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Seniors’ reactions to pressures for promoting college vary
With the college fair over and graduation only a little over eight months away, how are seniors feeling? The paths are as varied as students...
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AP teachers offer tips for success in challenging courses
As many sophomores enroll in different advanced classes for this year, more challenges and difficulties are bound to happen as classes enhance. Instead of dropping...
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Local engineer offers career advice after years of experience
Bill Claassen was only 14 years old when he started working for his father, Wayne, at Claassen Engineering all the way back in 1960. Being...
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Word Wizards assemble at CF Library
Word Wizards, a monthly event taking place at the Cedar Falls Public Library on Sept. 29 at 3 p.m., is a youth program at the...
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Recovery from addiction starts with constructive steps
On top of suicide awarness month, September is also national recovery month. This means that this month is a great time to talk about something...
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Fourth annual car drives into town
People of all ages strolled down Main Street last Sunday, Sept. 12 at the Fourth Annual Shine and Show, an event that allowed local residents...
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Heart of Darkness open to both volunteers, fans of scary thrills
October is quickly approaching and the Heart of Darkness is getting ready to not only scare you half to death but also defend their title...
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Follow these steps for rekindling Halloween spirit
As we get older, a lot of us give up on having a good time on Halloween, but we don’t have to. The following list...
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Seniors fondly recall CFHS musical lessons
Many seniors have participated in music programs since elementary school, but last week the time came to let those school connections to music go. “I’ve...
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Davenport eagle cam draws worldwide attention
A pair of bald eagles joined the Arconic Davenport Works community in Iowa in 2009. They built their nest 56 feet off the ground...
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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...
