CNA-09-23-2014

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Creston teenager Tanner Webb was featured last week on a television show airing on the Outdoor Channel. Read more about his experience in SPORTS, page 10A.

Lenox High School’s homecoming queen and king will be named this week. Who are the candidates? Find out on page 7A.

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By SARAH BROWN

CNA staff reporter sbrown@crestonnews.com

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Future queen: The 2014 Creston High School queen candidates are, from left, Natalie Mostek, daughter of Jeff and

Kit Mostek; Bree Daggett, daughter of Doug and Ellen Daggett; Brenna Baker, daughter of Brad and Becky Baker; Monica Powers, daughter of Joe and Karla Powers; and Madison Skarda, daughter of Ron and Mindy Skarda. The queen coronation is 12:15 p.m. Oct. 3 in the CHS Auditorium. The queen and court will also be introduced at halftime of next Friday’s football game against Adel-Desoto-Minburn.

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This week, local educators, librarians and national advocacy organizations are celebrating Banned Books Week, Sept. 21-27.

By SARAH BROWN

CNA staff reporter sbrown@crestonnews.com

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hat do the Bible, The Adventures of Captain Underpants and The Catcher in the Rye have in common? All four have found themselves on a list of the most frequently challenged and banned books. This week, local educators, librarians and national advocacy organizations are celebrating Banned Books Week, Sept. 21-27. Banned Books Week was established in 1982 in response to the number of books being challenged in schools, bookstores and public libraries. Thirty-two years later, this annual celebration continues to promote the value of free speech, thought and open access to information.

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In education As a parent and educator, Edanne Qualseth, English teacher at Creston High School, views literature, even challenged and banned material, as a way to start a dialog with her children and students. “Whether it’s a news article or a book, it gives us that avenue to start that conver- Qualseth sation ... to have that difficult conversation,” Qualseth said. Kelly Franklin, English instructor at Southwestern Community College, echoed the sentiment. “As a parent, you always want to protect your kids,” Franklin said. “But, I protect my children by telling them the truth about life. I think that is more helpful than trying to shield them.”

CNA photo by SARAH BROWN

Gibson Memorial Library celebrates Banned Books Week by showcasing banned and challenged books in its lobby. In 2013, the American Library Association reported 301 instances, nationally, of requests to have books pulled from libraries because of their content.

Feed Both Franklin and Qualseth referenced the young-adult science-fiction novel “Feed” by M.T. Anderson as an important work of literature despite it being a frequently challenged book. Qualseth said “Feed” is the only book in her curriculum to be challenged by a parent for offensive language. The issue was taken to administrators and the school board.

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DES MOINES (AP) — The number of absentee ballots requested by Iowa voters is nearly double the number sought 43 days before the 2010 election, Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz said Monday. Residents have increasingly opted for voting by absentee ballot in recent elections for the convenience and in response to increasing pressure from political parties striving to get as many votes as possible cast by Election Day. Democrats have in recent election Schultz cycles excelled at the strategy, but the numbers released Monday show Republican absentee ballot requests are up nearly 145 percent from 2010 to just over 31,000. Democratic

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In the end, a committee made up of students, staff, community members and a librarian voted unaniomously to continue teaching the book. “They felt I could handle the discussion,” Qualseth said. “They felt the wording in the book didn’t mean it was okay to use, but, the content merited to be taught.”

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When propane prices tripled in January, some consumers were caught off guard. Are propane prices expected to soar this winter? Not likely. “I think we are quite a ways off from that kind of scenario,” said Harold Hommes, market analyst at Iowa Department of Agriculture. “It’s highly unlikely anything that similar is going to happen. But, the biggest wild card is what Mother Nature will bring us.” ■ Market Hommes said the drastic, analyst Harold yet brief, increase in propane prices, consumption Hommes and demand in the third says: “There’s week of January was caused no bargain by a number of factors — increased use of propane shopping for for dying grain, record propropane in pane exports and an excepJanuary.” tionally cold winter. Another factor for a shortage of propane this year was caused by the reversal of the Cochin pipeline, which no longer ships propane to Iowa and the Upper Midwest from Canada. With the changes, there are still some logistics to work out, but, “significant measures” have taken place between farmers, wholesalers and retailers to ensure propane supply is in place. To manage risks, Hommes recommends the following: • Consider an early purchase program for a fixed or maximum price plan offered by propane dealers during

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