Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous

Aug 12

Of course you realize, this means war

Posted on Monday, August 12, 2013, at 12:24 PM by Jeff

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa-based animal rights group douses State Fair ‘Butter Cow’ with red paint The Des Moines Register has an article and video. Perhaps the Onion was on to something with its “Iowa State Fair Guards Told To Shoot Non–Iowa … Continue reading →

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Aug 12

Waterloo Fazoli’s closed July 26

Posted on Monday, August 12, 2013, at 10:37 AM by Jeff

Noooooo! I wonder if location became an issue. It was in a very visible spot, on the west side of Hawkeye Road between San Marnan Drive and US 20, but it was hard to get to — coming from 20/21, … Continue reading →

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Aug 09

16% of Iowa back into drought

Posted on Friday, August 9, 2013, at 1:04 AM by Jeff

It’s hard to believe, but there it is, on the Drought Monitor. A semicircle centered on Harrison County and extending west to the Guthrie/Dallas line is in “moderate drought.” In addition, only the northeast quarter of the state isn’t “abnormally dry”, … Continue reading →

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Aug 02

Man alive

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2013, at 5:22 PM by Jeff

Who needs a proofreader/Iowa map checker? WHO does! Here’s a link from WQAD for the story in question.

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Jul 30

Oskaloosa bypass

Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at 3:22 PM by Jeff

This is the first time I have heard of this. Presumably, it would be on the west side of Oskaloosa, perhaps starting with a trumpet interchange on IA 163 northwest of the IA 92 interchange and then heading northeast. There … Continue reading →

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Jul 24

What did the Iowa DOT do to its website?

Posted on Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at 12:13 PM by Jeff

I swear, I go away for a week and everything goes sideways. I knew something was up when my iBook rendered the main page as nothing but a gray background. It had been just fine. But later, checking the website … Continue reading →

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Jul 04

My Lincoln Highway centennial column

Posted on Thursday, July 4, 2013, at 3:17 PM by Jeff

is now available on the Register’s website.

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Jun 13

Hallie Christofferson, Iowa ambassador

Posted on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at 2:31 PM by Jeff

Ames Tribune: “My roommates [at the Team USA tryouts] didn’t really know much about Iowa, so they were just asking a bunch of questions,” Christofferson said. “The topic came up about how I used to show pigs, so that took … Continue reading →

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Jun 12

Council Bluffs willing to take over IA 192

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at 11:06 AM by Jeff

June 12, 2006: Even if IA 192 got decommissioned, the route would still work as a Business Loop I-29. This is the north end’s direct merge into the interstate. Council Bluffs is so desperate to get water and sewer work … Continue reading →

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May 29

Huebinger 1912 Auto Trail Guides and old county atlases

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at 1:15 PM by Jeff

I may be a teensy bit excited about discovering this resource. Notice that one is called the Transcontinental Route because the Lincoln Highway wouldn’t be born until the next year and wouldn’t be recognized in Iowa until 1915. Full county … Continue reading →

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