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Midwest First: Supreme Court decision creates Iowa gay marriage
By Monica Reida on March 31, 2008
Monica Reida/Staff Writer LOn Friday at 8:30 a.m. in Des Moines, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a 1998 ban on gay marriage is...
Express Yourself: CFHS art students’ work featured at Hearst Center
By Max Herre on March 31, 2008
Max Herre/Staff Writer Once more the Hearst Center opens itself up for the work of CFHS students that has been crafted over the last year...
Two students, two staff earn Endeavor Award
By Arlene Freudenberg on March 31, 2008
Kellie Peterson/Editor-in-Chief The Endeavor Award honors people who deserve recognition, but often go unrecognized even though they are essential to the function and support of...
Obama Rally Photo
By Olivia Schares on March 11, 2008
By Olivia Schares 2008
CFHS, HJH on Schools in Need of Assitance list
By Kellie Petersen on March 11, 2008
By Kellie Petersen 2008 The effects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act were felt even more strongly last week in the city of...
Paying it Forward: Doctor’s contributions in honor of former teacher add up to 10-year $100,000 education investment
By Kellie Petersen on March 11, 2008
By Kellie Petersen 2008 For 10 years, Dr. Donald H. Beisner has been paying back the contributrions made by his CFHS math and science teacher...
Changes in curriculum aim to increase rigor of Iowa schools, better preparing students for future skills, global competition
By Kellie Petersen on March 11, 2008
By Kellie Petersen 2009 A new semester may have brought some changes to Cedar Falls High School, but education across the state of Iowa is...
Cambodia school project exceeds expectations
By Sheila Moussavi on March 11, 2008
By Kellie Petersen 2009 The Cedar Falls School District has been putting a lot of effort into the project begun by the high school Amnesty...
District in good financial place in spite of recession, however, no new programs, budget efficiencies made
By Kellie Petersen on March 11, 2008
By Kellie Petersen 2008 The economic recession and the threats posed by it have sadly become a fixture of the present American culture. Factory closings,...
Debate for marriage equality continues: Outcome of marriage licenses for Iowa same-sex couples still unknown
By Briana McGeough on March 11, 2008
By Briana McGeough 2008 As Iowa State University senior Sean Fritz read the controversial ruling of Polk County District Judge Robert Hanson, the prospect of...