Author Archives: Jeff

Apr 20

The wanderlust awakens

Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 8, 2009: US 138 is an artifact of the early US highway system, when US 38 went across Nebraska instead of US 6. Today, US 138 spends about 11 miles in the Cornhusker State and has its east end … Continue reading →

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Apr 19

Geneva gym vandalized

Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Two weeks after WHO-TV had a story about a group hoping to rescue the gymnasium in Geneva before it was too far gone, the building was vandalized. What a sad turn of events.

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Apr 18

P is for Pilot Mound

Posted on Monday, April 18, 2016, at 10:15 AM by Jeff

June 4, 2014: The Pilot Mound school was built in 1920. The middle window says “Garage Sale May 31, 8:00-?”. A reorganization vote between the Grand (Boxholm/Pilot Mound) and Ogden school districts failed in November 1984. Had the vote succeeded, Grand … Continue reading →

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Apr 16

It’s not drafty in here at all

Posted on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa State’s spring game is today, the first time the public will get a look at what new coach Matt Campbell is doing with the team, and the fourth time the presumptive starting quarterback learns a new system. A few … Continue reading →

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Apr 15

Page update: Muscatine-a-palooza

Posted on Friday, April 15, 2016, at 10:01 AM by Jeff

June 8, 2015: New, larger highway shields at the US 61/IA 38 intersection, and their arrows beneath, conform to revised MUTCD guidelines. In my opinion, it’s not an improvement. I’ve added photos taken in April and June 2015 to the … Continue reading →

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Apr 14

Wyoming bumping two-lane roads to 70 mph

Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Parts of US 20 and US 30 in the eastern Rockies are getting an upgrade not in lanes, but in limits. The Wyoming Department of Transportation is phasing in 70-mph limits on lightly traveled rural highways this spring. Among the … Continue reading →

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Apr 13

Raygun shirts I’d like to see, part two

Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Three more ideas. (They’re images to match Raygun’s style, which is the Helvetica font.)

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Apr 12

Raygun shirts I’d like to see, part one

Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Raygun, the cheeky T-shirt store in Des Moines’ hipster central (the East Village), now has a store in Cedar Rapids’ hipster central (NewBo). Although I do not own any Raygun shirts, I think I am familiar enough with the style … Continue reading →

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Apr 11

An off-the-wall investigation question

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The U.S. Department of Education is going over the University of Iowa athletics department with a fine-toothed comb this week. It’s a Title IX investigation based on “the September 2015 complaint alleging discrimination against women in the athletics program”, the … Continue reading →

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Apr 09

I will not.

Posted on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

We will lowercase internet effective June 1, when the 2016 Stylebook launches. #ACES2016 pic.twitter.com/vv53323GL6 — AP Stylebook (@APStylebook) April 2, 2016 Like many changes the AP has made to its stylebook this decade, this is capricious and unnecessary and arguably … Continue reading →

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