Photo by Dan Hockett Emma Warth signs to wrestle for SCC Blackhawks, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Joining Emma are her parents (on the left) Neil Johnson, and Venessa Johnson, and BHS Head Wrestling Coach Ryan Patton, Asst. BHS Wrestling Coach Chad Witte, and SCC Wrestling Coach Gary Woods.WB’s Emma Warth signingWB’s Emma Warth signingWB’s Emma Warth signingWB’s Emma Warth signingWest Burlington’s Emma Warth signs to wrestle for SCC Blackhawks, Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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West Burlington’s Lyndsey Kelley signs to play softball with Southeastern Community College on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. From left, Garrel Kelley, Lyndsey Kelley, Minh Kelley, and SCC Softball Coach Kevin Kaalberg.
WB’s Lyndsey Kelley signing with friends
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.
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.
Photo by Dan Hockett 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. Photo by Dan Hockett 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.Photo by Dan Hockett 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.Photo by Dan Hockett 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. Photo by Dan Hockett 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. Photo by Dan Hockett 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.Photo by Dan Hockett 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. Photo by Dan Hockett 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. Iowa Class 2A’s 10th-ranked West Burlington (SEISC south champs) defeated Iowa Class 1A’s 4th-ranked Winfield- Mount Union (SEISC north champs), 45-38 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference title game. Photos by Dan Hockett
Photo by Dan Hockett 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).
Photo by Dan Hockett 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.
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.
