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Category Archives: License Plates
Jul
08
License Plate Letters — MAP
This combination is easy to illustrate! May 9, 2007: A panel at Itasca State Park, headwaters of the Mississippi River, is about the Jefferson Highway. February 8, 2012: The Civil War in Missouri, as seen at Battle of Lexington State … Continue reading
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Jun
01
License Plate Letters — LUX
“Fiat Lux” — “Let there be light,” the motto of the University of California system “Fiat Slug” — “Let there be slug,” the non-motto of the University of California-Santa Cruz, home of the squishiest mascot in college sports. No focus … Continue reading
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Feb
11
What’s with the hate for county names on plates?
Usually, when the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association has been involved in lobbying the Legislature recently, it’s about getting rid of front license plates. See this Radio Iowa story from last year. But this time, the group is out to eliminate … Continue reading
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Nov
29
License Plate Letters — LJF
I haven’t acknowledged Iowa’s 2012 license plate series going into the L’s and we’re already getting close to halfway through. It took the 1997 series until somewhere in late 2002 to get here — six years, vs. nine years this … Continue reading
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May
05
License Plate Letters — KMA
KMA 960 AM is one of Iowa’s oldest radio stations. Its call letters, chosen specifically by the May Seed & Nursery Co., mean “Keep Millions Advised.” The May family owned the station from its beginning in 1925 until 2019. Here … Continue reading
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Mar
30
License Plate Letters — KKJ
Let’s just skip a couple notches ahead, ‘k?
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Mar
03
Why does ‘Nomadland’ use old license plates?
In the embedded tweet is a poster for the streaming movie Nomadland. It should take about five seconds to see where I’m going with this post. The states are ordered by their admission to the Union, which is a neat thing … Continue reading
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Nov
09
License Plate Letters – KAT
August 16, 2000: Shadow had the run of the corn crib — run of the farm, really — and we threw her kibble from a big bag bought at the elevator. She purred very loudly and enjoyed climbing onto my shoulder … Continue reading
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Sep
08
Yup, we’re getting another license plate variety
The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs, citing a state representative and Pottawattamie County treasurer, reports that the “Flying Our Colors” license plate will be available to the public starting in the middle of this month. This is one of the … Continue reading
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Jan
24
Legislature tries to circumvent will of the voters
OH COME ON. Of all the things that Iowans can’t find agreement on, “license plates” probably wasn’t on the list a decade ago. In 2017, the state offered voters three choices for a new license plate. A reworked version of … Continue reading
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