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Solar panels becoming a ‘waste mountain’

Solar panel review. Marques Brownlee Isn’t Telling You the Truth About Solar Panels, So I Have To, DIY and car review Scotty Kilmer. Should I buy solar panels for my house? Buying solar panels for my roof. The truth about solar panels and if they’re worth it. Solar panels explained. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 55 years.

BBC Report: Challenge to stop solar panels becoming a ‘waste mountain’

Are wind, solar, and batteries the magical solutions to all our energy needs? Or do they come with too high a price? Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, analyzes the true cost — both economic and environmental — of so-called green energy.
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Undefeated Falcons win Super Conference Shootout Title

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West Burlington Falcons won the Southeast Iowa Super Conference Title by defeating SEISC-North Division Champs, Winfield Mount Union, 45-38, Saturday, February 3, 2024 at SCC in West Burlington. The Falcons are 13-0 in Conference, 16-0 overall.
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West Burlington’s Mason Watkins (24) goes for two as Winfield-Mt. Union’s Abram Edwards (23). West Burlington (south division) defeated Winfield- Mount Union (north division), 45-38 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference title game Saturday, February 3, 2024 at SCC in West Burlington.
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West Burlington’s Brady Martin (1) goes to the basket defended by Winfield-Mt. Union’s Carter Loyd (1). West Burlington (south division) defeated Winfield- Mount Union (north division), 45-38 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference title game Saturday, February 3, 2024 at SCC in West Burlington.
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West Burlington’s Kobe Davis (0) is fouled by Winfield- Mt. Union’s Max Edwards (24) and Cole Milks (32). West Burlington (south division) defeated Winfield- Mount Union (north division), 45-38 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference title game Saturday, February 3, 2024 at SCC in West Burlington.
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West Burlington’s Ayden Figuereo (3) goes to the basket around Winfield-Mt. Union’s Carter Loyd (1). West Burlington (south division) defeated Winfield- Mount Union (north division), 45-38 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference title game Saturday, February 3, 2024 at SCC in West Burlington.
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West Burlington’s Quincy Collins (12) goes to the basket around Winfield-Mt. Union’s Cam Buffington (33). West Burlington (south division) defeated Winfield- Mount Union (north division), 45-38 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference title game Saturday, February 3, 2024 at SCC in West Burlington.
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West Burlington’s Mason Watkins (24) shoots over Winfield-Mt. Union’s Cam Buffington (33). West Burlington (south division) defeated Winfield- Mount Union (north division), 45-38 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference title game Saturday, February 3, 2024 at SCC in West Burlington.
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West Burlington’s Quincy Collins (12) goes to the basket around Winfield-Mt. Union’s Gabe Hemsworth (5). West Burlington (south division) defeated Winfield- Mount Union (north division), 45-38 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference title game Saturday, February 3, 2024 at SCC in West Burlington.
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Is Nikki Haley Corrupt? Bill O’Reilly fact checks

Bill O’Reilly fact checks Vivek Ramaswamy’s allegations that Nikki Haley is corrupt.
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Inflation explained by Nobel Prize Winner – Milton Friedman

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Taryn Havener signs with SCC Blackhawks

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West Burlington HS Senior Taryn Havener signs letter of intent Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 to play volleyball for the SCC Blackhawks. From left: SCC Volleyball Coach Michelle Glass, Danielle Havener (mother), Taryn Havener, Todd Havener (father), and Teague Havener (bother).
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Kennedy Ritter signs with SCC Blackhawks

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West Burlington HS Senior Kennedy Ritter signs letter of intent Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 to run Cross Country for the SCC Blackhawks. From left: Olivia Ritter (sister), Ryan Ritter (father), Kennedy Ritter, Jacque Ritter (mother), Hannah Ritter (sister) and SCC Cross Country Coach Lucas Keifer.
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Equity: The Thief of Human Potential

by Thomas Sowell


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.
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W.B.’s Ryan O’Hern will be next Humboldt AD

Ex-Eagle Grove, ICCC standout will replace retiring Greg Thomas July 1

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Ryan O’Hern coaches the West Burlington boys basketball team this past season. O’Hern, a former Eagle Grove all-stater and Iowa Central basketball player, will be the new activities director at Humboldt.

CLICK HERE for the complete article about Coach Ryan O’Hern as printed in The Messenger Newspaper from Fort Dodge, Iowa.

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West Burlington’s Jack Riley signs with SCC Track & Field

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West Burlington Falcon, Jack Riley, signs letter of intent to the SCC Blackhawks Track & Field Team, Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at West Burlington, Iowa. Joining Jack at signing are, from left, SCC Track & Field Coach Lucas Keifer, Chad Riley (father), and Mecca Riley (mother).