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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Mar
21
CBS forgot about Hampton, too
The “bracket challenge” on the site of the TV network in charge of the tournament says this: Iowa State is making back-to-back NCAA appearances for the first time since the mid-1990’s, back when coach Fred Hoiberg was a star Cyclones … Continue reading
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Mar
20
US 61 in Louisa County
October 13, 2006: This intersection could have a whole new look by the end of the decade. A proposed interchange will be off to the right (west). We’re only talking about four miles, but it’s another step in the last remaining … Continue reading
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Mar
19
ISU women on road for NCAA Tournament
Good news: 5 seed. Bad news: It will be a true road game in Spokane against 12-seed Gonzaga. The last time this happened, it didn’t go well for the Iowa women, who became an upset victim.
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Mar
18
ISU-Notre Dame in NCAA Tournament
It’s not a football game, but it’s still ultra-rare: For the second time ever, Iowa State and Notre Dame will play each other in basketball. The only other meeting was in 1979, which #5 ND won in South Bend 87-77. … Continue reading
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Mar
16
The easternmost school building in Iowa
East Central Middle School in Sabula is going to close. I expected this to happen as a byproduct of the East Central-Preston merger. The article says there must be meetings beforehand, but that’s more or less a formality in this situation. … Continue reading
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Mar
14
Two more consolation game stories
As promised a week ago. (The Hawk Eye is behind a paywall.) Times-Republican: North Tama finds peace in 4th place Times-Republican: Experience may have been North Tama’s ultimate undoing (I agree with this sentiment.)
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Mar
14
Tama County upgraded to “moderate drought”
In addition to the conditions lessening in much of the state, a good part of eastern Iowa is now just “abnormally dry.” More, plus map, at the Register’s website. If you look at the numbers, there’s a tiny tiny ray … Continue reading
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Mar
13
Periods. Do. Not. Go. In. Phone. Numbers.
Attention Iowa Legislature: Please stop doing that. The proper style is with dashes, and preferably parentheses for area codes, no matter how many advertisements appear otherwise. Periods aren’t supposed to be used for dates, either, USA Today redesign notwithstanding. It is not … Continue reading
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Mar
12
Somehow, this makes it worse
The NCAA/CBS “75 Years of March Madness: Top 10 upsets” list contains four of the six times a 15 seed beat a 2 seed. Hampton over Iowa State didn’t make the list. Neither did Coppin State over South Carolina. (The … Continue reading
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Mar
11
2012 RAGBRAI map out
Available as a PDF from the Register’s web site. Historical route notes based on my research: This will be RAGBRAI’s first visit to West Des Moines. The closest it has been was 2004, when the overnight town was Waukee and riders … Continue reading
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