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Dec 06

The other I-480

October 1, 2013: A grammatically incorrect “Ends 480” in northeastern Ohio sign is placed just south of the Ohio Turnpike, but drivers must exit and travel a short connector to reach I-80. It’s not possible to travel the entire distance … Continue reading

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Dec 05

Cyclones.tv and aspect ratios

Because I am a Mediacom subscriber, at the beginning of football season I started receiving Cyclones.tv with my cable package. I do not have HD cable. For multiple cable networks, including sports and news channels, that have widescreen broadcasts, the … Continue reading

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Dec 04

US 63 reroute in Rochester set for 2014

July 17, 2013: This is where US 63 will join/leave US 52, eventually. County Road 14 connecting 52 and 63 is still rural, for now. Although there were previous reports that Rochester MN had accepted the transfer of US 63 … Continue reading

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Dec 03

Two basketball schools in the Big 12

Iowa State is judged to be one of them, at least when it’s only football vs. basketball. Iowa, meanwhile, is a “push” because the answer is wrestling, and Minnesota is a push because the answer is hockey. And while I’m looking … Continue reading

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Dec 02

Toledo Chronicle article on US 30 expressway

With pictures. The most interesting part of the article is that the DOT says building a completely new four-lane, rather than twinning the existing road, would make for a four-year project instead of seven. It would also cost more to … Continue reading

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Nov 29

New IA 86 photos, and some from July 2012

Michael Ehret took some photos of IA 86’s new alignment at the state line. One I ran on the blog earlier. There are also some older photos that I’ve finally gotten around to placing, with former IA 91, former IA … Continue reading

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Nov 28

NBC apologizes to Tracy, Iowa. Sort of.

A simple side remark about the name “Tracy” apparently didn’t go over well with the Internet. It probably takes more time to explain than the occurrence itself. The video from Wednesday is here, if you can tolerate a 15- or … Continue reading

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Nov 27

West Virginia is 34th state for ISU FB

In September 1895, the Iowa State College football team boarded a train for its first game outside the state of Iowa, a matchup with Butte Athletic Club in Montana. The team lost. Later in the month it played its first … Continue reading

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Nov 26

Fox Sports’ website breaks what didn’t need fixing

Fox Sports had the easiest place to catch up on non-live college football scores. One page had nothing but the week’s scores, in a simple text format, listing which team was the home team. Until now. Welcome to the all-new … Continue reading

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Nov 25

Reconstructed IA 86 now open

This photo from Chris Ehret shows new IA 86 at the Minnesota state line. If “Dickinson County” had been white on green and on the top of the pole, it would look like an older style county sign, but this … Continue reading

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