Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Madelyn Hamelton (23) spikes the ball past Van Buren blockers, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Brenna Beggs (7) and Isabella Callison (22) go up to block a shot by Van Buren’s Payton Huling (9), Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Brenna Beggs (7) spikes the ball past Van Buren’s Addison Brauns (14) Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Brenna Beggs (7) and Jayonna Hiley (13) go up to block a shot by Van Buren’s Addison Brauns (14), Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Kaylee Webb (9) goes up to block a shot by Van Buren, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Lydia Armstrong (10) serves to Van Buren, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Madelyn Hamelton (23) keeps the ball in play against Van Buren, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington libero Carli Cline (33) keeps the ball in play against Van Buren, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Madelyn Hamelton (23) serves to Van Buren, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Taryn Snodgrass (16) keeps the ball in play against Van Buren, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Jayonna Hiley (13) taps the ball over the net past Van Buren’s Addison Brauns (14), Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Baylee Woodsmall (10) serves to Van Buren, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington swept Van Buren, 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. WB’s Brenna Beggs (7), Madelyne Hamelton (23), VB’s Addison Brauns (14) WB’s Brenna Beggs (7), VB’s Addison Brauns (14) WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7) WB’s Kaylee Webb (9)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7) WB’s Brenna Beggs (7). VB’s Addison Brauns (14)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7), Jayonna Hiley (13). VB’s Addison Brauns (14)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7), Jayonna Hiley (13). VB’s Addison Brauns (14)WB’s Kaylee Webb (9), Jayonna Hiley (13). VB’s Keely Duncan (2).WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Carli Cline (33) WB’s Carli Cline (33) WB’s Carli Cline (33) WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13) WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23), Brenna Beggs (7), VB’s Addison Brauns (14), Lexie Wiley (21)WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Carli Cline (33) WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)WB’s Carli Cline (33) WB’s Carli Cline (33), Jayonna Hiley (13), Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7).WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7). VB’s Ashlynn Huff (25)WB’s Kyleigh Applegate (21)WB’s Kyleigh Applegate (21)WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)WB’s Kyleigh Applegate (21)WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)WB’s Kyleigh Applegate (21), Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13), Kaylee Webb (9)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Carli Cline (33)WB’s Kaylee Webb (9)WB’s Baylee Woodsmall (11)WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)WB’s Baylee Woodsmall (11)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Carli Cline (33)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)Van Buren Warriors v (Class 2A’s 9th– ranked) West Burlington Falcons, September 17, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington defeated Van Buren 25-10, 25-10, 25-15. Photos by Dan Hockett
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Quincy Collins (12) goes for two against Van Buren’s Izaak Loeffler (4) and Gavin Titus (5), at home, Tuesday, January 16th, 2024. Quincy Collins was the game’s high scorer with 23-pts. West Burlington Falcons remain undefeated in the SEISC-South with a 9-0, (10-0) record. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Ayden Figuereo (3) scored 18-pts for the Falcons at home against Van Buren, Tuesday, January 16th, 2024. West Burlington Falcons remain undefeated in the SEISC-South with a 9-0, (10-0) record. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Mason Watkins (24) delivers two of his 17-points at home against Van Buren, Tuesday, January 16th, 2024. West Burlington Falcons remain undefeated in the SEISC-South with a 9-0, (10-0) record. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Mason Watkins (24) delivers two of his 17-points at home against Van Buren, Tuesday, January 16th, 2024. West Burlington Falcons remain undefeated in the SEISC-South with a 9-0, (10-0) record. Van Buren County Warriors v West Burlington Falcons Tuesday, January 16th, 2024. West Burlington Falcons remain undefeated in the SEISC-South with a 9-0, (10-0) record. West Burlington Falcons defeated the Van Buren Warriors, 90-40. Photos by Dan Hockett
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Taryn Havener (14) dribbles the ball past Van Buren’s Daphny Wells (10) and Sophia Jirak (1), Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 at West Burlington. Van Buren trailed the Falcons by eleven at half, and rallied to defeat the Falcons, 37-33. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Isabella Blaufuss (2) hits a layup against Van Buren Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 at West Burlington. Van Buren trailed the Falcons by eleven at half, and rallied to defeat the Falcons, 37-33.Van Buren Warriors v. West Burlington Falcons, Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Van Buren Warriors defeated the West Burlington Falcons, 37-33. Photos by Dan Hockett
Photo by Dan Hockett Van Buren teammates celebrate a comeback victory, their first win over the Falcons in more than a decade. Van Buren Warriors over the WBND Falcons 16 – 10 at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Maddie Thomas (7) hits a three-run home run for the Falcons at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Van Buren 16, WBND 10. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Maddie Thomas (7) hits a three-run home run for the Falcons at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Van Buren 16, WBND 10. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s leftfielder Maddy Knapp (3) makes a spectacular catch on a foul ball in the second inning at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Van Buren 16, WBND 10. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s leftfielder Maddy Knapp (3) makes a spectacular catch on a foul ball in the second inning at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Van Buren 16, WBND 10.
