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Aug 31

Ankeny diverging diamond delayed

Posted on Monday, August 31, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A full opening of the rebuilt interchange of I-35 and 1st Street in Ankeny has been delayed, KCCI reports. It was supposed to be this week. The news story in the second link has a guide through the interchange, which … Continue reading →

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Aug 24

Iowa’s 1920 highway system: Small connectors

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Some of this batch of routes seem superfluous, but there was usually some sort of rationale for their existence. IA 53: Nora Springs to Charles City via Rockford instead of Rudd, out of a request from the Floyd County supervisors. … Continue reading →

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Aug 18

The edge of suffrage

Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, August 14, 1920: Women go after House votes in Tennessee for a final show down Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 14 — “I do not believe that men of Tennessee will surrender honest convictions for political expediency or … Continue reading →

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Aug 13

Zearing school being demolished

Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Due to circumstances extremely beyond our control, blog posts will be limited to those previously scheduled for a while. — The Management Zearing school demolition. Photo credit: Laurie Yocumk The three-story Zearing school building is being torn down this summer, … Continue reading →

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Aug 10

IA 141 flyover nearly complete

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

The flyover ramp from northbound I-35/80 to IA 141 in Urbandale should be open by the end of this month, KCCI reported recently. (Like too many TV stations nowadays, unfortunately, I am unable to embed the video.) Lanes will be … Continue reading →

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Aug 06

I-74 bridge update: Illinois bridge begins

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Story from WQAD.

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Jul 27

The ‘last’ of the astronaut wives

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Rene Carpenter, the wife of Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter during the Space Age, died Friday (obit: Washington Post). (She was born in Iowa, hence the very tenuous hook for this blog post.) I say “during the Space Age” because, … Continue reading →

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Jul 06

Requiem for an iMac

Posted on Monday, July 6, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I have in the past rambled about my late 2009 desktop iMac and how I was going to ride it until it died. Well, at 11:53 PM on June 15, it did. Specifically, the hard drive woke from sleep but … Continue reading →

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Jun 26

Technical difficulties

Posted on Friday, June 26, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Please stand by?

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Jun 18

nooooooooooooooo

Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Washington Post: Is this goodbye to make-your-own waffles? Coronavirus may end the hotel breakfast as we know it. Los Angeles Times: At the budget end of the price spectrum, if you’re a regular guest at Hilton’s Hampton Inns, Cordell said, … Continue reading →

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