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Hospital Data Hacked

Click here: Community Health Systems says data stolen in cyber attack from China resulted in the theft of Social Security numbers and other personal data belonging to 4.5 million patients.
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Obituaries this week

April Dawn Love Petty Templeton Walker, 42, Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Robert “Bob” Marshall, 53, Burlington died Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Robert L. Martin, 71, Burlington died Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Jane Lewis, 92, Burlington, died Friday, August 22, 2014

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What is Social Justice?

“Social Justice” is a term you hear almost every day. But did you ever hear anybody define what it actually means?

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How the sun sees you

We show people what they look like in ultraviolet light

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The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen

In every society throughout human history the following relationship has held true: as government grows, human freedom and happiness shrinks.

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The Middle East Problem

The Middle East conflict is framed as one of the most complex problems in the world. But, in reality, it’s very simple.

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War on Boys

What ever happened to letting “boys be boys?”

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Why Capitalism Works

An entrepreneur can only succeed by satisfying a customer’s need. This is why capitalism, and only capitalism, can create the prosperity that all societies crave and why all other economic prescriptions, such as socialism & communism, are doomed to failure.

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Moon over River

Photo by Dan Hockett A nearly full moon rises over the Mississippi River Tuesday night at Burlington, Iowa.
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A nearly full moon rises over the Mississippi River Tuesday night at Burlington, Iowa.
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What Creates Wealth?

Why are some countries rich and some countries poor? Is it access to natural resources? Is it tax policy? A motivated work force? These are important, but not determinative. The answer is deceptively simple .