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Nikes Takeout WACO, 83-46

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 18, 2014

Photo by Dan Hockett Notre Dame’s Taylor Hickey shoots over WACO’s Jaelyn Unternahrer during Tuesday night’s Region-4 Quarterfinal at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated WACO, 83-46. — Photo by Dan Hockett
Notre Dame’s Taylor Hickey shoots over WACO’s Jaelyn Unternahrer during Tuesday night’s Region-4 Quarterfinal at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated WACO, 83-46.

Photo by Dan Hockett Notre Dame’s Riley Killbride goes to the basket against WACO during Tuesday night’s Region-4 Quarterfinal at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated WACO, 83-46. — Photo by Dan Hockett
Notre Dame’s Riley Killbride goes to the basket against WACO during Tuesday night’s Region-4 Quarterfinal at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated WACO, 83-46.

Photo by Dan Hockett Notre Dame’s Kaitlyn Delaney brings the ball down court against WACO during Tuesday night’s Region-4 Quarterfinal at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated WACO, 83-46. — Photo by Dan Hockett
Notre Dame’s Hannah Delaney brings the ball down court against WACO during Tuesday night’s Region-4 Quarterfinal at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington. Notre Dame defeated WACO, 83-46.

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Poll: 71% of Obama voters ‘regret’ voting for his re-election

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 18, 2014

Click here: Poll: 71% of Obama voters, 55% Democrats ‘regret’ voting for his re-election

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Graduates wish they had a trade

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 17, 2014

Click here: Nearly half say they should have taken the vocational route after struggling to find a job when they leave university.

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Obituaries this week

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 17, 2014

Linda Sue Thomas, 63, Burlington, died Friday, February 14, 2014

Rick “Bill” Scott, 64, Burlington died Monday, February 17, 2014

Wannettia Marie Baldwin, 86, Mediapolis died Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Lloyd Eugene Wellington Sr., 66, Burlington died Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Edwin Lee Weyls, 83, Burlington, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Manning, 72, Burlington, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Robert Leroy Hand, 70, Burlington, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014

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Food prices soar as incomes stand still

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 16, 2014

Click here: Since 2011, median income has only gained 1-percent, while chicken is up 18.4 percent, ground beef is up 16.8 percent and bacon has skyrocketed up 22.8 percent.

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Clinton Aide: ‘Hillary IS the war on women’

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 16, 2014

Click here: “Hillary Clinton is the war on women, and that’s what needs to be exposed here,” she said.

“The point is what this woman is capable of doing to other women while she’s running a campaign basically on women’s issues. It just doesn’t make any sense. She singlehandedly orchestrated every one of the investigations of all these women [who accused her husband of sexual crimes]. They’re the people reminding us of how sordid this all is.”

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Army Builds ‘Fake City’ in Virginia to Practice Military Occupation

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Post date February 15, 2014

Click here: Martial law training? 300 acre town includes sports stadium, school, underground subway

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Google admits data mining student emails

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Post date February 14, 2014

Click here: Google admits data mining student emails in its free education apps

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Farrakhan goes off in racist rant, challenges Pope: “Lets have a showdown!”

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Post date February 14, 2014

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Are Men’s Brains Bigger? Well..uh…Yes

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 13, 2014

Click here: “For the first time we can look across the vast literature and confirm that brain size and structure are different in males and females”

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