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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Sep
19
Dysart cemetery vandalized
Ugh. (From KCRG, which about a month ago introduced a revised front page with “Top 9” stories)
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Sep
18
Hooray! We don’t reek! (Wait a second…)
November 18, 2011 Pat Forde on the etiquette of field-storming: If your program doesn’t reek of tradition and arrogance and you beat a top-five team, storm the field. (See: Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State last year.) Then later in the … Continue reading
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Sep
18
Why the Des Moines beltway can’t be an interstate (yet)
There’s another article out about studying an interstate upgrade for the US 65/IA 5 Des Moines beltway. There is more to an interstate designation than just signage. There are also rules about slow-moving vehicles and minimum speed limits. Right now, … Continue reading
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Sep
17
US 20 on track to open early
Thanksgiving week is a possibility for the big stretch of US 20 between US 71 and IA 4 to open. (Fort Dodge Messenger) This would be the last major relocation for US 20. From 71 west, new lanes would likely … Continue reading
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Sep
15
Long legs
From the “strange football statistics” department: Northern Iowa and Iowa State both made 49-yard field goals today.
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Sep
14
“Easton Valley” school vote passes
June 14, 2011: The cornerstone of the original Preston school building is half-obscured by a 1950 addition. The East Central school district, the easternmost in Iowa, is sharing this year with Northeast of Goose Lake. Many in the district are … Continue reading
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Sep
14
The system is obviously flawed
Caught at the bottom of this L.A. Times piece about Notre Dame being* in the ACC is this bit: Are these rankings for football teams or truck stops? Ken Massey’s early season Bowl Championship Series algorithms are always good for … Continue reading
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Sep
12
Unfortunately, I’m out of shelf space
A large three-dimensional map of the battle of Gettysburg with lights signaling troop movements is for sale. (via Fark)
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Sep
12
It’s official: Notre Dame will never play Iowa State
Notre Dame going to the ACC in everything but football (SB Nation). More from ESPN. ND to the Big 12 was a fool’s hope anyway. But a $50 million exit fee(!) means that Florida State won’t be thinking about it either. … Continue reading
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Sep
11
Northern Iowa considering moving to Division I-A?
This has “bad idea” written all over it. Which is better: Being a relatively big fish in a medium-sized pond or a guppy in the ocean? UNI gave Wisconsin a game. It will likely give Iowa a game. But moving … Continue reading
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