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Jun
04
US 400 is a deeply, deeply stupid highway
October 7, 2008: There’s a random 14-mile stretch of controlled-access two-lane US 400 in southeastern Kansas. This photo is in the middle of it, between Neodesha and Independence. Once 400 hooks up with US 54 77 miles west of here, it … Continue reading
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Jun
01
The end of Old Army Post Road
August 6, 2004: From 2002 to 2016, this view was looking east on Army Post Road to IA 28, whereupon the street changed designation to Old Army Post Road. IA 28 then “re-intersected” the new Army Post Road to the … Continue reading
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May
31
Meeting June 5 on US 30-IA 21 interchange
The project to four-lane US 30 between Tama and US 218 has four components. The upgrade to four lanes in each county are separate pieces, on slightly different timetables. The interchange with US 218 should start any time. The middle … Continue reading
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May
30
Is street renaming that common in Iowa towns?
In a deep review of the online legal descriptions of Iowa highways, I’ve noticed some quirks in the conventions. A road will often connect or start at/with “an unnamed street”, but in each town that street clearly has a name. Older … Continue reading
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May
29
Davenport considers dropping outlying school
So… remember the “West Scott” petition from a few weeks ago, which is actually a rehash of the same thing three years ago? It’s on the Davenport school district’s radar, and the district has a response of sorts: Punish them … Continue reading
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May
28
Voice of the summer, entering its autumn
I don’t know his name, but everyone in Iowa has heard his voice. As the YouTube ad above shows, the man who does the voiceovers for Adventureland’s radio and TV ads has been doing it for a long time. Last … Continue reading
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May
25
Iowa 4-H camp changed management
While going through one of my piles of mail*, I leafed through the Iowa 4-H Foundation’s summer newsletter. It was there that I found out — and this still may be news, considering the only external coverage was a blurb … Continue reading
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May
24
The Great Dysart Gorge
I have questions. Why? No, seriously, why? Is “our downtown has what appears to be a giant pothole” really the best method of civic advertising? Is this some sort of commentary on Iowa infrastructure? Is this some sort of commentary … Continue reading
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May
23
Fareway anniversary includes logo change
This kind of snuck up on me (and perhaps others) in a pair of trips to different Fareway locations recently: I knew the Boone-based grocery store chain is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, but didn’t know that the “Economical … Continue reading
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May
22
Wapello bypass plans finalized
Louisa County became the 61st county in the state to have a rural four-lane highway segment when last year’s upgrade to US 61 opened from the Muscatine County line to south of Grandview. Now, as part of the last step … Continue reading
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