continue reading →

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Nov 06

SEC approves Missouri

Posted on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at 6:02 PM by Jeff

Ainsworth, Iowa — It’s official. When I entered Missouri this weekend, it was a Big 12 state. Before I left the state, that future lay elsewhere. There is still the minor technical detail that Missouri has never left the Big … Continue reading →

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Nov 04

Yes, ISU’s 100-year rivalries ARE chopped liver

Posted on Friday, November 4, 2011, at 9:04 PM by Jeff

Jason Kirk, SB Nation: While nobody’s crying about the dead Mizzou-Iowa State series, that’s a whole lot of history to heave out the window in the name of money, prestige and a BCS system that’s not going to be the … Continue reading →

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Nov 03

I-680 into Nebraska reopens

Posted on Thursday, November 3, 2011, at 12:30 AM by Jeff

It’s been closed for four months, but is open to traffic weeks earlier than expected. It had to be completely rebuilt after flooding destroyed the concrete and the roadbed. Omaha World-Herald story here. Best quote, though, is from KETV/AP and … Continue reading →

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