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Supermoon rises over Great River Bridge

Photo by Dan Hockett This September full moon, known as a Harvest Moon, rises above the Great River Bridge over the Mississippi River in Burlington, Iowa on Monday. September’s full moon is the third and final supermoon of 2014. A supermoon occurs when the moon make its closest approach to earth due to an elliptical orbit.
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A September full moon, known as a Harvest Moon, rises above the Great River Bridge over the Mississippi River in Burlington, Iowa on Monday. September’s full moon is the third and final supermoon of 2014. A supermoon occurs when the moon make its closest approach to earth due to an elliptical orbit.
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Burlington Iowa Obituaries West Burlington

Obituaries this week

Rosemary Lorraine Ehret, 93, Burlington, died Monday, September 8, 2014

Howard Everett Taeger, 78, rural West Burlington died Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Joseph “Joey” Timothy Miller, 31, Burlington died Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Monique Therese Mundt , 86, formerly Burlington, died Tuesday, September 9th, 2014

Scott Alan Miller, 36, Burlington, died Thursday, September 11, 2014

Ronald Wayne Willson, 68, Burlington, died Saturday, September 13, 2014

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Burlington Iowa News Political West Burlington

Fast-Food Prices to Rise 38% If Employers Paid $15 an Hour

Click here: Raising the minimum wage in the fast-food industry to $15 an hour would hurt consumers and workers. Without major operational changes, fast-food restaurants would have to raise prices by 38 percent while seeing their profits fall by 77 percent. This would cause many restaurants to close and many others to make extensive use of labor-saving technology—eliminating many of the entry-level jobs that inexperienced workers need to get ahead. Congress should not facilitate the SEIU’s attempt to inflate fast-food wages.

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New ISIS threat: America’s electric grid

Click here: Former top government officials who have been warning Washington about the vulnerability of the nation’s largely unprotected electric grid are raising new fears that troops from the jihadist Islamic State are poised to attack the system, leading to a power crisis that could kill millions.
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11-Missing Libyan Jetliners Raise Fears of another 9/11

Click here: Islamist militias in Libya took control of nearly a dozen commercial jetliners last month
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Obituaries this week

Timothy Wayne Davis, 52, Burlington, died Sunday, August 31, 2014

Sharon Kay Phillips, 69, Burlington died  Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Barbara A. Poisel, 83, Iowa City formerly Burlington, died September 1, 2014

Mary Joan Anliker, 84, Burlington died Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Joy Pauline White, 91, Burlington died Friday, September 5, 2014

Dennis Ray Miller, 56, Burlington, died Saturday, September 6, 2014

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Burlington Cat Health Iowa News West Burlington

Vaccine for kitty that could cure your allergy to cats

Click here: The vaccine jab for kitty that could cure your allergy to cats
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington resident, Rascal, captures a computer mouse.
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Burlington Football Iowa Sports

More Snaps of BHS v. Davenport Central Game

Flagman leads BHS team on to field
Flagman leads BHS team on to field
Garrett Grimshaw
Garrett Grimshaw
Tyler Mosena
Tyler Mosena
Bracewell Stadium New Scoreboard
Bracewell Stadium New Scoreboard
Official Jerry Courtney stands ready to call next play in JV game
Official Jerry Courtney stands ready to call next play in JV game
Burlington High School Marching Band Members
Burlington High School Marching Band Members
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Burlington Football Iowa Sports

Opening Heartbreaker: BHS falls to Davenport Central, 25-21

Photo by Dan Hockett Burlington Varsity watches the end of the JV game against Davenport Central from the south end zone Friday night at the newly upgraded Bracewell Stadium in Burlington. BHS-JV defeated Davenport Central-JV, 33-2.
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Burlington Varsity watches the end of the JV game against Davenport Central from the south end zone Friday night at the newly upgraded Bracewell Stadium in Burlington. BHS-JV defeated Davenport Central-JV, 33-2.
Photo by Dan Hockett Burlington Running Back Garrett Grimshaw turns the corner against Davenport Central in the season opener Friday night at Bracewell Stadium in Burlington. Burlington led 21-0 at halftime before falling to Davenport Central in the end, 21-25.
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Burlington Running Back Garrett Grimshaw turns the corner against Davenport Central in the season opener Friday night at Bracewell Stadium in Burlington. Burlington led 21-0 at halftime before falling to Davenport Central in the end, 25-21.
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Mayor: Adult Illegal Aliens With ‘Graying’ Hair Enrolled in Public Schools

Click here: The mayor of Lynn, Mass. says that some of the illegal aliens from Guatemala who are enrolled in her city’s public schools are adults with graying hair and “more wrinkles than I have.”