East Iowa teen wins national writing gold at Scholastic awards
Sophie Hanson a Dubuque Senior High School freshman earned a national gold medal in the 2011 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her story Return about a teen resisting a tyrannical regime. She aims to study journalism and plans to turn the tale into a novel with hopes of National Geographic work.
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Landlords urged to curb crime in southwest Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police asked about two dozen landlords serving Westdale Court area to join a crime reduction effort after a rise in violent incidents from 2009 to 2010. Lt. Tobey Harrison urged attendees to improve lighting and tenant screening while noting only two landlords attended the meeting.
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Ballroom dance class catches on with Iowa elementary students
West Des Moines students from Jordan Creek and Crossroads Park Elementary join Jennifer Malcom Brown's Mad Hat Ballroom in a community education course. Eight youngsters begun with the fox trot in January and will showcase dances like cha cha waltz tango rumba and swing this month.
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