Monthly Archives: November 2012

Nov 21

US 20 ribbon cutting

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at 11:50 PM by Jeff

Dignitaries cut the ribbon for new US 20 beside the eastbound lanes near Early, Iowa, Nov. 21, 2012. Early, Iowa — Early it certainly was, for me anyway, in reaching northwest Iowa to attend my second Highway 20 dedication ceremony. … Continue reading →

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Nov 21

Jonathan Chait (?!) comments on college football

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at 1:28 AM by Jeff

First, he gets it right: The more people who live in the Big Ten’s footprint, the more households will be paying their cable operators an extra dollar a month or so to carry the Big Ten network. Hence the logic … Continue reading →

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Nov 21

NE 36th Street interchange opens in Ankeny

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2012, at 12:50 AM by Jeff

Story and video at WHO’s website. Also at WOI.

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Nov 20

Conferencepocalypse III (This time it’s personal)

Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at 10:03 AM by Jeff

The only thing the states of Iowa and Maryland have in common is that they have state songs sung to the tune of “O Christmas Tree.” That was, until yesterday, when Jim Delany, having lost his last chance at love … Continue reading →

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Nov 19

Almost.

Posted on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

In 1964, the Iowa Highway Commission made a sort of wish-list for freeways that would be built in addition to the interstates. With some changes to the corridor paths, this has been the root of the state’s operating plan for … Continue reading →

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Nov 18

The Big 12 circular firing squad

Posted on Sunday, November 18, 2012, at 9:38 AM by Jeff

is alive and well. So is the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. (Note first, that person wrote before the game, and second, that the cover explicitly invokes the jinx in case of a Kansas State loss.) Two “bottom feeders” of the Big … Continue reading →

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Nov 16

Summary of NT playoff opponents’ outcomes

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2012, at 9:13 AM by Jeff

It’s a decent rule of thumb: The team that beats North Tama in the playoffs, or the team that beats the team that beats North Tama, wins the state championship. Granted, this is not difficult to do in an eight-team … Continue reading →

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Nov 15

US 20 link opens before ceremony

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

The last pieces of US 20 in the state to be paved, in 1938, are also the last pieces to be bypassed, nearly 75 years later. This is a slight twist on the usual process. New 20 is going to … Continue reading →

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Nov 15

Football championships

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This year the state football championships are a day earlier, I’m guessing because of a UNI home game Saturday. Thursday is 8-man, A, and 3A, while 1A, 2A, and 4A are Friday. The Class 1A title game is Council Bluffs … Continue reading →

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Nov 14

Iowa State 19, Nebraska 10

Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at 8:10 AM by Jeff

“First down play, and it’s Seiler keeping, trying to turn the corner, he does, he pops through at the 30! He’s to the 40, to midfield, to the 45! To the 30! To the 25! To the 15, to the … Continue reading →

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