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Is your television or radio on the blink? Blame it on sunspots. Tom Hockey says in a few years earth will be bombared with solar sunspot energy which means problems with electronic communications will occur.
One more reason to be a couch potato¿it's national cable month. Joseph Marchesani says cable TV systems are growing, but have bot yet reached their full potential.
Finding a financial planner...Who do you trust? Finding a reputable and qualified planner takes some homework. Millions of dollars have been swindled from people who thought they were dealing with a legitimate investment planner.
As the lawn burns...now showing in your own backyard. Ron Camarata says water can work a lot like fertilizer during this time of the year and there are a number of things that can be done to improve lawns and get a jump start on spring.
There are computers in our classroom but they don't compute. Instructors lack a full understanding of the computers' capabilities and of how they might be used more effectivly in the classroom.
University of Northern Iowa to offer at Calmar this fall. Listed are the three courses offer at Northeast Iowa Technical Institute: "Workshop: Strategies for Teaching, Writing and Reading Together," "Topics in Mainstreaming Hanicapped Learners," and "Philosopy of Education."
University of Northern Iowa to offer courses at Marshalltown. "Dianostic Teaching of Reading and Language Arts," "Home-School Relationships," "Human Relations," "Workshop: Teaching Mathematics for the Year 2000, K-8." Iowa Valley Coummunity College will be the site of the four courses.