All posts by Falcon

DNA tests reveal 30% of so-called ‘migrant families’ were unrelated

Burlington, Iowa, Local, News, Political, Security, Technology, West Burlington

Click here: 30% of rapid DNA tests of illegal immigrant adults who were arriving at the southern border with children revealed the adults were not related to the children. “There’s been some concern about, ‘Are they stepfathers or adopted fathers?'” the official said. “Those were not the case. In these cases, they are misrepresented as family members.” .

www.publicdomainpictures.net

Why Do You Support Israel?

Burlington, Iowa, Local, News, Political, Religion, Security, Technology, West Burlington

Israel is one of the most free and most prosperous countries in the world. Not only is Israel a booming economy and a wellspring of innovation, it is the only democracy in the Middle East. So why is it so controversial to support the Jewish state? Stephen Harper, the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, lays out several fundamental truths about America’s most critical ally in this short 5-minute video.

2019 Falcon Track Team sends several to State Meet

Burlington, Iowa, Notre Dame, Sports, Track, West Burlington
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Katie Stephens (center) takes the baton from Sydney Marlow for the anchor leg of the 4×100-meter relay Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. WBND qualified for State with a time of 51.07”.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Jax Lamm (left) takes the baton from Tanner Snodgrass for the anchor leg of the 4×100-meter relay Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. WBND qualified for State with a time of 44.22”.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Kelyin Chng takes the baton from Riley Richards in 4×400-meter relay Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. WBND qualified for State with a time of 4:12.88.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Sydney Marlow takes the baton from Kelyin Chng in 4×400-meter relay Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. WBND qualified for State with a time of 4:12.88.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Olivia Baker (3rd from left) qualifies for State in the 100-meter hurdles Friday with a time of 16.28” at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Amelia Schwenker runs the first leg of the 4×200-meter relay Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. WBND qualified for State with a time of 1:45.92”.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Riley Richards runs the third leg of the 4×200-meter relay Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. WBND qualified for State with a time of 1:45.92”.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Sydney Marlow (left) runs the anchor leg of the 4×200-meter relay Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. WBND qualified for State with a time of 1:45.92”.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Jax Lamm (3rd from right) and Reese Richards (3rd from left) both qualify for State in the 100-meter dash with Lamm’s time of 11.18” and Richards time of 11.48” at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Katie Stephens (3rd from left) qualifies for State in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.90” at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant.
Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Ethan Eilers throws the shot-put Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. Eilers discus throw of 145’-10” qualified for State.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Kelyin Chng takes the baton from Riley Richards in 4×400-meter relay Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. WBND qualified for State with a time of 4:12.88.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Sydney Marlow runs the anchor leg of the 4×400-meter relay Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. WBND qualified for State with a time of 4:12.88.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Olivia Baker (3rd from left) qualifies for State in the 100-meter hurdles Friday with a time of 16.28” at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Olivia Baker (3rd from left) qualifies for State in the 100-meter hurdles Friday with a time of 16.28” at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Ethan Eilers throws the shot-put Friday at the State Qualifying Meet in Mt. Pleasant. Eilers discus throw of 145’-10” qualified for State.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Iliyah Moore competes in the discus throw at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Iliyah Moore competes in the discus throw at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Iliyah Moore competes in the discus throw at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Olivia Baker competes in the 4×100 shuttle hurdle relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Olivia Baker competes in the 4×100 shuttle hurdle relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Libby Logan competes in the 4×100 shuttle hurdle relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Cameron Mehaffy competes in the Distance Medley Relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Kelli Orth takes the baton from Hunterre Rupp in the Distance Medley Relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Kelli Orth takes the baton from Hunterre Rupp in the Distance Medley Relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Kelli Orth takes the baton from Hunterre Rupp in the Distance Medley Relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Madalynn Markey competes in the Distance Medley Relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Morgan Flowers competes in the 400-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Austin Mixer competes in the 400-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Austin Mixer competes in the 400-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Austin Mixer competes in the 400-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Seth Estrada-Miller competes in the 400-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Seth Estrada-Miller competes in the 400-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Seth Estrada-Miller competes in the 400-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Nicholas Skerik competes in the 4×200-meter relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Nicholas Skerik competes in the 4×200-meter relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Tanner Snodgrass takes the baton from Brady Oleson in the 4×200-meter relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Jeron Conner competes in the 4×200-meter relay at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Natalie Vandenberg competes in the 100-meter hurdles at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Natalie Vandenberg competes in the 100-meter hurdles at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Noah Murphy (12) and Kyle Etka (16) compete in the 800-meter run at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Cameron Mehaffy competes in the 200-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Kerrigan Belger competes in the 200-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.
  • Photo by Dan Hockett
    West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Reese Richard competes in the 200-meter dash at Mt. Pleasant Friday.

There are 17,617,000 government employees and they are paid better than private sector workers.

Burlington, Financial, Iowa, Local, News, Political, West Burlington

Click here: Government employees salaries are 14.2 percent higher than private-sector workers and 6.1 percent higher than the self-employed. Government workers have the highest median earnings at $53,435, higher than both private sector workers and the self-employed. Private sector worker median earnings were $46,797. Self-employed median earnings were $50,383. The median earnings of state and local government workers ($51,202) were higher than the median earnings in any of the four categories of private-industry and self-employed workers. But federal government workers had the highest median earnings of all ($66,028).

cliparts.co

If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste?

Burlington, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, Nature, News, Technology, West Burlington

Click here: Solar panels often contain lead, cadmium, and other toxic chemicals that cannot be removed without breaking apart the entire panel. “Approximately 90% of most PV modules are made up of glass,” notes San Jose State environmental studies professor Dustin Mulvaney. “However, this glass often cannot be recycled as float glass due to impurities. Common problematic impurities in glass include plastics, lead, cadmium and antimony.”

publicdomainpictures.net