Monthly Archives: March 2012

Mar 25

Photos by the numbers: 144

Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

   December 8, 2002; July 29, 2010; July 6, 2011: Three views of northbound I-35 in northeast Hamilton County. This was the original junction with US 20, evident with the Pilot and older Boondocks truck stops at the interchange. Since the … Continue reading →

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Mar 25

NCAA spelling compliance

Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012, at 12:24 AM by Jeff

While I was spending ten minutes* waiting for my exorbitantly priced** food to arrive during Saturday’s women’s basketball games at the Iowa Events Center, I had nothing better to do than look closer at the stuff by the concession stand … Continue reading →

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Mar 24

Photos by the numbers: 143

Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 12, 2008: These one-panel sign sets are in Newport News, Virginia.

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Mar 23

Photos by the numbers: 142

Posted on Friday, March 23, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

November 6, 2009: The left exit for US 65 north in Altoona was part of the original interstate construction. It made a lot of sense since the road underneath was not perpendicular to I-80 but at an angle. This enabled … Continue reading →

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Mar 22

Blue-on-white plates to be phased out

Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at 11:51 PM by Jeff

The Sioux City Journal reports, based on talks with the Woodbury County Treasurer, that Iowa’s license plates are indeed being replaced — but only the earliest ones. As far as replacements go, this is about as anticlimactic as you can … Continue reading →

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Mar 22

1997 Sweet 16 revisited

Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at 8:00 AM by Jeff

(All images CBS) Tuesday was the 15th anniversary of Iowa State’s 1997 appearance in the Sweet 16, its first since 1986. Those who remember it will recall it as a Bittersweet 16. The Cyclones blew a 16-point lead to UCLA … Continue reading →

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Mar 22

Photos by the numbers: 141

Posted on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 31, 2008: Fading signs on new-ish metal pole northwest of Denison. The US 59/IA 141 duplex northwest of Denison is one of the few tiny non-interstate four-lane segments in western Iowa.

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Mar 21

Photos by the numbers: 140

Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 12, 2005: West end of I-140 outside Knoxville. (Or north end, kind of.) Mainline I-40/75 is four lanes in each direction here.

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Mar 20

Photos by the numbers: 139

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 18, 2004: There was some strange signing going on in the mid-’90s. When the US 63 bypass of Denver was built, this was one of the signs put up. The exit BGSs had the same thing going, with the oddly … Continue reading →

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Mar 19

Noncontiguous school sharing?

Posted on Monday, March 19, 2012, at 5:46 PM by Jeff

Well, this is interesting. Monday night the Essex and South Page school boards got together on neutral ground for a joint public meeting to discuss current and potential sharing agreements. … Pertaining to the upcoming football season, the two boards … Continue reading →

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