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Mary Elizabeth Meyer, 97, Burlington, died Saturday December 22, 2012

John Thomas Kuhns, died Saturday December 22, 2012

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Nikes Nuke Falcons, 64-14

Photo by Dan HockettWest Burlington’s Kyle Rokosz (left) and Notre Dame’s Matt Burford (right) battle for a loose ball during Friday night’s game in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated West Burlington, 64-14.
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West Burlington’s Kyle Rokosz (left) and Notre Dame’s Matt Burford (right) battle for a loose ball during Friday night’s game in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated West Burlington, 64-14.
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No.2 Notre Dame Thumps W.B., 84-25

Photo by Dan HockettNotre Dame’s Taylor Hickey (left) and West Burlington’s Kaylee Dotcherman (right) collide fighting for the ball during Friday night’s game in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated West Burlington, 84-25.
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Notre Dame’s Taylor Hickey (left) and West Burlington’s Kaylee Dotcherman (right) collide fighting for the ball during Friday night’s game in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated West Burlington, 84-25.
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Dixie Lee Freeman, 61, formally of Burlington died Friday, December 21, 2012

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KCPS Radio Holds Open House (Finally)

 

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KCPS Radio personality ‘Good Ole Number 7’ (Santa Hat) shares a laugh with the winner of the special door price Wednesday night at the radio station on Gear Avenue in West Burlington

 

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Gallup: To Stop Shootings, Americans Focus on Police, Mental Health

Click Here: 64% favor arming at least one school official

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Library Problems

Falcon:

I use the genealogy department at the Burlington Library quite frequently and can’t help but notice the lengthy down time on the film readers and associated equipment one of which has been down for good year.

There are two banks of film readers I’ll call the North Row and the South Row.  I generally use the South Row on a regular basis.  The west most South Row machine has been unusable for a good year with no apparent attempts by the library to get it fixed or replaced.  The next two machines will not print because the printer is constantly jammed which at times causes the film readers themselves incapable of aligning the page on the viewer.  This printer problem has been a thorn in the side of customers for a good month and impacts the use of three pieces of equipment.  Two film readers (possibly three) and one printer basically inoperative unless the jam is removed from the printer which apparently needs something cleaned or repaired since it can’t fix itself.  Could also be a badly worn out part in the vicinity of where the sheet of paper exits the machine.

I can see no reason for these machines being in such poor condition since they are a vital part of the genealogy department and are a must for taxpayers when doing research of past newspapers and other film recorded historical records.

We in Burlington pay a tax double to what the rest of the state pays for library service and in many cases are not getting our monies worth at all.

Another problem area is the newspapers where those taxpayers who go to the library in Burlington have only one Hawk-Eye available to read, on a daily basis.  If they have other local papers there not made available to those taxed to support the library.  In my opinion there should be more than one local paper for reading by the taxpayers many of which can’t wait in line in hopes of reading the paper.  To me this is no different than having only one computer to service the daily crowds that currently use computers at the library.  It’s much easier to get a computer to use than read the local paper.  There are four banks of computers for use in one spot and others spread around the library and yet only one local paper in the whole of the library out and seldom available to read without a wait period.  Taxpayers can also being their own computer for free wireless Internet if desired.

Even the parking can be a challenge at the library because of the smallness and layout of the lot.  This lot is not near big enough to service the many meeting rooms and general library use at the same time.  To me the library is in the worst of all locations because of limited parking and constant shaking as trucks go by on the freeway.  A library wedged into the side of a hill just leads one to believe better choices had to be available but that’s water over the damn now.  The taxpayers voted against the library twice but we end up with it anyway costing us twice what most Iowa towns and cities layout for library service.

DW

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Roland ”Ron” Stewart, 81, Wednesday, December 19, 2012

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Movie Theatre Shooter Stopped by Woman With Gun

Texas Movie theater shooting triggered by romantic break-up

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Fear of being committed may have caused Connecticut gunman to snap

The gunman who slaughtered 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut  elementary school may have snapped because his mother was planning to commit him  to a psychiatric facility.