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Follow these steps to drawing mushrooms
Sketching can be difficult to do and even harder to get good at. One of my favorite things to draw is mushrooms, and I’m going...
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Yearbook deadline approaching for senior pictures
With senior picture deadlines coming in, finding local, experienced and affordable photographers is hard. Molly Long was born and raised in Waterloo and is both...
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Follow these steps to prepare your vehicle for safe winter driving
As winter approaches, new demands will pop up for you and your car, so now is the time to prepare. Here is a list: First...
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Dark classic book moves to junior high classes
This year is the first year that the ninth grade honors English class at Peet and Holmes Junior Highs get to read the book, Lord...
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After solving 50-year-old teen murder, case has lessons to this day
Fifty years ago Maureen Brubaker Farley was reported missing. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported that on Sept. 14 she failed to show up to her...
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As winter sets in, students spending time with favorite podcasts
As the colder seasons start to approach, many students choose to stay in and bundle up while listening to their favorite podcasts. Junior Annie Forcum...
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Flowers send world of messages
As the holiday season draws nearer, the flower economy will begin to boom as people snatch up flower arrangements for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, DongZhi,...
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ELP students digging deeper at Peet, Holmes
ELP is a part of the Talented and Gifted program in Cedar Falls schools. ELP has six different priority standards: critical thinking; complex communication; creativity;...
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Video Games Etc., Double-Tap hosting Smashelodeon tournaments
What happens when you combine the rivalry of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with the newest Nickelodeon fighting game Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl into one tournament? You...
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Science club opening options for exploration to aspiring scientists
Branches of science combine for an ultimate test of wit and scientific knowledge in this year’s Science Olympiad. This year, students from the science club...
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Battle of the Books: Students kick off year of club reading for competition
Laughter echoes through the library as students flip through pages, quiz each other on plot twists and race to remember which character saved the day. Battle of the Books...
