Pageants and Parents Split Over Child Beauty Contests
The piece examines the booming child pageant industry valued at about five billion dollars with hundreds of national events. Parents and experts debate pressures on young girls, makeup, costumes, and the ethical balance between performance benefits and potential exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christel
Robinson
Larry Todd
Pageant World Magazine
Todd
Columbus
Ohio
Donna Crookham
Psychological Consul
Crookham
Odgaard
Christel and
Taryn
Kids tour Capitol as youth corps visit ends with honors
Cedar Rapids mayor Lee Clancey thanks 4 H corps members visiting Washington for a government tour. They posed on Capitol steps and met lawmakers in the House chamber, learning about governance and meeting Speaker Newt Gingrich. A hospital note followed a chair session joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach
Jennifer
Capitol Steps
Iowa
Harkin
Natasha Simpson
Newt Gingrich
Tiny Alexis Sears
Capitol
Lincoln Memorial
Bonnie Booker
Internet drum corps stories and photos on Gazette site
Grant Wood All-City Drum Corps trip to Washington DC is chronicled with stories and photos on Gazette Online. A free public demonstration of the Web page runs today from 2 to 4 p.m. at Johnson Elementary 355 18th St SE in the instructional materials center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood
Washington, D.C
Gazette
Johnson Elementary
18Th St
Elizabeth Rutter
Neighbors
Marie-Susanne Langille
Gazette Online
Fyiowa.com
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Ramsey
Anna Odgaard
Pageant News
Babbette
Pageant & Talent Gazette
Karen Robinson
Jants Counseling Center
Cedar Rapids
Antwoine Turner
C.R
Lee Clance
Lee Clancey
National
4-H Center
Chevy Chase
Clancey
Washington
Conference of Mayors
Drum Corps
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Atla Ua Orr
Medicoil Limited
Aly
SA Ec
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Baie
Orig
Twin
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