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| 1 | How much is that doggy in the window? Not much, if it's locked in a car. | Robert Simpson explains why summer's heat may be highly stressful for some domestic pets, and why many of them are far more fragile than we'd believe. |
| 2 | Iowa's wild orchids ...quietly slipping into the past? | William Witt says all existing species of the romantic flower in Iowa are now on the state's threatened or endangered lists. |
| 3 | National expert on gifted: find tomorrow's leaders in today's classrooms | Mary Frasier asserts that public schools need to begin indentifying gifted students early on, so that appropriate educational activities can be developed to help these leaders of tomorrow reach their full potential. |
| 4 | Northern Iowa economist: summer vacations in U.S. will be big this year. | Fred Abraham explains that with the value of the dollar as low as it is against foreign currencies, both Americans and foreigners will find their best vacation value right here in the United States. |
| 5 | Time flies when you're having fun. . . | Julia Wallace is studying time perception in young adult rats, middle age rats, and older rats, in search of an explanation for the same phenomenon occurring in humans, particularly with Alzheimer's patients. |