Author Archives: Jeff

Feb 05

NT boys beat Dunkerton

Posted on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at 12:59 AM by Jeff

Iowa Star Conference leaders! Look at all the people in the gym! (Waterloo Courier) This game was postponed twice because of weather, hence the Big Monday matchup. NT now has 20 wins and has beaten the team ahead of it in … Continue reading →

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Feb 04

Smaller and smaller

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2013, at 2:25 PM by Jeff

Remember what I said about changed packaging being a warning sign that the product got smaller in size? It happened a few months ago. Both are 12 double rolls. But here’s the fine print: The rolls are now 12% smaller.

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Feb 04

The Casey’s that don’t sell pizza

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2013, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

Believe it or not, these exist. However, they all have something in common: They were not constructed as Casey’s gas stations. I have now run across two of them. One is a former HandiMart at the I-80 US 151 exit. … Continue reading →

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Feb 01

I-80 needed a snow day

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2013, at 10:21 PM by Jeff

Between Des Moines and Iowa City on Friday morning, after Wednesday night’s snow and Thursday’s wind, I counted the following in the ditch: 17 semis (including three at the Colfax exit), 15 passenger vehicles (including one that skidded at a … Continue reading →

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Jan 31

They’re not ‘Basic Skills’ anymore

Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at 2:20 PM by Jeff

A longtime component of everybody’s schooling in Iowa changed last year. They’re no longer the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills or the Iowa Tests of Educational Development. They are now the “Iowa Assessments.” The change happened last school year, and … Continue reading →

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Jan 30

Denver, Kansas?

Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at 1:57 PM by Jeff

Oops. That’s not Colorado. That dot is a little east of Salina, Kansas. NBC Nightly News podcast, Jan. 29.

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Jan 28

Pages updated

Posted on Monday, January 28, 2013, at 2:25 PM by Jeff

IA 196 now has photos from its new north end at new US 20. IA 130 and IA 77 have new pictures as well. For IA 330, I’ve updated some of the text and have a placeholder for the new … Continue reading →

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Jan 26

Liberty Bowl pictures

Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at 9:56 PM by Jeff

What more is there to say about the game? It was overcast, it rained during the second quarter, and ISU lost. (Then it really started raining about 30 minutes after the game.) Because of the dreary day, I had few … Continue reading →

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Jan 24

More IA 58 crashes

Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at 11:27 AM by Jeff

Three-car accident Tuesday. (KWWL) The problem with any studies about how to deal with the numerous crashes is that development is now too close for 58 to be expanded into a controlled-access freeway. The stretch between US 20 and University … Continue reading →

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Jan 22

The NICL bracket

Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 1:35 PM by Jeff

The girls’ basketball pairings are out, and for the first time, North Tama is in the postseason as a 2A team. This is the only time of the year it matters, since the regular season is played in conferences and … Continue reading →

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