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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Mar
11
Lower Midwest Trip Day 8
Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 3 — Although my start and end points were relatively close to each other, I stretched this day out to its maximum and squeezed in a museum visit along the way. Route: I-271, I-71, US 224, US … Continue reading
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Mar
10
Corwith-Wesley pursuing dissolution
In my piece last year about school districts in north-central Iowa (linked at right, and here), I mentioned the Corwith-Wesley and LuVerne school districts, which have been together for years but are technically still independent, were going to enter grade-sharing … Continue reading
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Mar
09
2014 RAGBRAI route released
Video on the Register’s website and details on RAGBRAI’s website. The Okoboji area is an overnight stop, but the route map only shows A34 through Milford. Details closer to the ride day will determine how Spirit Lake, currently the largest non-metro city … Continue reading
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Mar
09
Oxymoron of the week
“Clive Town Center.“
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Mar
08
North Tama, Hudson renew football series
In the second-to-last game of 1997, the undefeated North Tama Redhawks suffered a heartbreaking 7-6 loss to the Hudson Pirates. A loss to Wapsie Valley the next week kept a 7-2 NT team out of the Class 1A playoffs that … Continue reading
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Mar
07
Lower Midwest Trip Day 7
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 2 — A good chunk of the morning was spent getting my car’s oil changed, but this provided an excuse to drive a rarity of the US interstate system — an unsigned, suffixed route — I-480N, connecting … Continue reading
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Mar
06
Adventures in pizza shopping
Beachwood, Ohio, Oct. 1 — With a two-night stay and a refrigerator, I decided it would be a good night for pizza. Using the GPS, I called the number for the nearest Pizza Hut. I’m in Ohio. I’m calling a … Continue reading
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Mar
05
Lower Midwest Trip Day 6
Beachwood, Ohio, Oct. 1 — It was a great day for a drive with the leaves just starting to turn color. I clinched I-90 in Ohio and closed the gap between central South Dakota and Albany…a clinch that would last … Continue reading
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Mar
04
Lower Midwest Trip Day 5
Sharon, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 — Despite multiple promises skies would clear up and temps would rise, it didn’t get above 64 until after 4, and no sun until 4:50 and then still mostly cloudy. [64 degrees sounds really good right … Continue reading
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Mar
03
Lower Midwest Trip Day 4
Columbus, Ohio*, Sept. 29 — The morning was great, but the afternoon would bring the first rain of the vacation. However, a planned museum stop would limit my time driving in it. Route: US 27, KY 9, I-275, KY 471 … Continue reading
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