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Nov 11

Armistice Day, 100 years on

Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2018, at 11:11 AM by Jeff

March 10, 2011: Mural at Memory Hall, Liberty Memorial, Kansas City — a highly recommended visit. It’s the 100th anniversary of the end of the War to End All Wars, that didn’t end all wars. The peace that followed would not … Continue reading →

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Nov 09

Iowa State-Baylor preview

Posted on Friday, November 9, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa State’s being ranked in the CFP but not the AP last week, and now with three different rank numbers in the polls, serves to obscure what’s otherwise a simple listing of ISU’s games as a ranked football team. But … Continue reading →

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Nov 08

50-50, plus one, for 2020

Posted on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

While there will be many women voting the democratic ticket, there is no question that that in the northern states the republican party will be largely the gainer and if there was any hope of the sporting candidate, “Wet Jim”, … Continue reading →

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Nov 07

Why the US 30-US 151 trumpet is backwards

Posted on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In the southeast corner of the Cedar Rapids metro area, the US 30 expressway comes to an end (for another year, anyway) while US 151 heads north. This is not the original routing for 151; it was rerouted away from … Continue reading →

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Nov 06

A thought for any election

Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In light of the last time we went through this, a thought: As an Iowa State fan, I have seen defeat snatched from the jaws of victory in more ways than I care to think about. The game is never … Continue reading →

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Nov 05

I-80 has a new max lane count in Iowa

Posted on Monday, November 5, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT reports that I-80 is open to five eastbound lanes on the Missouri River bridge. (The press release said Oct. 26, weather permitting; the weather did not permit, and a tweet moved it to the night of Oct. 28-29.) That was … Continue reading →

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Nov 02

Iowa State-Kansas preview

Posted on Friday, November 2, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Good news! Iowa State isn’t at risk of being Kansas’ first conference win since the Jayhawks beat Texas for the first time ever.

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Nov 01

I-380 construction at least a decade away

Posted on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The final meeting of the preliminary studies for expanding I-380 to six lanes between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids was last month. Unfortunately, construction is a long ways off. This was just identifying needs and possibilities. First, nothing will happen … Continue reading →

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Oct 31

Evil has come to Fort Dodge

Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 20, 2018: …but when the roadgeek turned around from this view on 2nd Avenue South in Fort Dodge, the street had vanished! It was a ghost sign, disembodied from the route it once served! While doing an online scouting … Continue reading →

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Oct 30

IA 38 exit proposals and the ULTIMATE LANE

Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 16, 2012: Until the Avenue of the Saints was designated IA 27, IA 38 was the only state highway to have a portion duplexed with an interstate highway — and get a rest area to boot. The Iowa DOT … Continue reading →

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