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VIDEO: Did FDR End the Great Depression?

Did FDR help end the Great Depression? Did his New Deal improve an otherwise hopeless economy? Lee Ohanian, Professor of Economics at UCLA and consultant to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, explains.

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VIDEO: Does Israel Discriminate Against Arabs?

Does Israel discriminate against Arabs? Is it today’s version of apartheid South Africa? Olga Meshoe, herself a South African whose family experienced apartheid, settles the question once and for all.

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VIDEO: How to Grow the Middle Class

Politicians are always talking about growing the middle class. But what policies can actually accomplish that goal?

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VIDEO: WB & Burlington Schools on WQAD Channel-8

Video includes statements by WB Superintendent Schmitt, Vern Reed, and The Corners Program.

Click here: WQAD-TV – Burlington & West Burlington Superintendents react to new Federal Education Program.
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VIDEO: Are Some Cultures Better than Others?

Are some cultures better than others? Or are all cultures and their values equal? Bestselling author Dinesh D’Souza, who was born in India and moved to America, explains.

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VIDEO: Why Self-Esteem is Self-Defeating

Is having high self-esteem key to happiness? That’s what children are told. But is it true? Or can that advice be doing more harm than good. Author and columnist Matt Walsh explains.

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VIDEO: If You Live in Freedom, Thank the British Empire

Was the British Empire a good or bad thing for the world? To put it another way, is freedom a good or bad thing for the world? Historian and author H.W. Crocker III explains why we may want to rethink the British Empire’s bad rap.

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WB School District 2017 Election Results

Elected for 2-open seats: Bruce Thuleen – 300, Lee Boughton – 143

Andrea Bowen – 117 (write-in), Brent Mixer – 52, Jay Day – 42 (write-in).

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VOTE! WB School Board Election TODAY. VOTE!

Vote Today!
West Burlington School Board Election Today. Polls open NOON until 8PM at Sts. Mary’s & Patrick’s Church.
Candidates on the ballot: Bruce Thuleen, Lee Boughton, and Brent Mixer (Vote for two).

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VIDEO: If You Hate Poverty, You Should Love Capitalism

Did you know that since 1970, the percentage of humanity living in extreme poverty has fallen 80 percent? How did that happen? Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, explains.