Author Archives: Jeff

Oct 21

The SEC has won the Civil War*

Posted on Friday, October 21, 2011, at 1:00 PM by Jeff

The person said that Missouri’s decision to apply for membership to the SEC was “inevitable and imminent,” although a specific timeframe has yet to be set. — New York Times, Monday The University of Missouri has played Iowa State, Kansas, … Continue reading →

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Oct 19

Spell check

Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at 10:43 PM by Jeff

Oop. That’s supposed to be Colesburg*. This sign was put up in July on eastbound IA 3 at IA 38’s north end. This is the second time in a decade that a mileage sign has been missing an “S”. The … Continue reading →

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Oct 18

IA 1 bypass of Iowa City?

Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 12:36 PM by Jeff

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The city of Iowa City wants to explore the idea of re-designating Iowa Highway 1 so that it bypasses the metro area rather than goes through town. Changing the route would stop the 85-year-old state highway from … Continue reading →

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Oct 17

The Bootheel and the Platte Purchase

Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011, at 12:31 AM by Jeff

It’s 548 miles from Missouri’s northwesternmost county seat, Rock Port, to its southeasternmost, Caruthersville. But other than their license plates, they have little in common. Corn is in one corner, cotton in the other. One technically belongs to the Omaha … Continue reading →

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Oct 12

US End pages uploaded

Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at 12:20 AM by Jeff

I finally took some time to go into pages and fix link code for a bunch of US pages I created. They aren’t meant to be a substitute for Dale Sanderson’s but instead show the pictures I have taken at … Continue reading →

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Oct 11

The Big 9½

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 1:19 AM by Jeff

It’s official: TCU is joining the Big 12. The first actual realignment news! With something that makes geographic sense! A&M won’t be able to gig ’em, though. It’s not official: Missouri thinks it can get big money and no whammies … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

Conference roulette

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011, at 1:26 AM by Jeff

Moving around the pieces… The Big 12 can’t be certain of its expansion plans until Missouri decides what to do, and teams the Big 12 is interested in won’t do anything until the conference is stable, except maybe TCU. The … Continue reading →

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Oct 08

I-29 reopens in southwest Iowa

Posted on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at 1:12 AM by Jeff

Really good news for western Iowa. Not just for the people there, but also for those who have had to go way out of their way for months. (And for the roads that got an extra beating from the diverted … Continue reading →

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Oct 06

Everything’s out of date in Kansas City

Posted on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 1:35 AM by Jeff

(Iowa State vs. Kansas State, 2011, and the world’s largest use of Comic Sans) CBS’s Dennis Dodd: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Welcome to the Big Doughnut Hole. This used to be the center of the college universe. At least one … Continue reading →

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Oct 05

Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at 8:06 PM by Jeff

From a lifelong Mac user: Thank you, Steve.

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