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Census confirms 63% of ‘non-citizens’ on welfare

Click here: A Census Bureau finding shows 63% of non-citizens are using a welfare program, and it grows to 70% for those here 10 years or more, confirming another concern that once immigrants tap into welfare, they don’t get off it.
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GM should repay U.S. taxpayers for bailout

Click here: $11.2 billion in taxpayer money lost saving the company

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WB’s Morgan Flowers signs to play softball with SCC

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West Burlington’s Morgan Flowers signs to play softball Thursday with Southeastern Community College in West Burlington. From left: Luan Flowers (mother), WB Head Coach David Oleson, Morgan Flowers, SCC Head Coach Melissa Flores, Dennis Flowers (father).
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WB’s Makenna Davis signs to play softball with Graceland University

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West Burlington’s Makenna Davis signs to play softball Wednesday with Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. From left: WB Head Coach David Oleson, Makenna Davis, Graceland Head Coach Todd Verwers.
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Falcons top Van Buren, 77-47

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West Burlington’s Reece Richards (42) is fouled by Van Buren’s Brycen Starnes (15) Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren 77-47.
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West Burlington’s Cole Williams shoots against Van Buren Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren 77-47.
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West Burlington’s Darian Johnson (24) shoots a three over Van Buren’s Clay Neeley (10) Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren 77-47.
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West Burlington’s Jonah Marlow (10) takes it to the basket around Van Buren’s Caleb Johnson (24) and Brycen Starnes (15) Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren 77-47.
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West Burlington’s Colton Sherwood (1) shoots over Van Buren’s Mason McDonough (44) Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren 77-47.
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West Burlington’s Marvion Jackson (35) drives around Van Buren’s Mason McDonough (44) Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren 77-47.
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West Burlington’s Tanner Snodgrass (0) shoots over Van Buren’s Mason McDonough (44) Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren 77-47.
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West Burlington’s Kendell Baker (11) shoots a three against Van Buren Tuesday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Van Buren 77-47.
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Van Buren downs WB, 62-40

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West Burlington’s Alexis Davis has her shot blocked by Van Buren’s Taryn Scheuermann Tuesday night in West Burlington. Van Buren defeated West Burlington, 62-40.
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West Burlington’s Sydney Marlow takes it to the basket against Van Buren Tuesday night in West Burlington. Van Buren defeated West Burlington, 62-40.
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2 ½ year old Lincoln Freeman of Burlington takes advantage of the empty gym floor during halftime Tuesday night in West Burlington.
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West Burlington’s Annaka Harris (2) takes a shot against Van Buren Tuesday night in West Burlington. Van Buren defeated West Burlington, 62-40.
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West Burlington’s Leah Collier (12) drives past Van Buren’s Taryn Scheuermann (25) Tuesday night in West Burlington. Van Buren defeated West Burlington, 62-40.
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West Burlington’s Iliyah Moore (23) goes to the basket against Van Buren Tuesday night in West Burlington. Van Buren defeated West Burlington, 62-40.
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2018 Christmas Decorations at the White House

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Politics and Sports: Keep Your Hands Off My Football

Sports has a unique ability to unite our communities and our nation. Until recently, that is. How did sports get so politicized? Clay Travis, host of Outkick the Show, tackles the country’s cultural divide and its effect on our favorite pastime in this short 5-minute video.

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How gun-free zones invite mass shootings

Click here: Of the 97 countries where we identified mass public shootings, the U.S. ranks 64th per capita in its rate of attacks and 65th in fatalities. Major European countries, such as Norway, Finland, France, Switzerland and Russia, all have at least 25 percent higher per capita murder rates from mass public shootings.While Americans are rightly concerned by the increased frequency and severity of mass public shootings, the rest of the world is experiencing much larger increases in per capita rates of attack. The frequency of foreign mass public shootings since 1998 has grown 291 percent faster than in the U.S.
-John R. Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center

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We Just Had Two Years Of Record-Breaking Global Cooling (But Don’t Tell Anyone)

Click here: NASA data show that global temperatures dropped sharply over the past two years. Not that you’d know it, since that wasn’t deemed news. Does that make NASA a global warming denier? Aaron Brown looked at the official NASA global temperature data and noticed something surprising. From February 2016 to February 2018, “global average temperatures dropped by 0.56 degrees Celsius.” That, he notes, is the biggest two-year drop in the past century. “The 2016-2018 Big Chill,” he writes, “was composed of two Little Chills, the biggest five month drop ever (February to June 2016) and the fourth biggest (February to June 2017). A similar event from February to June 2018 would bring global average temperatures below the 1980s average.”