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Author Archives: Jeff
Aug
25
Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012
The world has lost a pioneer. EDIT 8/26: I have replaced the picture after Charles Apple’s blog pointed out the previous one used Buzz Aldrin’s footprint. More pictures and information there.
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Aug
25
The Alphabet Bowl
Last night, AGWSR beat BCLUW 13-6 in a cross-district Class A game. “It was the alphabet game,” one of the guys said on the Iowa Sports Spotlight Scoreboard Show (broadcast on radio and Channel 13.2). Alphabet game? No, make it … Continue reading
Aug
24
KWWL piece on “A Place for Heroes”
Article here. Video embedded below. Norbert Caloud’s name got misspelled again, but Cecelia Podhajsky’s is fine. Go figure. KWWL.com – News
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Aug
23
Obama’s visit and Tama County
When President Obama did his three-day trip across Iowa last week, he came through Tama County. The president’s Tuesday leg included going north from Oskaloosa and then west for stops in Haverhill and Marshalltown, then back and along 63 north … Continue reading
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Aug
22
Well, the Wildcats do own the Longhorns right now
You can get a license plate in Texas with the Kansas State logo. (via @jonfmorse)
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Aug
21
Southbound Ankeny rest area closed
That happened yesterday. Officially, I-35 has 88 miles between rest areas. Fortunately, the Des Moines-area exits in between have easily accessible facilities. (US 20, not so much.) This is a timed post.
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Aug
21
A Place for Heroes
The small movie company that made films in Clutier in 2010 and Traer in 2011 has returned to Tama County, this time for a movie about veterans called A Place for Heroes. It takes place in the towns and has … Continue reading
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Aug
20
We’re Number 110!
Based purely on end-of-season historical AP rankings since 1936, Iowa State is in a five-way tie for 110th out of 125. Iowa Pre-Flight is 84th. Of major-conference teams, only Vanderbilt and Wake Forest are anywhere near as low. The last … Continue reading
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Aug
19
Five things NOT heard at the 2012 Iowa State Fair
5. This is Mark Pearson on “The Big Show” from the WHO Crystal Studios… (He will be missed.) 4. Wasn’t this more expensive last year? 3. You know what the Cattle Barn needs? More belt buckles. 2. It’s not hot … Continue reading
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Aug
19
There was an announcement on slashed zeroes
I apparently missed it. Beginning Nov. 1, 2011, Iowa Prison Industries began manufacturing license plates with a new look for the zero. All license plates containing the numeric zero will now appear as a circle slash zero (AAAØØØ). This change … Continue reading
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