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Know Your Neighbor: Stephanie Vavra

Stephanie Vavra holds onto a book about G.E's Morrison plant she helped create. (Philip Marruffo)

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Stephanie Vavra, 66, runs thecity1.com, a news site in Morrison. The Morrison resident has a daughter, Hillary Blevins, 34; a son, Nate Vavra, 31; and two grandchildren.

Favorite music: Oldies

Favorite charity: American Cancer Society

Favorite TV show: “House”

Favorite food: Lasagna

Alma mater: Des Moines (Iowa) East High School, 1964; Iowa State University, 1969; master’s degree in remedial reading, Western Illinois University, 1974.

Hobbies: Likes to read, knit and garden

What makes your blood boil? People who are close-minded.

What was your first job? Selling foot-long hotdogs and hand-squeezed lemonade at the Iowa State Fair.

What are you afraid of? Spiders

Who would you trade places with for a day? Hillary Clinton. She is so connected to world leaders. I admire her poise.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Back to the Mediterranean, including Italy, Greece and Turkey.

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