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Author Archives: Jeff
Nov
21
An Iowa State Thanksgiving
Right?
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Nov
20
License Plate Letters — HHH
May 8, 2007: The now-departed Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis, seen in a trip to Winnipeg and the Upper Midwest that incidentally included domed stadiums in four states. Haven’t done one of these in a while, but I … Continue reading
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Nov
19
Dolliver post office closed
September 29, 2015: Downtown Dolliver, in the middle of a weekday. The post office is the white-and-blue building on the right. The post office in tiny Dolliver closes today, according to a Des Moines Register story citing a USPS press … Continue reading
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Nov
17
Iowa State-Team Trampled by Turtles preview
A certain team that thinks it rules its empire likes dressing up as stormtroopers, so… (This one’s in Austin. Allegedly. If a game airs on the Longhorn Network, does it really happen?)
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Nov
15
Iowa football playing 100th game in Illinois
July 15, 2008: Dedication plaque at one of the many Memorial Stadiums of the Midwest. The stadium was undergoing a massive expansion at the time of this photo. Unfortunately, not even Lovie Smith’s beard has enough magic to make the … Continue reading
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Nov
14
Youngville overpass work continuing
Rather than write out “US 30/US 218 interchange” when I discuss the new exit being built in Benton County, I think I’ll invoke a throwback to the area’s auto history. That history is being preserved and amplified in the construction: … Continue reading
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Nov
13
Fleet Farm Fleet
Blain’s Farm & Fleet was one of the first retail developments at the corner of IA 58 and Viking Road, opening in 1999. Beside it sprung up a Wal-Mart. Then, about a decade or so ago, the retail boom there … Continue reading
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Nov
12
Goldfield Cheese Mart is 50 years old
Enough cheese for every man, woman, and child in town. Probably.
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Nov
11
Armistice Day, 100 years on
March 10, 2011: Mural at Memory Hall, Liberty Memorial, Kansas City — a highly recommended visit. It’s the 100th anniversary of the end of the War to End All Wars, that didn’t end all wars. The peace that followed would not … Continue reading
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Nov
09
Iowa State-Baylor preview
Iowa State’s being ranked in the CFP but not the AP last week, and now with three different rank numbers in the polls, serves to obscure what’s otherwise a simple listing of ISU’s games as a ranked football team. But … Continue reading
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