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In her short life so far, 10-year-old Milan C. Ellis has already moved six times. And she wrote about her new experiences in her debut children’s book, “The Adventures of a Military Kid.”
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Michael Bitterman/Playcrafter's Barn TheatreWell, it turns out I lied. Actually, The Lion in Winter was NOT the close of the Quad Cities’ theatre season. The close-out is actually Playcrafter’s Barn Theatre’s production of Christopher Sergel’s adaptation of the 1948 book Cheaper by the Dozen a real-life recounting of growing up in a household of 12 children authored by two of those children: Frank Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey and here directed by Emma Terronez. -
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Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public RadioUnityPoint nurses in Des Moines voted this week on whether to unionize. But the final result is delayed due to contested ballots. -
GoFundMeA 24-year-old man who grew up in Mount Pleasant was deported to Mexico. After he was charged with marijuana possession in June, Noel Lopez De La Cruz was handed over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. People close to him said the system failed him.
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Jeff Dukes/Carnegie ScienceAt grassland sites worldwide, including the Midwest and Great Plains, scientists simulated extreme drought conditions. The study provides a far-reaching and systematic look at the effects of drought severity. -
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