Monthly Archives: November 2013

Nov 20

Tama County US 30 meeting tomorrow

Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at 11:35 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT is holding a hearing in Toledo on Thursday to discuss proposals for upgrading US 30 east of Tama. What makes this hearing different from many of those in the past few years is that there will be … Continue reading →

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Nov 19

150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address

Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 12:35 PM by Jeff

July 30, 1999: This marker was seen on our tour of Gettysburg. (video frame) Related articles: A reading of the Gettysburg Address (NPR) Thousands gather to commemorate 150th anniversary of Gettysburg Address (Fox News) Ken Burns working on Gettysburg Address … Continue reading →

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Nov 19

History? What history?

Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 10:45 AM by Jeff

“Des Moines” as slang for “Middle America” strikes again: Southern women are different. That is a fact. It is not posturing, or hyperbole, or marketing. (See: all those song lyrics about California girls and their undeniable cuteness.) Southern women, unlike … Continue reading →

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Nov 18

IA 175 bridge transfer, end to tolls scheduled

Posted on Monday, November 18, 2013, at 1:06 PM by Jeff

September 17, 2007 The second-to-last privately owned toll bridge on the Iowa part of the Missouri River is about to be free. A story earlier this month from the Sioux City Journal (reprinted in the Lincoln Journal Star) said the … Continue reading →

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Nov 16

7 of 12 state football finalists are private schools

Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at 7:15 PM by Jeff

For the second year in a row, the 1A final will be all-private (Fort Dodge St. Edmond vs. Iowa City Regina), and the 4A final will follow suit (Dowling vs. Xavier). The other private-school finalists are Don Bosco in 8-player, … Continue reading →

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Nov 16

The forecast

Posted on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Just mentally swap “today” for “tonight”. May also apply to Sunday’s basketball game.

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Nov 14

IA 100 plans out, but will still take a decade

Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 3:06 PM by Jeff

March 18, 2004: This sign near Edgewood Road won’t be going anywhere for a while. The Iowa DOT had an open meeting on IA 100 Wednesday in Cedar Rapids and put the plans online. KCRG has a news story about … Continue reading →

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Nov 13

A meeting about US 30

Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at 1:03 PM by Jeff

This short item in the Carroll Daily Times Herald says the U.S. 30 Coalition will meet Friday in Nevada, but doesn’t say much else that hasn’t been mentioned elsewhere. Mainly it appears to say two things: The coalition will ask … Continue reading →

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Nov 12

“Tallest” title taken out of Chicago

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 12:59 PM by Jeff

June 12, 2011: The Trump Tower, left, and Sears Tower, right, as seen from the observation floor of the John Hancock Building. Yes, I still call it the Sears Tower. So there. Thanks to a goosing of the rules, and … Continue reading →

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Nov 12

Kansas futzes with US 40 in Lawrence

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 10:52 AM by Jeff

Why?? Among the October 2013 applications for the AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways, Special Committee on Route Numbering, were the reroutes of interstates in the St. Louis area for the new bridge, creating I-49 through Arkansas* (PDF), and a minor … Continue reading →

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