Monthly Archives: August 2013

Aug 12

Of course you realize, this means war

Posted on Monday, August 12, 2013, at 12:24 PM by Jeff

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa-based animal rights group douses State Fair ‘Butter Cow’ with red paint The Des Moines Register has an article and video. Perhaps the Onion was on to something with its “Iowa State Fair Guards Told To Shoot Non–Iowa … Continue reading →

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Aug 12

Waterloo Fazoli’s closed July 26

Posted on Monday, August 12, 2013, at 10:37 AM by Jeff

Noooooo! I wonder if location became an issue. It was in a very visible spot, on the west side of Hawkeye Road between San Marnan Drive and US 20, but it was hard to get to — coming from 20/21, … Continue reading →

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Aug 10

Carving up Clearfield: Snakes and Ladders

Posted on Saturday, August 10, 2013, at 10:28 AM by Jeff

At the end of May, when I made a sample map for a potential dissolution of the Clearfield school district in southwest Iowa, I said that my clean lines didn’t stand a chance for a variety of reasons. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Aug 09

16% of Iowa back into drought

Posted on Friday, August 9, 2013, at 1:04 AM by Jeff

It’s hard to believe, but there it is, on the Drought Monitor. A semicircle centered on Harrison County and extending west to the Guthrie/Dallas line is in “moderate drought.” In addition, only the northeast quarter of the state isn’t “abnormally dry”, … Continue reading →

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Aug 08

US 30/218 interchange still an option after all

Posted on Thursday, August 8, 2013, at 1:35 PM by Jeff

The advance Project Statement for this week’s meeting about changes to the US 30/218 intersection in Benton County didn’t mention an interchange, but the large maps  available include two options: An interchange with ramps in the northwest and southeast quadrants, … Continue reading →

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Aug 07

Seneca Wallace’s run never gets old

Posted on Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at 11:39 AM by Jeff

and is the #20 highlight on Dr. Saturday’s BCS-era list. That’s the second spot for ISU. Iowa’s Tate-to-Holloway Hail Mary against LSU is #12.

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Aug 06

Why not North and South?

Posted on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at 3:26 PM by Jeff

Next week, the Ankeny school district starts the year with two high schools for the first time. Their names will be “Ankeny” — no qualifier, just Ankeny, in a building that was only built a few years ago — and … Continue reading →

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Aug 05

ISU-OSU 35th in “Best BCS Era Moments”

Posted on Monday, August 5, 2013, at 6:29 PM by Jeff

On the Dr. Saturday Yahoo blog.

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Aug 05

30/218 intersection now planned as J-turn

Posted on Monday, August 5, 2013, at 12:25 PM by Jeff

In a reversal from years of work, the Iowa DOT appears to have scrapped or at least put on hold plans to build an interchange at the intersection of US 30 and US 218 (the Youngville Station corner). Instead, based … Continue reading →

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Aug 03

Route 66 photo gallery

Posted on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at 4:40 PM by Jeff

The Denver Post did this back in November; it’s a good way to waste some time.

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