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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Jun
19
‘Kurt Warner’s Hy-Vee’ isn’t really Kurt Warner’s Hy-Vee
Starting last month, Sports Illustrated started a series on “History of the NFL in 95 Objects” to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the National Football League. One of the “objects” SI selected is the Cedar Falls Hy-Vee … Continue reading
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Jun
18
IA 38 will still end in downtown Muscatine
October 13, 2006: IA 92’s entry from Illinois In a couple of weeks, IA 92 will be rerouted around the Muscatine bypass and down Park Avenue to continue into Illinois. This means that the route will not have any independent … Continue reading
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Jun
16
US 34 bridge opening in November?
It isn’t quite radio silence, but there hasn’t been much of anything in the way of news regarding the new US 34 bridge over the Missouri River. This online collection of images, for example, has one set from last July … Continue reading
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Jun
13
Standardization, or genericization, of Iowa interstate signs near completion
Over the past five years, guide signs at Iowa’s interstate interchanges have been revamped with an eye for modern-day driving needs. The last major stretches of interstate will be switching over this summer, and the style will spread to other … Continue reading
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Jun
12
Polk County ‘island’ may go to Johnston
(from the Des Moines inset) I like clean maps, so this is something that is nice to see. There’s a little spot of Polk County between Johnston and Urbandale that both cities somehow overlooked during their torrid growth. It’s inconvenient … Continue reading
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Jun
12
Hatch ad’s attention to detail
In Democratic candidate Jack Hatch’s new campaign ad, he is reading a “newspaper” that says “Branstad seeking 24YRS as Gov” with a big picture of Branstad underneath. (The headline does not mention those would be non-consecutive “YRS”.) The prop is … Continue reading
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Jun
11
IA 152 will be decommissioned July 1
April 25, 2005: IA 152’s west, or north, end, taken on a short run trying out a then-new camera. The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the five-year plan on Tuesday, and with it some tweaks to the existing highway system. The … Continue reading
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Jun
10
Sioux City Journal interviews US 20 traveler
Tim Gallagher caught up with Bryan Farr in Cushing. Farr himself is now in Wyoming. He’s traveling east to west, although I would suggest that if he tries it again, get over to the West Coast first and work east. … Continue reading
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Jun
09
Article about upcoming school mergers
In the Register. All of these districts have been in whole-grade sharing for a while now (Clarion-Goldfield and Dows for a decade, which frankly stuns me). Once these go through, and Clearfield dissolves, the state’s list of sharing agreements will … Continue reading
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Jun
06
Orlando columnist continues crusade against Iowa State
Mike Bianchi will not rest until either Central Florida is in a power conference or Iowa State isn’t. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Why should Mississippi State, Wake Forest, Purdue and Iowa State get to be … Continue reading
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