Monthly Archives: April 2014

Apr 09

Veishea is gone.

Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 2:26 PM by Jeff

Ten years after the riot that rocked my senior year of college, and eight years after being given ONE MORE LAST CHANCE, the nation’s largest student-run celebration has been cancelled for this year. It is likely to be cancelled forever. … Continue reading →

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Apr 08

Iowa State specialty plates in Texas?

Posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at 6:00 PM by Jeff

The Dallas-Fort Worth Cyclone Club is looking for 200 applicants to get a Texas license plate in cardinal and gold. (Meanwhile, in Iowa, we have specialty plates up the wazoo but the university/college plates are limited to in-state institutions. I … Continue reading →

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Apr 08

Wapello bypass part of future US 61 plans

Posted on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at 11:14 AM by Jeff

A report last week in the Muscatine Journal says that an option to expand US 61 to five lanes through the town of Wapello has been removed from consideration. Two alternatives use a western bypass. Building a four-lane US 61 … Continue reading →

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Apr 07

Original Exira school to be burned down

Posted on Monday, April 7, 2014, at 10:21 AM by Jeff

Still in spindle-clearing mode… After consolidation of Exira and Elk Horn-Kimballton, there wasn’t a need for two school sites in Exira. The district has decided to burn down the multi-story brick downtown site April 27. Exira still has a school, … Continue reading →

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Apr 04

Interchanges out of US 20 plan in Dubuque

Posted on Friday, April 4, 2014, at 10:40 AM by Jeff

This is a “clearing the spindle” week, where I bring up items glossed over during posting of my trip log and my illness. The project page for proposed improvements to US 20 on the west side of Dubuque only includes … Continue reading →

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Apr 03

Construction detours already for US 65 in Polk County

Posted on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 3:54 PM by Jeff

It’s still winter judging by the temperatures, but construction season is inching its way forward. That’s reflected in two DOT press releases. Westbound I-80 exit ramps at US 65 close tonight for six weeks as traffic is moved onto new … Continue reading →

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Apr 03

Who is Michael Falk?

Posted on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 11:00 AM by Jeff

This previous Tournament of Champions winner and my Iowa State quiz bowl contemporary will be on the “Jeopardy! Battle of the Decades” today …against Ken Jennings. Here are the Jeopardy airing times for Iowa TV stations. KWWL will be showing the … Continue reading →

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Apr 02

IA 31 to be realigned around Correctionville

Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at 11:00 AM by Jeff

July 23, 2009: This intersection, and the road ahead, will look very different at the end of this decade. For assorted reasons, I never got around to making a blog post about the planned relocation of IA 31, but now … Continue reading →

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Apr 01

Ron Steele at KWWL for 40 years

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 10:41 AM by Jeff

There has literally never been a time in my life when Ron Steele wasn’t behind the anchor desk at Channel 7. The Waterloo Courier has a long profile and look back. Steele has covered the occasional North Tama sporting event … Continue reading →

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