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Point/counterpoint: Less impressive: OU’s home victims or OSU’s road victims?...lineup is any good at all. But OSU might have had the easiest road schedule to this point of any team in the country. Going to Ames and Waco strike about as much fear into your heart as petting a kitten does. →Tramel: I pick OU's foes... In this article: Kansas State, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Texas A&M, and Browns |
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WCF Courier | 10 hours ago
Hawkeye wrestlers win 45th straight dual
...Derrik Russell before pinning Rutgers' Vinny Dellafave in 3 minutes, 39 seconds. Iowa returns to action on Dec. 6, when it invades Ames for a dual with second-ranked rival Iowa State, at 6 p.m. "We have got to get a lot sharper before...
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Des Moines Register | 15 hours ago
Guest column: Obituaries dont always deliver life story
...column: Obituaries don't always deliver life story DICK HAWS is a retired Iowa State University journalism professor, who lives in Ames. Contact: dhaws@iastate.edu November 28, 2009 Why do I read newspaper obituaries? Because they are...
In this article: WWII, M-1, University of Missouri, Pacific, Dog, and Iowa State University
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Omaha World-Herald | 1 day ago
Group to push for legislation
...Walding said. A similar proposal failed to pass the Legislature last session. The coalition of cities pushing for the law consists of Ames, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Sioux City and West...
In this article: Iowa, Council Bluffs, and Culpability
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | 1 day ago
Number of groups for atheists skyrockets on college campuses
...Society president Anastasia Bodnar at the Ask an Atheist booth at a campus community center. (Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press) AMES, Iowa - The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist. '' Whenever a...
In this article: Iowa State University, God, Buddhist, Methodist, and Harvard
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Bleacher Report | 1 day ago
Six Things to Be Thankful For in the Big 12 North
...difference in his first year at Iowa State has coach Rhoads as a hot commodity in the college football world. Since he is from the Ames area, don't expect him to leave anytime soon. Kansas was already going to be a preseason No. 1,...
In this article: Big 12, Jayhawks, Iowa State, Bo Pelini, Paul Rhoads, Nike, and Missouri
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WCF Courier | 2 days ago
Cyclones' season has been one to remember
...coach Paul Rhoads, left, reacts during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Colorado, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Ames, Iowa. Iowa State won 17-10. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) AMES - It's been a season of spectacular...
In this article: Cyclones, Paul Rhoads, Iowa State, Tom Herman, Big 12, Texas A&M, and Texas
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The Salt Lake Tribune | 2 days ago
Atheists give it the old college try
...and Agnostic Society president Anastasia Bodnar while stopping at the Ask an Atheist booth at a campus community center in Ames, Iowa. Ames, Iowa » The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist."
In this article: God, Iowa State, Iowa State University, Buddhist, and University of Colorado
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WCF Courier | 2 days ago
Iowa St. handles Tennessee St., 84-53
...State's Robert Covington during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) AMES (AP) - The Iowa State men's basketball team has remained undefeated with an 84-53...
In this article: Iowa State and Iowa
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Iowa State beats Tennessee State 84-53
AMES, Iowa (AP) - Marquis Gilstrap had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Iowa State never trailed in cruising past Tennessee State 84-53 Tuesday night. Diante Garrett added 11 points and seven assists for the Cyclones (5-0), who hit their...
In this article: Cyclones, Tennessee State, Iowa State, and Iowa
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The Ralphie Report | November 19, 2009
Hits & Myths: Offense Ames Too Low in 17-10 Loss... or Subterranean Roadsick Blues(0-10)
Hits & Myths: Offense "Ames" Too Low in 17-10 Loss... or Subterranean Roadsick Blues(0-10) by Tom4Buffs on Nov 19, 2009 5:14 PM MST 0 comments Colorado coach Dan Hawkins looks at what may be his career "going in a different direction"...
In this article: Buffs, Iowa State, Iowa State, Dan Hawkins, Colorado, Longhorns, Dez Bryant, and The Cellar
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Description from Wikipedia:
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa, and is approximately 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', comprises the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'. As of the 2000 Census, the city population was 50,731. While Ames is the largest city in Story County, the county seat is in Nevada which is 8 miles east of Ames. Ames is the home of Iowa State University, with leading Design, Engineering, Science, and Agriculture colleges. It is also the site of the Ames Straw Poll, an important straw poll in the Republican party presidential nomination process as well as the first in the nation Democratic and Republican caucuses (see Politics, below).
- Name:
- Ames
- Type:
- City
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1864
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 21.58
- Total Area (km):
- 55.9
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 21.57
- Land Area (km):
- 55.9
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 0.01
- Water Area (km):
- 0.0
- Elevation (ft):
- 942
- Elevation (m):
- 287
- Time Zone:
- CST
- Website:
- http://www.cityofames.org/
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