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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.”
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Doctor Shortage as Obamacare swells Medicaid Rolls

Click here: As Medicaid Rolls Swell, Cuts in Payments to Doctors Threaten Access to Care
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Environmentalists Suffer Big Loss on Lead Bullets Case

Click here: Environmentalists Suffer Big Loss on Lead Bullets Case
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M.I.T.: 2015 Year of the Hospital Hack

Click here: Health-care organizations often store medical records and other information insecurely.
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Obituaries this week

Robert Lee “Bob” Schwenker, 83, West Burlington died Sunday Dec. 21, 2014

Thomas “T.J.” Elmore, 40, Burlington died Monday, December 22, 2014

Grace L. Wagg, 77, Mediapolis, died Saturday, December 20, 2014

James Leroy Carkhuff, 85, Davenport, died Saturday, December 20, 2014

Ronald Lee Schroeder, Burlington, died Monday, December 22, 2014

Sharon Lee Wells, 76, Burlington died Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Angela Marie Lopez, 45, Burlington, died Friday, December 26, 2014

Heather Jo Boyd, 44, of Burlington, died Friday, December 26, 2014

Rhoda Murlie Bresch, 91, Burlington, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Fern Elizabeth Breuer, Burlington, died Saturday, December 27, 2014

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Report: Immigrant workers account for all employment growth since 2007

Report: Immigrant workers account for all employment growth since 2007
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Obama Sets Wealth Gap Record

Click here: Under Obama the wealth gap between America’s high income group and everyone else has reached record high levels.

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‘It Kills Viruses, Fungi and Bacteria Continuously’: Could Copper Hold the Solution to Hospital Superbugs?

Click here: The germ-killing powers of copper have been well-established since ancient times, but besides a few copper doorknobs — shown to kill 95 percent of superbugs like pneumonia and MRSA — the metal is noticeably absent from many medical facilities.
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Obituaries this week

Jerry Allen Kaufman, 79, of Burlington, died Monday, December 15, 2014

Emily P. Lange, 93, Burlington died Tuesday, December 16, 2014

John Robert Nollen, 56, Kansas City, MO, formerly Burlington died Monday, December 15, 2014

Marilyn Elizabeth Wagenbach, 83, rural Burlington died Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Richard Lawrence Shofe, 83, Burlington, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Myrtle Schwerin, 80, Burlington, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Amanda “Marya” Wagoner, 41, Burlington, died Friday, December 19, 2014

Rikki Allan Powell, 62, Burlington, died Thursday, December 18, 2014