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Mar 03

Photos by the numbers: 122

Posted on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 9, 2007: The Great River Road starts at Lake Itasca and heads north(!) on County Road 122. The Mississippi River is running to the left as a quiet little creek.

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Mar 02

Photos by the numbers: 121

Posted on Friday, March 2, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 21, 2005: SC 121 at I-26 between Columbia and the I-385 junction. This is just inside Sumter National Forest. South Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, and Massachusetts could all pool together to buy sign blanks (square/rectangle with the state name on … Continue reading →

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Mar 01

More basketball articles

Posted on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 1:00 PM by Jeff

A day late and a dollar short, but these popped up after my roundup Monday. State Spotlight: Tournament a grand thing for North Tama’s Kladivo (Des Moines Register) — This ran Tuesday alongside the story of the loss. It’s also … Continue reading →

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Mar 01

Photos by the numbers: 120

Posted on Thursday, March 1, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

October 6, 2006: IA 9 is the halfway point between Minneapolis and Des Moines on I-35. It takes about five hours to travel between the two.

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Feb 29

Leap Day

Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 10:39 AM by Jeff

Today, the Iowa State women play Kansas State for the 77th time. The Wildcats “leap” over Nebraska to become the Cyclones’ most-played opponent. In addition, this is the first time ISU has ever played on Leap Day. Also today, the … Continue reading →

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Feb 29

Photos by the numbers: 119

Posted on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 7, 2005: Charleston, West Virginia, on US 60 near the south end of I-79. US 60 still runs right by the state capitol building.

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Feb 28

Photos by the numbers: 118

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

September 17, 2007: West side of Le Mars. US 75 keeps its pre-1984 mile numbering (from Council Bluffs) all the way through the new end of its freeway/expressway alignment, at which point it exits from itself. This is only about … Continue reading →

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Feb 28

North Mahaska 47, North Tama 35

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 12:53 AM by Jeff

The North Tama girls on the state’s biggest stage Turnovers and cold fourth-quarter shooting ended the best season in North Tama girls’ basketball history Monday with a 47-35 loss to North Mahaska. The Redhawks finished 21-5, and this was the … Continue reading →

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Feb 27

NT girls play at state today

Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012, at 9:00 AM by Jeff

The North Tama girls’ basketball team plays North Mahaska in the first game of the evening session and last in the 1A quarterfinals. NT is an unranked 8-seed (21-4) and NM is undefeated (25-0). The Des Moines Register notes this … Continue reading →

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Feb 27

Photos by the numbers: 117

Posted on Monday, February 27, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

September 13, 2011: Leaving-town sign on US 69 at Davis City that does double duty at the junction of J66. This is right by the Davis City post office, one of scores across the state threatened with closure.

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