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Falcons Flyby Hawks, 11-1

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington Shortstop Nathan Crooks makes the throw to first for an out against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Central Lee, 11-1.
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West Burlington Shortstop Nathan Crooks makes the throw to first for an out against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Central Lee, 11-1.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Conner Tillo hits one foul against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Central Lee, 11-1.
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West Burlington’s Conner Tillo hits one foul against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Central Lee, 11-1.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington Outfielder Tate Snodgrass catches a fly-ball against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Central Lee, 11-1.
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West Burlington Outfielder Tate Snodgrass catches a fly-ball against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Central Lee, 11-1.
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Falcons Top Central Lee, 6-1

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Second Baseman Riley Hale makes the stop on a hopping grounder against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. WBND defeated Central Lee, 6-1.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame Second Baseman Riley Hale makes the stop on a hopping grounder against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. WBND defeated Central Lee, 6-1.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Centerfielder Courtney Coffin hauls in a fly-ball against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. WBND defeated Central Lee, 6-1.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame Centerfielder Courtney Coffin hauls in a fly-ball against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. WBND defeated Central Lee, 6-1.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame First Baseman Brandall Diaz catches an infield fly against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. WBND defeated Central Lee, 6-1.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame First Baseman Brandall Diaz catches an infield fly against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. WBND defeated Central Lee, 6-1.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Reagan Rogerson makes contact against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. WBND defeated Central Lee, 6-1.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Reagan Rogerson makes contact against Central Lee Monday night in West Burlington. WBND defeated Central Lee, 6-1.
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NOAA Quietly Reinstates July 1936 As The Hottest Month On Record

Click here: NOAA Quietly Reinstates July 1936 As The Hottest Month On Record (NOT July 2012).

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Army’s Apache under assault: PC police call helicopter’s name racist

Click here: Veterans aren’t happy with a recent op-ed by the Washington Post, which charged that the Apache, Comanche, Chinook, Lakota, Cheyenne and Kiowa military vehicles were a “greater symbolic injustice” than the NFL’s Washington Redskins’ name.

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Muscatine Downs WB-ND, 10-0

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Pitcher Sydney Huddleston hurls one to the plate against Muscatine Saturday afternoon at the Muscatine Classic Softball Tournament in Muscatine. Muscatine defeated West Burlington – Notre Dame, 10-0.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame Pitcher Sydney Huddleston hurls one to the plate against Muscatine Saturday afternoon at the Muscatine Classic Softball Tournament in Muscatine. Muscatine defeated West Burlington – Notre Dame, 10-0.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Riley Hale bunts the ball against Muscatine Saturday afternoon at the Muscatine Classic Softball Tournament in Muscatine. Muscatine defeated West Burlington – Notre Dame, 10-0.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Riley Hale bunts the ball against Muscatine Saturday afternoon at the Muscatine Classic Softball Tournament in Muscatine. Muscatine defeated West Burlington – Notre Dame, 10-0.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Batter Alison Rechkemmer eyes a ball on its way to Muscatine Catcher Emily Clemens Saturday afternoon at the Muscatine Classic Softball Tournament in Muscatine. Muscatine defeated West Burlington – Notre Dame, 10-0.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame Batter Alison Rechkemmer eyes a ball on its way to Muscatine Catcher Emily Clemens Saturday afternoon at the Muscatine Classic Softball Tournament in Muscatine. Muscatine defeated West Burlington – Notre Dame, 10-0.
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Falcons Fall to Washington, 9-6

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Richelle Weeks is tagged out sliding into second by Washington’s Grace Redlinger Saturday morning at the Muscatine Classic Softball Tournament in Muscatine. Muscatine defeated West Burlington – Notre Dame, 9-6.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Richelle Weeks is tagged out sliding into second by Washington’s Grace Redlinger Saturday morning at the Muscatine Classic Softball Tournament in Muscatine. Muscatine defeated West Burlington – Notre Dame, 9-6.
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Cooke: Hypermilitarized police departments are more dangerous than whatever they fight.

Click here: Historians looking back at this period in America’s development will consider it to be profoundly odd that at the exact moment when violent crime hit a 50-year low, the nation’s police departments began to gear up as if the country were expecting invasion — and, on occasion, to behave as if one were underway.

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Armstrong Warns Civil Unrest Is Rising Everywhere: “This Won’t End Pretty”

Click here: This is not going to end pretty. The question is when does society wake up? Just how high will this price be that we have to pay? They (the politicians) will blame the rich and the idiots will cheer – get them. What will happen when there is no more wealth to hunt? We end up with a communist state by default – no wealth, just career politicians who blame everyone but themselves.

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Falcons Rocket by Harmony, 20-0

Photo by Dan Hockett Scoreboard tells the tale. West Burlington defeated Harmony, 20-0 in 4-innings Friday night in West Burlington.
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Scoreboard tells the tale. West Burlington defeated Harmony, 20-0 in 4-innings Friday night in West Burlington.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington Pitcher Conner Tillo sends one to the plate against Harmony Friday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Harmony, 20-0 in 4-innings.
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West Burlington Pitcher Conner Tillo sends one to the plate against Harmony Friday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Harmony, 20-0 in 4-innings.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Jerod Lewis (33) is congratulated by Harmony’s Austin McCarty (25) after slugging a 3-run homer in the third inning Friday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Harmony, 20-0 in 4-innings.
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West Burlington’s Jerod Lewis (33) is congratulated by Harmony’s Austin McCarty (25) after slugging a 3-run homer in the third inning Friday night in West Burlington. West Burlington defeated Harmony, 20-0 in 4-innings.
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Study: All Employment Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants

Study: All Employment Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants