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$20 trillion man: Obama Doubles National Debt

Click here: $20 trillion man: National debt nearly doubles during Obama presidency
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Sticker Shock – Obamacare prices in Iowa jump 29%

Click here: In Iowa, Healthcare.gov rate increases average 29 percent.

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Can We Rely on Wind and Solar Energy?

Is “green” energy, particularly wind and solar energy, the solution to our climate and energy problems?

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Iowa’s initiative promotes college as minimum

Click here: Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s “Future Ready Iowa” goal is 70 percent of Iowans in the workforce to have education or training beyond high school by 2025
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Study: More Than Two-Thirds of Patients on Anti-Depressants Not Depressed

Click here: More Than Two-Thirds of Patients on Anti-Depressants Not Depressed
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Iowa’s HS Graduation Rate Tops in Nation

Click here: Why Iowa’s graduation rate is so much higher than California’s
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US High School drops Michelle Obama’s lunch program

Click here: Hundreds of students return to the cafeteria after Montana high school relinquishes $120,000 in federal funding and drops Michelle Obama’s lunch program
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West Burlington City Council & Mayor Forum

Click here: To watch West Burlington City Council & Mayor Forum
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Does Free Speech Offend You?

Should offensive speech be banned? Where should we, as a society, draw the line where permitted speech is on one side, and forbidden speech is on the other? Should we even have that line? And should free speech be limited by things like trigger warnings and punishments for microaggressions? Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, answers these questions and more.

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Think taking ‘Selfies’ is new? Checkout the 1950s Polaroid Commercial

Here’s a live commercial from THE PERRY COMO SHOW in 1950 for the complete line of Polaroid cameras featuring spokesperson Don Ameche touting the merits of “instant photography.”