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Mar
22
Blue-on-white plates to be phased out
The Sioux City Journal reports, based on talks with the Woodbury County Treasurer, that Iowa’s license plates are indeed being replaced — but only the earliest ones. As far as replacements go, this is about as anticlimactic as you can … Continue reading
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Mar
22
1997 Sweet 16 revisited
(All images CBS) Tuesday was the 15th anniversary of Iowa State’s 1997 appearance in the Sweet 16, its first since 1986. Those who remember it will recall it as a Bittersweet 16. The Cyclones blew a 16-point lead to UCLA … Continue reading
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Mar
22
Photos by the numbers: 141
August 31, 2008: Fading signs on new-ish metal pole northwest of Denison. The US 59/IA 141 duplex northwest of Denison is one of the few tiny non-interstate four-lane segments in western Iowa.
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Mar
21
Photos by the numbers: 140
August 12, 2005: West end of I-140 outside Knoxville. (Or north end, kind of.) Mainline I-40/75 is four lanes in each direction here.
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Mar
20
Photos by the numbers: 139
May 18, 2004: There was some strange signing going on in the mid-’90s. When the US 63 bypass of Denver was built, this was one of the signs put up. The exit BGSs had the same thing going, with the oddly … Continue reading
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Mar
19
Noncontiguous school sharing?
Well, this is interesting. Monday night the Essex and South Page school boards got together on neutral ground for a joint public meeting to discuss current and potential sharing agreements. … Pertaining to the upcoming football season, the two boards … Continue reading
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Mar
19
Photos by the numbers: 138
June 10, 2011: IL 138 ends at old US 66 in Mount Olive. Actually, it’s OLD old 66, because as with much of I-55, there was a bypass route built before the interstate was constructed farther out. EDIT 3/22: Wrong Mount. … Continue reading
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Mar
18
Ouch
Regarding the WBB game Saturday: Thirty turnovers won’t endear you to anyone, not even the Associated Press. Iowa State was in the NCAA tournament for the sixth year in a row. But the Cyclones sneaked into the field after losing to … Continue reading
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Mar
18
Photos by the numbers: 137
May 10, 2005: A new alignment of IA 137 was built south of Eddyville along with the US 63 bypass. At the time of this picture, 137’s end had moved to new 63, behind the camera. The car is turning … Continue reading
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Mar
17
Green day, blue day
“We ran into a buzzsaw today…” — Fred Hoiberg Ames, Iowa — When the wheels fall off a Cyclone team, they spin out far and wide. First up, the women against UW-Green Bay, which more recently has been de-emphasizing the … Continue reading
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