Monthly Archives: February 2013

Feb 19

Iowa DOT Photo of the Week

Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at 12:02 PM by Jeff

For the centennial year of the Iowa Highway Commission/Iowa Department of Transportation, a historical “Photo of the Week” is being posted online. I have added a link in the blogroll. The first photo is the most obvious choice, and probably … Continue reading →

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Feb 17

West Virginia women 1, Hilton Coliseum 0

Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2013, at 4:32 PM by Jeff

Take some money from those FIVE DOLLAR CLONE CONES (!!!) and buy the Cyclone women a friendly rim. Please. This 68-66 forehead-smacker was their first loss to an unranked team at home since an 82-72 loss to Nebraska on Jan. … Continue reading →

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Feb 17

KWWL story on Max Morrison benefit

Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2013, at 12:12 AM by Jeff

Story here. KWWL.com

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Feb 16

Ouch (NICL bracket edition)

Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 8:07 PM by Jeff

West Marshall 68, North Tama girls 23.

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Feb 16

UNI’s Farokhmanesh on CBS tournament list

Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 12:36 PM by Jeff

Ali Farokhmanesh, the Northern Iowa player who led Panthers’ win over 1-seed Kansas and sealed the game with a wide-open 3-pointer in 2010, is #8 on CBS’s NCAA Tournament “Improbable Heroes” list. Bonus: Both the #9 and #8 players (VCU’s … Continue reading →

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Feb 15

The Redistricted States of America

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013, at 2:42 PM by Jeff

Short of the Supreme Court declaring the Senate unconstitutional (see: Reynolds v. Sims), there will be large population mismatches in Congress. Even with the House reapportioned as it is, Iowa’s per-district representation is higher than all but two multidistrict states. … Continue reading →

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Feb 13

Senseless

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 9:30 AM by Jeff

Things that will be in the 2020 Summer Olympics: Rhythmic gymnastics. Synchronized diving. Horse dancing. Sailing/yachting. Badminton. Things that will not be in the 2020 Summer Olympics: Baseball. Softball. And now, wrestling. The Iowa high school state wrestling tournament, which Sports … Continue reading →

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Feb 11

IA 175 bridge’s toll days numbered

Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013, at 1:47 PM by Jeff

IA 175’s last half-mile in Iowa, September 2007 The Lincoln Journal Star reported late last month that the private commission that is in charge of the IA 175/NE 51 bridge will turn it over to the states. Because Nebraska law … Continue reading →

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Feb 09

Iowa as shown in two NFL maps

Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at 10:29 PM by Jeff

One of these pieces about NFL fan divisions came during the regular season, while another one popped up shortly before the Super Bowl. The first is an unattributed map of media markets, linked via Reddit, which gives three teams for … Continue reading →

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Feb 07

Titonka Consolidated… to consolidate

Posted on Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 10:17 AM by Jeff

Aerial view of Titonka school from Google Maps. Notice airplane indicator on building roof. The other half of the never-merged WCLT district agreed to give up the ghost Tuesday. Titonka and Algona approved a merger, and the Titonka name will … Continue reading →

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