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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Jan
20
So, um, about those Cyclones
Since Baylor coach Scott Drew said Iowa State “is a team that can win a National Championship” the men’s team has gone 0-3. The women are now 0-2 all-time to West Virginia in their own house and laid enough bricks at … Continue reading
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Jan
18
Two of Iowa’s shortest state highways may be on way out
September 8, 2010 Iowa Highway 98, a road that serves little purpose except to provide a state-maintained bridge across the Des Moines River to the unincorporated village of Leando*, was the only spur highway that was not decommissioned on July … Continue reading
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Jan
17
Contractors, wide shields, and the 2009 MUTCD
The presence of wide shields on the north extension of IA 196 to new US 20 has been documented here already. It’s not a good look. Notably, these shields were not put up by the state, but by a contractor. … Continue reading
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Jan
16
At least the moon shot worked
Since the day John F. Kennedy gave his historic moon speech at Rice University, Rice football is 2-42-1 against Texas…and Iowa State football is 1-42-1 against Oklahoma. (Link goes to my Oklahoma essay.) This convergence won’t last, though, because Rice-Texas only … Continue reading
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Jan
15
Fort Dodge business route pages updated
I’ve cleared out the “proposed” section of the Fort Dodge Business 20 page, and replaced it with a lot of pictures of the new interchange at the west end. My previous rough sketch, based on the DOT’s 2005 proposal, ended … Continue reading
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Jan
13
Three school story links
It’s the slow season for the blog; outside of whatever might pop up in the Legislature, road and school news is pretty quiet. Posts may be more sporadic. But here are some stories that caught my eye: Iowa City Press-Citizen: … Continue reading
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Jan
10
Iowa precinct maps
As the Register reported Wednesday, the Iowa Secretary of State’s office has a page with links to all 99 county voting precinct maps. However, not all the maps are locally hosted. Some links go to maps hosted on the individual … Continue reading
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Jan
09
Southwest Arterial update
From KWWL. KWWL – Eastern Iowa Breaking News, Weather, Closings
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Jan
08
NIT final all over again
I guess Iowa State will need to win a few more games to avoid trip-ups like this on SI’s website. (It’s right in the header, wrong in the sidebar.) Meanwhile, there’s this nice AP article about ISU’s teams, mostly focusing … Continue reading
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Jan
07
The weirdest interstate shields you’ll ever see
August 4, 2010: Where should I begin about these oddly shaped shields? This gantry in Tulsa at the east I-44/I-244 split has the state name on the markers, but that’s the only good thing about them. The font doesn’t look … Continue reading
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