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Death & Texas    By Wm. W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone                                                     Large Print                                                     Western Fiction                                                     Reviewed by                                                     Connie Bennett          Since tax season will soon be upon us, I thought it appropriate to review a book with a title that is a play on the phrase "death and taxes".

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls fall semester Dean's List honoring 1,593 students has been released by Registrar Kelly Browning.  To be named to the Dean's List, a full-time undergraduate must earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a scale of 4.0, or midway between an "A" and "B" average.  About UW-River Falls:UWRF is a student-centered institution that provides excellent accessible academic programs serving the needs of our region, the state and beyond.

We’re excited to let you know that a Cloey Fall from Vinton has made the Iowa Central Dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester! To be named to the Dean's List students must maintain a 3.5-3.99 GPA, with a minimum of six credit hours.

Hawkeye Community College announces the Dean's List for the fall 2022 semester. The Dean's List is an official recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by full-time students. To make the Dean’s List, an individual must be a full-time student and successfully complete 12 or more credits in the fall or spring semesters with a semester GPA of 3.

Iowans-you are invited to submit your poetry to the annual Lyrical Iowa Poetry Competition! No entry fee. No membership or book purchase required. For all residents of Iowa from kindergartners to centenarians (students may be Iowa residents or attend a school in Iowa). "If you enjoy writing poetry, here is your chance to win modest cash prizes and/or have your poem published in the Iowa Poetry Association's (IPA) annual anthology, Lyrical Iowa," explains Marilyn Baszczynski, IPA editor and contest coordinator.

 More than 10,200 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2022 Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work. Students listed below are from your area.

11 Iowa High School Seniors Have Received Awards So FarIowa high school seniors have a chance to receive much-needed funds for college while learning ways to reduce college loan debt through a program offering $1,000 scholarships.Iowa high school seniors may register for the Iowa Financial Know-How Challenge: Senior Scholarship at www.IowaStudentLoan.

 Bone Deep               By Charles Bosworth, Jr.              and Joel J. Schwartz, DA                                                  Adult Non-Fiction                                                  True Crime/                                                   Murder Mystery                                                   Reviewed by                                                   Connie Bennett          Because this is a true story, told by the participants, we can't change the storyline, the characters, or the outcome.

Iowa Lakes Community College releases the Fall 2022 Honors Lists recognizing students who achieve the highest academic standards earning inclusion on the President's List or Dean's List. For the Fall 2022 semester, 109 students earned President's List, an honor achieved by those who recorded a "straight-A" or 4.0 GPA, and 227 students made the Dean's List of students who earned a 3.

 Loras College has announced the names of students who achieved Dean's List status for the 2022 fall semester. A student must earn a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to be recognized. From Shellsburg, Madi Atkinson