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Climate Change: What Do Scientists Say?

Climate change is an urgent topic of discussion among politicians, journalists and celebrities…but what do scientists say about climate change? Does the data validate those who say humans are causing the earth to catastrophically warm? Richard Lindzen, an MIT atmospheric physicist and one of the world’s leading climatologists, summarizes the science behind climate change.

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Are 1 in 5 Women Raped at College?

Is it true that 1 in 5 women are raped on America’s college campuses? If so, what does that say about our universities and the people who run them? If not, how did that statistic get into the mainstream? Caroline Kitchens, Senior Research Associate at the American Enterprise Institute, looks at the data and explains the very significant results.

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Baseball: As Unique as America

Why is baseball called “America’s pastime”? What makes it any more unique than, say, football, basketball, or hockey? George Will, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and the author of two bestselling books on baseball, explains why the sport known as “America’s pastime” may really be just that.

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The 5 ‘bad’ foods that are now GOOD

Click here: Expert reveals why much-maligned items like potatoes, butter, and eggs should be back on the menu.
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Myths, Lies and Capitalism

Does free enterprise hurt the poor? Is it unfair and driven by greed? Did it cause the Great Recession? In five minutes, Arthur Brooks answers these questions and more about capitalism.

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Time Lapse: West Burlington JH Gym Refinishing during Spring Break 2016

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Islamic Terror: What Muslim Americans Can Do

What must the United States do to prevent more Islamist terror attacks like recent ones in Brussels, Paris, and San Bernardino? Khurram Dara, a Muslim American activist, author and attorney, explains why it is Muslim Americans who must take the lead in identifying and combating Islamic extremists within their communities, before what’s happening in Europe comes to our shores.

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Minority student measures added to Iowa School Ranking Report Card

Click here: Minority student measures added to school ranking
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Yellowstone supervolcano eruptions were bigger than previously thought

Click here: Yellowstone supervolcano eruptions were even bigger than we thought
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Supreme Court Confirms 2nd Amendment Applies to all Bearable Arms!

Click here: In a historic, unanimous opinion, the United States Supreme Court has confirmed that the Second Amendment applies “to all instruments that constitute bearable arms,”. This is an enormous class of nearly all weapons, the decision is properly applied to knives and clubs, and nearly all firearms that have been sold in the United States.

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