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| 1 | It tastes so good, but is actually bad -- microwave popcorn. | Hattie Middleton says the snack is popular because it is fast and easy, but warns that many brands are full of highly saturated fat and salt. The best advice is to avoid micro-corn and try air popping. |
| 2 | Soviet students choose to study in Iowa -- historic exchange. | Tata Beliaeva and Nadia Norikova are early childhood education majors, and say there are major educational differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. Both say they are learning a lot about American culture. |
| 3 | Tune in to tune out ---parental discretion is advised. | Sharon Smaldino says one reason quality programming for children has declined over the past five years is that federal funding and guidelines foe such shows as after school specials have been dropped. |
| 4 | University of Northern Iowa continuing education biology seminar series to offer workshops on 'herbs' and 'lawn care.' | Seminar titled "Let Herbs Do It," will discuss cooking and gardening with herbs. "Lawn Care For the Home" will deal with lawn establishment, cultural practices and lawn care. |
| 5 | University of Northern Iowa folk dancers to present spring show, March 31- April 1. | Members of this year's folk dancers are listed. They are a performing and recreational folk dance club. |
| 6 | University of Northern Iowa to host conference on 'Students at Risk.' | The purpose for the conference is to meet the needs of students placed at risk. Dorothy Jenkins will discuss strategies that can be used by school officials in helping deal with the problems they are facing. |
| 7 | Wedding bells ring a somber note --- 2/3rds of new marriages will fail. | Marilyn Story says there are may have been a serious underreporting of divorces in the past, that has caused researchers to re-examine divorce statistics. |
| 8 | What do we do when the weather turns ugly -- Spring storms. | Walter DeKock says 32 people were killed last year as a result of tornadoes in the U.S. Having a plan of attack for when the weather turns bad could save your life. |