Journey Through Honduras to Visit Sponsor Children
A sponsor travels from Iowa to Honduras and meets Luz and Jacobi families in Comeagua and Jacobi’s village. The trip exposes dire poverty, high costs of food and water, and the struggle of caseworkers Paulino and Dania while Steve the Peace Corps volunteer aids fishing development.
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Luz Marina
Pauline
Dania
Luz
Mama
Jacobi
Paulino
Valley of the Angels
David
Steve
Peace Corps
Honduras
Ricardo
Kansas City
Weird costumes on parade at weekend's science-fiction event
The 11th Iowa Regional Science Fiction Convention brings 350 to 400 enthusiasts to Cedar Rapids at the Longbranch Motor Inn for three days of costumes, space talk, role playing, and a prize masquerade. Guests include author Robert Asprin and artist Phil Foglio.
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Anne Marty
Midwest
Cedar Rapids
Longbranch Motor Inn
Iowa
Miller
Robert Asprin
Ann Arbor
Mich
Phil Foglio
Chicago
Asprin
Dave Martin
Martin
Williams Bay
Wis
Read Aloud to Kids Says Trelease at Cedar Rapids
Author Trelease touts reading aloud as the key to civilized youth. He travels nationwide promoting his Read Aloud Handbook and says many adults see reading aloud as entertainment, not a critical habit for developing literacy.
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Im Trelease
Trelease
Cedar Rapids
Springfield
Mass
Jefferson High School
Bozeman
Mont
Kansas City
New York Times
U.S
Canada
England
Australia
International Reading Association
PTA
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Comeagua Province
Comeagua
Myra
D.M. O’brien
Elida
C.R
Mike Miller
Jim Trelease