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Author Archives: Jeff
May
15
Rochester reroute of US 63
Since the opening of the Ottumwa and Kirksville bypasses, Waterloo has had more stoplights on US 63 than the entire route from I-90 to US 50/54 in Jefferson City combined. It was the only highway in the Waterloo area that … Continue reading
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May
14
Sabula bridge scheduled to be replaced
One of the new components in the DOT’s 2013-17 construction plan is the replacement of the US 52/IA 64 bridge at Iowa’s far eastern end in 2016. It would be the third major river bridge in Iowa to be replaced … Continue reading
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May
13
Court clears way for Preston, East Central vote
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday (QC Times), months after the initial case and after East Central started a sharing agreement with Northeast. The Preston-East Central combination, which supporters would like to call Easton Valley*, has had its viability called … Continue reading
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May
11
Border War license plate?
A Missouri representative has agreed to sponsor the process to get a University of Kansas specialty plate in the state of Missouri. Missouri is already offering one for the University of Arkansas. If the wrong bumper sticker could get your … Continue reading
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May
11
Post offices saved, but too late for Buckingham
A day late and a dollar 45-cent stamp short, I know. Kyle Munson has been on it. This is the list of reduced hours. (PDF, organized by ZIP code and state abbreviaion) It includes a lot of those places that … Continue reading
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May
10
License plate countdown — ZIJ
On April 2, I said, “It’s possible a driver with an A/B/C/E plate could renew this year and bookend the series.” I have now seen it happen — an E vehicle became a Z (with different letters than the combo … Continue reading
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May
10
The Iowa State Hawkeyes
The AP’s Oklahoma City bureau needs a copy editor for this story about suspended players: Jackson had career-highs in receptions with three and 45 yards receiving against Iowa State in the Insight Bowl. Oklahoma played Iowa in last year’s Insight Bowl. … Continue reading
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May
08
Complete chronology of Iowa counties
Iowa at statehood, 1846 (Flickr) It seems like most of Iowa’s county histories are ever only organized by individual county. This provides good detail for each separately, but hurts when you are trying to think of the “big picture” of … Continue reading
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May
06
That would have been awkward
Davis County Iowa, along the Missouri border, was named in 1843 for Garret Davis, a U.S. representative from Kentucky. But if the luck of the draw had gone another way, it would have created historical confusion for generations to come. … Continue reading
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May
05
Idaho president speaks his mind
The University of Idaho football team moved up from I-AA with Boise State in 1996, but since then their fortunes have wildly diverged. Now Boise State is wedging its way into the BCS (just as it ceases to exist) while … Continue reading
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