Annabel Thomas crafts rural spiritual fiction in first book
Annabel Thomas, 52, launches The Phototropic Woman from University of Iowa Press. She blends rural Ohio heritage with urban views to explore human values and spiritual longing, writing daily and hoping the Iowa Writers Workshop award boosts future publishing.
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Annabel Thomas
University of Iowa Press
Iowa School of Letters
Iowa Writers Workshop
Thomas
Mother Teresa
Ohio State University
Ashley
Ohio
Columbus
John Updike
Flannery O'Connor
Soap Opera Researcher Examines Myths and Realities
Donna Lea Rouner, candidate for a PhD at the University of Wisconsin, will discuss Soap Operas Myths and Realities of Soap Opera Watching at Mount Mercy College. She notes soaps draw broad attention as a current social phenomenon and plans to compare soaps with prime time entertainment including Dallas Dynasty and Flamingo Road.
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Donna Lea Rouner
University of Wisconsin
Rouner
Donnelly Center
Mount Mercy College
Dallas
Dynasty
Soap operas spark early media research questions
Researchers like Rouner trace soap opera study to the 1940s and 1950s audience effects work. She notes minimal proven harm from watching soaps, questions about reality perception, and a lack of Nielsen attention to soaps. The field shows early flawed user approaches and a long gap in discussion.
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Rouner
Nielsen
Biking Europe by a Cedar Rapids trio on 11 week ride
The three Cedar Rapids men Nick Gearhart Rick Ottsen and Dave Carey spent 11 weeks cycling through Europe traveling 60 to 70 miles daily across Holland Belgium France Switzerland Austria Germany Luxembourg England and Scotland They used trains when needed and camped at campsites keeping daily costs under ten dollars They met Gearhart's father Ralph in Luxembourg and finished their tour in Austria with endurance and flexibility shaping their voyage.
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Nick Gearhart
Europe
Gearhart
Cedar Rapids
Holland
Belgium
France
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Luxembourg
England
Scotland
Sierra Drive
Rick Ottsen
Country Club Parkway SE
Dave Carey
Cottage Grove SE
Chicago
KLM
Royal Dutch
Amsterdam
French Riviera
David
Carey
Ralph Gearhart
Nick
Heidelberg
Munich
Ralph
Gazette
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Duane Crock
Suzanne Barnes
University of Iowa
Ball State University
Indiana
General Hospital
Cochem
Nancy Reebel
Brussels
Nice
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