Author Archives: Jeff

Oct 15

Sub-$3 gas back in Iowa

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 3:09 PM by Jeff

Wooo. (WQAD) Even if my road tripping is limited right now, gas below $3 is a good thing.

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Oct 15

US 20 figures into governor debate

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at 10:06 AM by Jeff

Story from Sioux City Journal. This version online puts the four-laning of US 20, and the closely related gas tax issue, as the centerpiece of the debate.

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Oct 14

US 63 closed in Waterloo for construction

Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at 10:11 AM by Jeff

This month’s closure of US 63 north of downtown Waterloo involves new pavement around the railroad crossing. News release from the DOT’s website. It is supposed to be closed for the next three weeks or so. This is a timed post.

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Oct 13

License Plate Letters — CPT, CSM, CXB

Posted on Monday, October 13, 2014, at 11:13 AM by Jeff

We’re jumping through the C’s rather quickly now, so the question of “Will Iowa’s cycle include D as a first letter this time?” will likely be answered sometime early next year if not sooner. The 1997 issuing cycle jumped from … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

Lincoln Highway meeting in Tama

Posted on Friday, October 10, 2014, at 3:17 PM by Jeff

Maybe I missed a memo on this. (The website itself still says TBA, and the information is only on Facebook. This does not change my anti-Facebook stance.) Copied from that link: Iowa Lincoln Highway Association September 26 The next meeting of the … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

Unique Homecoming at ISU

Posted on Friday, October 10, 2014, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

Because of some creative scheduling for TV contracts, Iowa State will be playing a non-conference game for Homecoming this year. According to the ISU media guide, Toledo is only the second non-conference Homecoming opponent in nearly a century and sixth … Continue reading →

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Oct 09

Remsen won’t give up high school easily

Posted on Thursday, October 9, 2014, at 10:30 AM by Jeff

Remsen, population 1663, is at risk of becoming one of the largest towns in Iowa to lose its (public) high school in recent decades. A proposal has been made for whole-grade sharing with Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn with the high school in Marcus. … Continue reading →

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Oct 08

New I-29 bridge ramp opening in Council Bluffs

Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at 10:54 AM by Jeff

There’s a major advancement in the Council Bluffs Interstate Project happening this weekend. The flyover ramp for southbound I-29 to eastbound I-80 will open on Friday. This is a big move away from the directional-T-like interchange original to the 1960s. Now … Continue reading →

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Oct 07

‘College GameDay’ in Mississippi

Posted on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last week, ESPN’s “College GameDay” went to the Grove in Oxford, Miss., for the first time ever — and was there for Ole Miss to beat Alabama. This week, GameDay is staying in-state and going to Starkville for Mississippi State … Continue reading →

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Oct 06

NYT college football map

Posted on Monday, October 6, 2014, at 10:51 AM by Jeff

Western Iowa and Lansing, we need to have a talk about state loyalties… I continue to have concerns about treating Facebook like it’s a statistically valid population sample, but the New York Times is doing it anyway again. After mapping … Continue reading →

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