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1 Are we losing our battle with cholesterol? Hattie Middleton says there are way to lower your cholesterol level, it takes some homework to find out the source of cholesterol in your diet.
2 Funny money... it time to change our change. Fred Abraham says we're due for a change Vending machine companies are hoping to see the return of a dollar coin, because dollar bill changers in vending machines cost over $400, while coin sorter costs less than $20.
3 Northern Iowa names additional May 1989 graduates. List of additional graduates include; Cindy Wiker, Sue Thobe, Wendy Speckerman, Kimberly Wilson, Christopher Wessels, Lora Castells, Lori Clauson, and Lawrence Shaffer.
4 Reward system for good grades, do we pay kids to go to school? James Albrecht says this and other methods have been used to reward students for good grades or attendance, but says educators aren't sure that paybacks to students are a good idea.
5 The push for perfectionism, a dangerous trait in children and adults. Miriam Adderholt-Elliot, who is the author of the book, "Perfectionism, What's Wrong With Being Too Good?," says failure is taboo in our society. She says parents need to share their failures with their children, to help them understand it's O.K. to fail.
6 Water-water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Grocery stores report we are buying more water, of what we once got for next to nothing. Erwin Richter say there are ways to find out if the water you drink is safe.