Author Archives: Jeff

Mar 19

What Lisbon bypass will do to Lincoln Highway

Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 6, 2013: The Lincoln Highway departs from present-day US 30 right at the Linn-Cedar county line. After the bypass is built, this intersection will still be here, but the road won’t be US 30. Maps and documents for the … Continue reading →

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Mar 18

Pat Forde’s scenarios for ISU, Iowa

Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 10:24 AM by Jeff

Pat Forde’s previews and thoughts for Iowa State and Iowa in the NCAA Tournament are out, as part of the South regional best/worst case scenarios. He doesn’t think ISU can lose in the first round, and didn’t even disparage Ames … Continue reading →

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Mar 17

Bridge on Linn Lincoln loop to be replaced

Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 24, 2013: The Bloomington Road bridge over Big Creek in Linn County is part of the Lincoln Highway loop route through Marion. An 85-year-old bridge in Linn County is too young to have been a part of the Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Mar 17

The obvious bracket statement

Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 12:47 AM by Jeff

Suggested Onion headline: Nation’s basketball fans scramble to remember where, what TruTV is Since early February, I have had two thoughts about this year’s ISU men’s basketball team: They can lose in the first round of the NCAA Tournament or … Continue reading →

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Mar 16

IA 196 will leave a good-looking corpse

Posted on Monday, March 16, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 17, 2007: The curve at this intersection will be obliterated, and eventually US 71 will run behind the camera. Starting today, IA 196 as we knew it will never exist again. I think. Construction starts today on a complete … Continue reading →

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Mar 14

Undefeated Gladbrook-Reinbeck wins state title

Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 3:02 PM by Jeff

For the first time in more than half a century, major hardware is coming to northwestern Tama and southeastern Grundy counties. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys’ basketball team completed an undefeated season (28-0) Friday with a Class 1A championship win over Maple … Continue reading →

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Mar 14

Happy Pi Day, Year, and Minute

Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 9:26 AM by Jeff

It’s 3/14/15 9:26:53 (or :54 if you round). Do you know where your geometry teacher is? Bonus math note: A pizza with the radius z and thickness a has the volume pi*z*z*a.

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Mar 13

The EyeTV tuner’s death and the future of TV watching

Posted on Friday, March 13, 2015, at 10:09 AM by Jeff

Note: This is long and not related to the primary subjects of this blog. Just something I felt I had to write about. For five years now, most of my TV watching has been done on the computer. Shortly after … Continue reading →

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Mar 12

Woodbury County US 20 construction update

Posted on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

This year will be full of preparation for extending US 20’s four lanes east from Moville, and there are construction events scheduled through 2018. The Sioux City Journal has coverage and a timeline. IA 31 will be rerouted out of … Continue reading →

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Mar 11

Lime Springs loses school, newspaper at same time

Posted on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at 10:06 AM by Jeff

May 19, 2004: The naked pole for the west end of former IA 157 west of Lime Springs. I shouldn’t need to use a metaphorical clue-bat here. The last posts at the Lime Springs Herald‘s online news site, dated Jan. … Continue reading →

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