Author Archives: Jeff

Sep 21

Small part of four-lane US 63 open now(ish)

Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012, at 3:15 PM by Jeff

A DOT press release from last week announced the imminent opening of the US 63/IA 3 interchange (formerly a four-way stop) and some four-lane to the north. The release text would indicate that the four-lane is already open 3.6 miles … Continue reading →

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Sep 21

License Plate Countdown — ZZI

Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012, at 11:03 AM by Jeff

THE END IS NEAR.

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Sep 20

2012 Iowa map errors

Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

This is a refresher on an old task of mine: Proofreading the official state highway map. I skipped two years partly because so many corrections had been made. The entire list is after the jump.

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Sep 19

Has it really been that long?

Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 2:00 PM by Jeff

Time from introduction of the original Macintosh (1/24/84) to introduction of the first iMac (5/6/98): 5217 days. (It shipped in August of that year.) (Go to the 16-minute mark of this YouTube video for the introduction) Time from introduction of the … Continue reading →

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Sep 19

Dysart cemetery vandalized

Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at 10:23 AM by Jeff

Ugh. (From KCRG, which about a month ago introduced a revised front page with “Top 9” stories)

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Sep 18

Hooray! We don’t reek! (Wait a second…)

Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at 11:05 PM by Jeff

November 18, 2011 Pat Forde on the etiquette of field-storming: If your program doesn’t reek of tradition and arrogance and you beat a top-five team, storm the field. (See: Oklahoma State vs. Iowa State last year.) Then later in the … Continue reading →

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Sep 18

Why the Des Moines beltway can’t be an interstate (yet)

Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at 11:17 AM by Jeff

There’s another article out about studying an interstate upgrade for the US 65/IA 5 Des Moines beltway. There is more to an interstate designation than just signage. There are also rules about slow-moving vehicles and minimum speed limits. Right now, … Continue reading →

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Sep 17

US 20 on track to open early

Posted on Monday, September 17, 2012, at 7:42 PM by Jeff

Thanksgiving week is a possibility for the big stretch of US 20 between US 71 and IA 4 to open. (Fort Dodge Messenger) This would be the last major relocation for US 20. From 71 west, new lanes would likely … Continue reading →

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Sep 15

Long legs

Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2012, at 9:19 PM by Jeff

From the “strange football statistics” department: Northern Iowa and Iowa State both made 49-yard field goals today.

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Sep 14

“Easton Valley” school vote passes

Posted on Friday, September 14, 2012, at 3:44 PM by Jeff

June 14, 2011: The cornerstone of the original Preston school building is half-obscured by a 1950 addition. The East Central school district, the easternmost in Iowa, is sharing this year with Northeast of Goose Lake. Many in the district are … Continue reading →

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