Category Archives: Health

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

May 7, 2019Burlington, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, Nature, News, Technology, West BurlingtonFalcon

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.”

Victims identified in Highway 218 shooting over the weekend

April 29, 2019Burlington, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Security, West BurlingtonFalcon

Click here: Police confirm a woman was shot and killed while she was driving southbound on Highway 218 in Iowa.

UPDATE: Reward in Highway 218 shooting death upped to $7,000. Victim was former UNI softball player, Micalla “KK” Rettinger. UNI softball team will honor Micalla with a moment of silence before Tuesday’s home season finale against Iowa scheduled for 5 p.m. in the UNI-Dome.

Adult children are costing parents their retirement savings

April 25, 2019Burlington, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Security, West BurlingtonFalcon

Click here: Financial independence, once a hallmark of adulthood, has gone by the wayside as adult children increasingly depend on their parents to help them cover the cost of rent, student loans, health insurance and more. But parents’ desire to give their children a financial assist could be misguided — and even backfire in the long run.

Recycled Paper by Iowa residents diverted to landfill due to lack of buyers

April 23, 2019Burlington, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Political, West BurlingtonFalcon

Click here: The company that processes recyclables, says it couldn’t find anyone willing to take the paper. Meaning 20 tons of paper a day ended up in the landfill.

Iowa man convicted of plotting to steal domain name at gunpoint

April 22, 2019Burlington, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Security, Technology, West BurlingtonFalcon

Click here: An Iowa man who founded a social media company highlighting young adults engaging in “crude behavior, drunkenness, and nudity” was convicted of plotting to rob a man at gunpoint over a domain name, prosecutors said.

Is Denmark Socialist?

April 22, 2019Burlington, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Political, Security, West BurlingtonFalcon

Socialism has failed across the world – from the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to China, Vietnam, North Korea and, most recently, Venezuela. So now the left references countries like Denmark as “proof” that socialism works. Otto Brons-Petersen explains why they’re wrong in this short 5-minute video: Denmark is just as capitalist as the United States.

Earth’s Magnetic Field is Weakening Faster than Previously Thought.

April 14, 2019Burlington, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Political, Security, Technology, West BurlingtonFalcon

Click her: Earth’s magnetic field is getting significantly weaker, the magnetic north pole is shifting at an accelerating pace, and scientists readily admit that a sudden pole shift could potentially cause “trillions of dollars” in damage.

Pew Research: U.S. Home to Nearly 20% of World’s Migrant Population

April 2, 2019Burlington, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Political, Security, Technology, West BurlingtonFalcon

Click here: The Pew Research Center reveals in a new study that the U.S. has admitted more foreign nationals than any other country in the world.

The Left Ruins Everything

March 26, 2019Burlington, Education, Financial, Health, Iowa, Local, News, Political, Religion, Security, West BurlingtonFalcon

From the Boy Scouts to literature, from the arts to universities: the left ruins everything it touches. Dennis Prager explains in this short 5-minute video.