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Author Archives: Jeff
Oct
06
Iowa’s 1920 highway system: Waiting for a promotion
Here are the smaller routes that, in 1926, did NOT get included in the new federal highway system, but were incorporated into it in the next 15 years. IA 25, Winterset to Adel, was a middleman between two long north-south … Continue reading
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Oct
04
The sixth seal has been opened
I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig … Continue reading
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Oct
02
‘Symphony of Iowa’ scavenger hunt
The Cedar Rapids Gallery of Art has selected 125 works to be on display for a 125th anniversary exhibit, reports the Gazette. That will go through mid-January. Among the works is a big one I didn’t know about, “Symphony of Iowa … Continue reading
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Oct
01
Casey’s had dropped hint on brand redesign
Here’s a screencap from an ad during the Kansas State-Oklahoma game on Sept. 26: I immediately wondered, is Casey’s changing its logo? I was holding off on a blog post to get the Oklahoma game stuff out. I didn’t know … Continue reading
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Sep
29
The first time*
There’s going to be a first this week for Iowa State football: A Saturday night game on ABC with a nationwide audience. All it took was a plague and sidelining 40% of power-conference football teams to make it happen. Now, there … Continue reading
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Sep
28
The last time
It’s Oklahoma week (as of the time of this post, anyway), meaning it’s that time of year again: Time to contemplate man’s and woman’s struggle against an indifferent universe, a story of futility punctuated by just enough hope for the … Continue reading
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Sep
24
Department of Not-Quite-Redundancy Department, Bank Acronym Edition
The Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal reported last week that a bank from there opened a branch in Tama. The bank’s name in question is WCF Financial. The initials got me to pondering the name, after a brief moment of wondering why … Continue reading
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Sep
24
Youngville US 30/218 exit open
August 8, 2009: This view on westbound US 30 is now a historic one, buried underneath the north base of a bridge for US 218. The four-lane stub ended up not used as the roadbed was shifted slightly. The much-desired, … Continue reading
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Sep
23
North Tama needs a Homecoming date
Lynnville-Sully has switched to virtual learning because of a substantial number of quarantined students (story: Newton Daily News). That means all L-S activities are immediately cancelled, including a district football game Friday night at North Tama. If you know of … Continue reading
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Sep
22
Ankeny exit to open in stages
Iowa’s second diverging diamond interchange, I-35 at 1st Street in Ankeny, will begin to open this week. It will be a long process, beyond the delay announced earlier this year. According to the DOT, 1st Street will open Thursday, and … Continue reading
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