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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Jan
31
New galleries of old photos
I worry the “Road Trips” page is a neglected section of this website, in no small portion because I haven’t touched it since relocating everything to this address. (In fact, pages still had links to Angelfire and mac.com pages, and … Continue reading
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Jan
30
‘Bluegrass Queen’ at Iowa’s doorstep
Who said Missouri wasn’t Southern? According to KTVO and Bluegrass Today, a Missouri state legislator has proposed giving the title “Bluegrass Queen Rhonda Vincent Highway” to a portion of US 63 running north from Greentop MO. Greentop, the honoree’s hometown, is … Continue reading
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Jan
29
A milestone without fanfare
If the price of a stamp hits 50 cents and media outlets give it scant coverage, did it happen at all? Is it a sign of how much people aren’t mailing things? Or is it related to the fact that … Continue reading
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Jan
26
Answering 538’s gerrymandering question
Political/statistical analysis website 538 says fixing gerrymandering is hard. At one point it resorts to a computer algorithm that completely ignores all jurisdictional boundaries in a quest to make “competitive” districts. What if gerrymandering is a problem better solved by … Continue reading
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Jan
25
Photo 32,000
Finding my 32,000th photo was more complicated than it should have been. It turns out that I accidentally mis-set the time on the camera (yes, you youths, there was such as thing as “manually setting date and time”) and so … Continue reading
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Jan
24
IA 98, 1920-2017
September 8, 2010: South beginning of IA 98, in unincorporated Leando. Leando (pop. 115) and Douds (pop. 152) were granted Census Designated Place status for the 2010 census. In the early 20th century, it was common for small-town newspapers to … Continue reading
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Jan
23
John Deere’s and Maytag’s roles in Iowa highway history
Two former state highways in Iowa owed their existence to manufacturing. One of them stuck around until the Second Great Decommissioning. IA 386 was an oddball route that had both ends facing southwest. There’s only one thing of note along … Continue reading
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Jan
22
ISU in two of top 10 college football games of 2017
Every year, Bill Connelly of SB Nation ranks the top 100 college football games of the season. This year, two Iowa State losses, and one huge win, made their way on the list, at #84 (Oklahoma State), #8 (Oklahoma), and … Continue reading
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Jan
19
Combination Bridge now spans less than half of Iowa’s statehood
While working on revisions to my Sioux City Highway Chronology page — for some reason I never uploaded new entries and a new 1972 map when I finished it; they’re there now — I got to thinking about the era … Continue reading
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Jan
18
Disharmony with Harmony-Van Buren merger
Some residents of the Harmony school district don’t want to be a part of a consolidation with Van Buren, according to this article from the Burlington Hawk Eye. In November, the AEA denied all requests to shift land from one district … Continue reading
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