Monthly Archives: February 2016

Feb 03

Smoothing out Swiss Valley Road curve

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The point east of Peosta where US 20 angles sharply northeast toward Dubuque has been there since 20 was realigned in Dubuque County in 1959, near where the four-lane road ended at the time. In the decades since, traffic has … Continue reading →

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Feb 02

Clearview is dead

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 13, 2015: The exit sign for the new US 63 interchange with IA 3 is signed in Clearview. Note the “L”s especially, and how the lowercase letters aren’t that much shorter than the capitals. The interchange replaced a four-way … Continue reading →

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Feb 01

It’s caucusing time

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2016, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

Because of my job, I am not able to participate directly in the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. I can, however, see candidates, and I saw nearly a dozen of them in this election cycle — so many that some have dropped … Continue reading →

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