Author Archives: Jeff

Nov 26

2018 Iowa high school football playoff brackets

Posted on Monday, November 26, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Given the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s tinkering with the postseason football format again, I thought, Maybe they’ll figure out how to put complete brackets on the website. I’m pretty sure this used to happen, even if it was either … Continue reading →

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Nov 23

Iowa State-Kansas State preview

Posted on Friday, November 23, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa State beat Kansas State in back to back games in the two years before Snyder the Grey departed. Iowa State has never defeated Snyder the White. As of now, Manhattan is the site of ISU’s longest conference road win … Continue reading →

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Nov 21

An Iowa State Thanksgiving

Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Right?

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Nov 20

License Plate Letters — HHH

Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 8, 2007: The now-departed Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis, seen in a trip to Winnipeg and the Upper Midwest that incidentally included domed stadiums in four states. Haven’t done one of these in a while, but I … Continue reading →

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Nov 19

Dolliver post office closed

Posted on Monday, November 19, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 29, 2015: Downtown Dolliver, in the middle of a weekday. The post office is the white-and-blue building on the right. The post office in tiny Dolliver closes today, according to a Des Moines Register story citing a USPS press … Continue reading →

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Nov 17

Iowa State-Team Trampled by Turtles preview

Posted on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A certain team that thinks it rules its empire likes dressing up as stormtroopers, so… (This one’s in Austin. Allegedly. If a game airs on the Longhorn Network, does it really happen?)

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Nov 15

Iowa football playing 100th game in Illinois

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 15, 2008: Dedication plaque at one of the many Memorial Stadiums of the Midwest. The stadium was undergoing a massive expansion at the time of this photo. Unfortunately, not even Lovie Smith’s beard has enough magic to make the … Continue reading →

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Nov 14

Youngville overpass work continuing

Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Rather than write out “US 30/US 218 interchange” when I discuss the new exit being built in Benton County, I think I’ll invoke a throwback to the area’s auto history. That history is being preserved and amplified in the construction: … Continue reading →

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Nov 13

Fleet Farm Fleet

Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Blain’s Farm & Fleet was one of the first retail developments at the corner of IA 58 and Viking Road, opening in 1999. Beside it sprung up a Wal-Mart. Then, about a decade or so ago, the retail boom there … Continue reading →

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Nov 12

Goldfield Cheese Mart is 50 years old

Posted on Monday, November 12, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Enough cheese for every man, woman, and child in town. Probably.

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