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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Mar
21
A series of unfortunate events
As an Iowa State fan, I know the game is never over until the clock reads zeroes, but … I can’t even. This is how you erase a 12-point deficit in 35 seconds. https://t.co/l3eJ83wDDB #MarchMadness — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) … Continue reading
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Mar
18
Blue Bunny redesign masks decrease in container size
Not even an Iowa icon is immune from the Law of Shrinking Products. The week’s previous post referencing the trend was written around two weeks ago, but a tour of the Hy-Vee frozen section has merited a second entry along … Continue reading
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Mar
17
The mistakes that keep on giving
Remember when this season’s Iowa State team was “Sweet 16 is the floor” instead of “Sweet 16 is the ceiling”? The bracket wags have, but they haven’t forgotten about the Cyclones’ other classic tournament flops. “Just look at last season … Continue reading
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Mar
16
Music to drown by
Oh, no reason. No reason at all.
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Mar
15
RAGBRAI map analysis, in dribs and drabs
For the first time in decades at least, the full RAGBRAI route was not printed as a single map in The Des Moines Register. This year, the Iowa Life cover on the first Sunday of March was about… prom styles. … Continue reading
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Mar
14
e.e. cummings, web and logo designer
No wonder today’s students can’t understand capitalization rules. Informal typing is one thing, but then there is this ridiculousness. First, this is how election results (in this case, Iowa’s) look on CNN’s website. There isn’t a single capitalized letter to … Continue reading
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Mar
12
The Onion writes an unbelievable headline
“Area Dad Concerned He’s Running Out Of Family Photos To Digitize” I assure you, this is not physically possible.
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Mar
11
Detailed plan for new 30 in Tama County released
When the initial announcement was made about this month’s meeting regarding expansion of US 30 between Tama and IA 21, I noted the text left an opening for leaving existing 30 behind as a frontage road. The map (PDF) does … Continue reading
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Mar
10
Woodbury County US 20 detour starts Monday
The calendar catches up with the weather in shifting from “Still Winter” to “Construction” on Monday. US 20 will be closed between Moville and Correctionville until Thanksgiving week. The existing lanes will be destroyed and new lanes built just to … Continue reading
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Mar
09
S is for Swan
September 30, 2014 The tiny village of Swan (2010 pop. 72) built a school in 1928. Swan is two miles into Marion County off IA 316.