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FCC looks to tax Internet on 90% of Americans

Click here: The Federal Communications Commission is in the middle of a high-stakes decision that could raise taxes for close to 90 percent of Americans.
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Snow way! There AREN’T an infinite number of snowflake shapes – there are just 35

Click here: Snow way! There AREN’T an infinite number of snowflake shapes – there are just 35 and they’re ruled by temperature and humidity
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Bill Clinton identified in pedophile lawsuit against former friend

Click here: Bill Clinton identified in lawsuit against his former friend and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein who had ‘regular’ orgies at his Caribbean compound that the former president visited multiple times.
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Obituaries this week

Vera L. Ryner, 90, formerly West Burlington, died Saturday, January 3, 2015

Jim Anderson, 80, West Burlington, died Sunday, January 4, 2015

Marlin Marion Campbell, 68, Burlington, died Saturday, January 3, 2015

Herma G. Sheppard, 94, Burlington, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Doris M. Knotts, 83, Burlington died Thursday, January 8, 2015

Judith Marie Perry, 73, Burlington, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Lester Gray, 85, West Burlington, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Autumn Mae Steele, 34, Burlington, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Bert L. Morse, 80, Mediapolis formerly Burlington died Thursday, January 8, 2015

Lucille Mary Margaret Powell, 77, Burlington, died Friday, January 9, 2015

Norval Thomas “Tom” Alderson, Burlington, 87, died Saturday, January 10, 2015

Kay Ann Thacker, 70, Burlington, died Saturday, January 10, 2015

Joy Eileen Smith, 85, West Burlington died Thursday, January 8, 2015

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Gallup: Bad Politicians & Government are Americans Top Concern

Click here: Poor government leadership was top problem in 2014, Economy ranked a close second
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Student Loan Debt Tops $800 Billion

Click here: By doling out a net average of about $100 billion per year in student loans, the federal government allows even the nation’s wealthiest universities to charge students more than they and their families can pay without going into debt.
That makes colleges richer and students poorer.

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NASA: Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster

Click here: Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster: Study shows trees absorb more greenhouse gas than expected.
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‘It’s Gonna Be a Bloodbath’: Expert Reveals the Economic Defects Under the Government’s Numbers

“Overall the economy is quite weak,” Peter Schiff, CEO and chief global strategist at Euro Pacific Capital Inc., “It’s all a bubble masquerading as a recovery.”
“The average consumer has way too much debt and household net worth has declined,” Schiff said. “Real wages are lower today than they were five years ago. I think people are overestimating the shape of the consumer and his ability to spend.”
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Obituaries this week

William Charles “Bill the Kid” Newberry, 52, Burlington, died Monday, December 29, 2014

Wesley Bates Hawk, 94, Palm Beach, FL formerly of Burlington, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Kenneth K. Swan, 79, Burlington, died Monday, December 29, 2014

Doris Rosa Close Wynn, 83, Burlington died Monday, December 29, 2014

Phyllis Cross, 75, Danville, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Jenny Lee Mehaffy, 80, Burlington, died Monday, December 29, 2014

Chuck G. Leaming, 79, Burlington, died Monday, December 29, 2014

Ralph Oscar Mathys, 86, West Burlington, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014

James “Craig” Glasgow, 65, Burlington, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Mrs. Meribeth Ilene Green, 65, Burlington died Tuesday, December 30, 2014

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Prof: Young people are ‘lost generation’ who can’t repair anything

Click here: Professor says, “Young people have become a lost generation who can no longer mend gadgets and appliances because they have grown up in a disposable world.”