Thomas Sowell is an American author, economist, and political commentator who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
Thomas Sowell is the author of more than 45 books (including revised and new editions) on a variety of subjects including politics, economics, education and race, and he has been a syndicated columnist in more than 150 newspapers. Sowell was born in segregated Gastonia, North Carolina, to a poor family, and grew up in Harlem, New York City.
Due to poverty and difficulties at home, he dropped out of Stuyvesant High School and worked various odd jobs, eventually serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War.
Afterward he took night classes at Howard University and then attended Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1958. He earned a master’s degree in economics from Columbia University the next year and a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago in 1968.
In his academic career, he has served on the faculties of Cornell University, Amherst College, Brandeis University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and, currently, Stanford University. He has also worked at think tanks including the Urban Institute.
Since 1977, he has worked at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Mason Watkins (24) shoots a jumper against Van Buren Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington Falcons-66, Van Buren Warriors-36. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Jace Figuereo (3) passes around Van Buren’s Anthony Duncan (23) Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington Falcons-66, Van Buren Warriors-36. Photo by Dan Hockett Van Buren’s Anthony Duncan (23) hauls in a rebound Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington Falcons-66, Van Buren Warriors-36. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Brady Martin (1) drives around Van Buren’s Wyatt Mertens (24) Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington Falcons-66, Van Buren Warriors-36. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Parker Lau (4) shoots a three against Van Buren Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington Falcons-66, Van Buren Warriors-36. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Hayden Vandenberg (30) goes to the basket past Van Buren’s Lucas Fett (12) Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington Falcons-66, Van Buren Warriors-36. Van Buren Warriors v West Burlington Falcons, Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington Falcons-66, Van Buren Warriors-36. Photos by Dan Hockett.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s McKenna Marlow (10) shoots over Van Buren’s Sophia Jirak (1) and Sydney Meierotto (4) Tuesday December 6th, 2022 at West Burlington. Marlow scored 17-pionts for the Falcons. West Burlington defeated Van Buren, 51-17. Photo by Dan Hockett Van Buren’s Alicia Cumberland (20) and Addison Brauns (21) double-team West Burlington’s Abbey Bence (20) Tuesday December 6th, 2022 at West Burlington. Bence scored 22-points for the Falcons. West Burlington defeated Van Buren, 51-17. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Abbey Bence (20) was led all scorers with 22-points against Van Buren Tuesday December 6th, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren, 51-17. Photo by Dan Hockett Van Buren’s Callie Kracht (12) blocks West Burlington’s Isabella Blaufauss (2) Tuesday December 6th, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren, 51-17. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Taryn Havener (14) hits a layup against Van Buren Tuesday December 6th, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren, 51-17. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Kennedy Ritter (1) brings the ball down court against Van Buren Tuesday December 6th, 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren, 51-17. Van Buren Warriors v West Burlington Falcons Tuesday December 6th, 2022 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington defeated Van Buren, 51-17. Photos by Dan Hockett
Photo by Dan Hockett Class 2A’s 10th–ranked West Burlington volleyball team celebrates 3-0 win over Van Buren in regional quarterfinal Wednesday, October 19th 2022 at West Burlington. West Burlington won 25-13, 25-8, 25-9. Iowa Class 2A’s 10th–ranked West Burlington Falcons volleyball team v. Van Buren in region-8 quarterfinal on Wednesday, October 19th 2022 in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren, 25-13, 25-8, 25-9. Photos by Dan Hockett
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Abbey Bence (20) sets the ball for teammate Sophia Armstrong (19) during their match against Van Buren Thursday, October 6, 2022. Bence leads the State this season with 875-assists. Bence recently surpassed 2,700 career assists (2,706 to be exact and still counting). Tenth-ranked Class 2A West Burlington defeated Van Buren in three straight, 25-16, 25-5, 25-7
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Lauren Summers (33) serves to Van Buren Thursday, October 6, 2022. Tenth-ranked Class 2A West Burlington defeated Van Buren in three straight, 25-16, 25-5, 25-7. Van Buren Warriors v 10th ranked West Burlington Falcons, Thursday, October 6, 2022. Tenth-ranked Class 2A West Burlington defeated Van Buren in three straight, 25-16, 25-5, 25-7. Photos by Dan Hockett
