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65% of Children Live in Households on Federal Aid Programs

Click here: The Census Bureau reported this week that 65 percent of American children live in households taking aid from one or more federal programs.
How to be dependent on government is now one of the earliest life lessons America is teaching nearly a supermajority of children.
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Want to Live Longer? Get a Pet

Click here: A pet might improve your health.
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Hedge Fund: Paying Down The National Debt Is Now Almost Mathematically Impossible

Click here: Paying Down The National Debt Is Now Almost Mathematically Impossible. Simply put, the US government has reached a point of no return.
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U.S. Forest Service: Avoiding Deer-Vehicle Collisions

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Sen. Coburn’s Emotional Farewell Remarks

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Pew: Support for gun rights at highest point in 20-years

Click here: Support for gun rights is at the highest approval rating in two decades, and it’s being driven in part by changing attitudes among black Americans, who are increasingly likely to view guns as good for public safety.
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18% Expect to be in debt forever

Click here: In a personal finance survey published today, 18 percent of the respondents said they expect to be in debt for the rest of their lives.
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Des Moines teachers support student ‘die in’ protest

Click here: Teachers and school leaders accommodated the protest, reporting the demonstration was one the administration “fully supports.”
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Iowa’s going to have smartphone driver’s licenses

Click here: Iowa Department of Transportation plans to pilot a smartphone driver’s license program that could make plastic licenses obsolete.
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Obituaries this week

Leonard A. Johnson, 71, of Burlington died Sunday, December 7, 2014

Barbara L. Edmunds, 67, Burlington died Monday December 8, 2014

David Paul Mathias, 60, Burlington, died Monday, December 8, 2014

Donna Lee Moyer, 67, Burlington, died Tuesday, December 9, 2104

William “Bill” C. Steele, formerly Burlington, died Thursday, December 11, 2014

Maxine Rose Lanning, 96, Burlington died Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Dorothy Lois Hartman, 91, West Burlington died Wednesday, December 10, 2014

George J. Houtz, 85, Wapello, formerly Burlington, died Thursday, December 11, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Paull, 99, Burlington, died Saturday, December 13, 2014