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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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After first quarter, students digging in for success
It’s the end of the first quarter of the 2021-2022 school year. Students worked hard last week to get their grades where they want them,...
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Trinity youth group enjoys homecoming together
The youth ministry students at the local Trinity Bible Church made a statement when they threw their own homecoming after it was canceled because of...
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High school readers migrating to online offerings
As technology increases and the schedules of students are filled up, students are changing the ways they spend their extra time. One example of this...
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Young leader embraces role to connect with midwestern jewish, LGBTQ youth
Meet Issac Young, the new Youth Engagement manager in the Midwest for Keshet. Keshet is a LGBT+ Jewish grassroots organization that works toward the inclusion...
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Screaming Eagle chili cookoff raised funds for suicide prevention
Screaming Eagle, a restaurant downtown in Waterloo, hosted a chili cook-off. All the proceeds went towards suicide awareness. The event happened last weekend from noon to 3 p..m on...
