Category: Burlington
Is the Israeli military a paragon of morality and wartime ethics? Or is it an oppressive force that targets innocent Palestinian civilians and commits war crimes as a matter of policy? Colonel Richard Kemp, who was the commander of British Forces in Afghanistan, was in Israel during its war against Hamas in 2014, and analyzes whether Israel’s military is ethical, evil, or somewhere in between.
Is the United States an exceptional country that has played a uniquely good role in history? Or is it a typical country, perhaps even a uniquely bad one considering the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow? On this, the Left and Right do not agree.
Jim Ott speaks in front of 150 area academic, government, and business representatives about Bridges Out of Poverty program Wednesday at West Burlington High School.
How do you want to improve America? By focusing on improving and refining yourself? Or by transforming society? The answer to that question will reveal whether you’re on the Left or the Right.
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Obituaries this week
Arnold William “Bill” Fuhrer, 84, Burlington died Sunday, December 13, 2015
Joe Wade Lewis, 54, Burlington, died at Wednesday, December 9, 2015
George A. Newman, 92, Burlington, died Sunday, December 13, 2015
Doris Virginia Westerbeck, 92, Burlington, died Sunday, December 13, 2015
James Craig Glasgow, Sr., 88, West Burlington, died Sunday, December 13, 2015
Jack Eldon Wynn, 88, rural West Burlington died Monday, December 14, 2015
Leona Coletta Miskovic, 77, Burlington died Tuesday, December 15, 2015
James Rush, 57, Keokuk, died Monday, December 14, 2015
Hazel Marie Lord, 104, Burlington, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Floyd “Bud” Radestock, 96, Burlington, died Sunday, December 13, 2015
Gary “Benny” Benjamin Nelson, 72, Burlington, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Robert Dean “Bob” Crawford, 61, Burlington, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Terry Lee Loving, 64, Wayland, formerly Aledo, Illinois died Monday, December 14, 2015
Dustin Blair Ruggles, 40, Burlington died Thursday, December 17, 2015
River Rose Paull, 3 months, Burlington, died Thursday, December 17, 2015
Lorenzo P. Diego, 91, West Branch, died Thursday, December 17, 2015
Anita Genelle Kohl, 80, Burlington, died Saturday, December 19, 2015
How big should the government be? And what is its proper role in the daily lives of Americans? The Left and Right have opposite answers.