Author Archives: Jeff

Dec 18

On the road to Ollie

November 15, 2013 County roads V67 and V5G are both signed on the north-south road between IA 78 and Ollie, pop. 215, which was IA 304 until the Great Decommissioning of 1980. In Ollie, V5G splits off on a northwestern … Continue reading

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Dec 17

‘Choice’ in school calendar really isn’t one

When the Iowa Legislature last session passed a law to enable school districts to measure a year in 180 days or 1080 hours, instead of just days, it was supposed to create flexibility. Instead, by removing a long-standing provision, it … Continue reading

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Dec 17

License Plate Letters — BYJ

It looks like a race with the calendar to see if the B’s are exhausted before the new year.

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Dec 15

Logo similarity

The website for WDAM in southern Mississippi uses this logo on the bottom of the page (the NBC logo is absent in the header):  (wdam.com) That bears an uncanny similarity to what KWWL used earlier this century, but currently does … Continue reading

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Dec 13

Iowa DOT wants to close interstate rest areas

I don’t have time for a full-fledged writeup about this important issue at this time, but here are some links: Iowa plans to close some rest stops (Des Moines Register) Plan to close rest stops worries truckers (Des Moines Register) … Continue reading

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Dec 13

Another rant against ESPNU

Friday is first Iowa-Iowa State men’s basketball game in a quarter-century where both teams are ranked — but unlike Lafester Rhodes’ command performance of 1987, many Iowans are not going to be able to watch. It’s not (just) because of … Continue reading

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Dec 12

Grand Avenue bridge reopens

Closed nine months for construction, the bridge just east of 1st/63rd Street is finally open less than two weeks before Christmas. Three of the planned five four lanes will be open. (Des Moines Register) This post has been edited.

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Dec 12

Iowa State FB should play at Northwestern in 2020

I know the athletic departments won’t go for it, but I’m going to suggest and write about it anyway: Iowa State should set up a home-and-home with Northwestern in football, playing in Evanston in 2020 and Ames in 2022. Why? … Continue reading

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Dec 11

New Lincoln Highway kiosks in Cedar Rapids

KWWL has three paragraphs, but the story notes that these are the last kiosks to be placed in Linn County. A different website has a 19-photo slide show of national Lincoln Highway pictures.

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Dec 10

MN 60 four-lane opens south of I-90

Happened Nov. 22, according to KIWA Radio of Sheldon. The road is now four lanes from Sioux City to Worthington, with three infernal roundabouts in the latter. The MN 60/US 59 intersection is now built so the four-lane is the … Continue reading

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