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Forever stamps will cost more starting Sunday

Click here: Forever stamps will cost more starting Sunday. Going up from 47-cents to 49-cents. 
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Study: Foul-mouthed people are also the most honest

Click here: Foul-mouthed people are also the most honest, study finds
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VIDEO: Paris Climate Agreement Won’t Change the Climate

The Paris Climate Agreement will cost at least $1 trillion per year, and climate activists say it will save the planet. The truth? It won’t do anything for the planet, but it will make everyone poorer–except politicians and environmentalists. Bjorn Lomborg explains.

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VIDEO: History of the Democratic Party

Click here: Walk through the dark history of the Democratic Party and how we must learn from the past to be able to change the future for the better.

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World’s most popular passwords are depressingly easy to guess

Click here: People are awful at picking passwords. Here’s the top 25 easiest passwords to hack.
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John Lewis Boycotted George W. Bush’s Inauguration, Too

Click here: John Lewis Boycotted George W. Bush’s Inauguration, Too
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Donald Trump PRAYS with Martin Luther King’s son to ‘heal the nation’

Click here: Donald Trump PRAYS with Martin Luther King’s son to ‘heal the nation’
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Obituaries this week

Susan Mae Hellenthal, 81, Burlington, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017

Ruth E. Hunt, 99, Burlington died Saturday, January 14, 2017

Morris J. Duval , 85, Burlington, died Sunday, January 15, 2017

Mable Irene Marsh, 73, Burlington, died Saturday, January 14, 2017

Norma Hoelzen, 63, Burlington, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Lawrence “Larry” Harry Taeger, 83, rural West Burlington died  Monday, January 16, 2017

Jerry Dale Bliesener Sr., 68, Burlington died Monday, January 16, 2017

Gary Lee Rheinschmidt, 68, Burlington died Tuesday, January 17, 2016

Barbara Jane Howard, 97, Burlington, died Tuesday, January 18, 2017

Ann Louise Keever, 69, Fort Madison died Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Mary L. Snider, 90, Burlington, died Thursday, January 19, 2017

Mary Jane Harris, 91, Burlington, died Saturday, January 21, 2017

Dennis Donald Standard, 64, Burlington, died Saturday, January 21, 2017

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Iowa prepares for looming teacher shortage

Click here: Iowa universities are graduating 400 fewer teachers, counselors and administrators each year than in 2013.
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Researchers warn of fingerprint theft from ‘peace’ sign photos

Click here: Your biometrics are at risk. Japan researchers warn of fingerprint theft from ‘peace’ sign photos