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WB School District Honors Retirees

Photo by Dan Hockett Retiring School Nurse Deb Trousil (right) is presented an award by School Board VP Andy Crowner (left) recognizing her for her 24-years of dedicated service. Trousil received a standing ovation by school staff members during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
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Retiring School Nurse Deb Trousil (right) is presented an award by School Board VP Andy Crowner (left) recognizing her for her 24-years of dedicated service. Trousil received a standing ovation by school staff members during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
Photo by Dan Hockett Pamela Dow (right),retiring Elementary School Secretary, is presented an award by School Board Member Lee Boughton (left) recognizing her for 24-years of dedicated service during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
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Pamela Dow (right),retiring Elementary School Secretary, is presented an award by School Board Member Lee Boughton (left) recognizing her for 24-years of dedicated service during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
Photo by Dan Hockett Kathy Henderson (right), retiring K-12 Talented and Gifted Teacher, is presented an award by School Board VP Andy Crowner (left) recognizing her for 17-years of dedicated service during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
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Kathy Henderson (right), retiring K-12 Talented and Gifted Teacher, is presented an award by School Board VP Andy Crowner (left) recognizing her for 17-years of dedicated service during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
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FOX News Viewers tops CNN & MSNBC combined

Click here: FNC averaged 2M total viewers while CNN bagged 891K viewers and MSNBC snared 824K viewers.
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CDC: 80% of public swimming pools failed health inspections

Click here: 80 Percent Of Public Swimming Pools Fail Health Inspections
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Why Did America Fight the Korean War?

What was the Korean War? And why was America involved in such a faraway conflict? Was the United States’ sacrifice–35,000 killed, over 100,000 wounded–worth it? Historian Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, shares the fascinating story of a transformative war that many have forgotten.

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West Burlington Class of 2016

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington High School Seniors pose for photo Friday. Graduation ceremonies will be Sunday afternoon in West Burlington.
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West Burlington High School Seniors pose for photo Friday. Graduation ceremonies will be Sunday afternoon in West Burlington.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington Class of 2016 participates in the parade of graduates by elementary school students Friday morning in West Burlington.
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West Burlington Class of 2016 participates in the parade of graduates by elementary school students Friday morning in West Burlington.
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Study: Human Brain is programmed for Afternoon Nap

Revealed: Why our brains get so tired in the afternoon.
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Inspector General: Hillary Clinton violated email rules

Click here: State Department Inspector General found Hillary Clinton failed to comply with the State Department’s policies on records while using a personal email server that was not — and, officials say, would never have been — approved by agency officials, according to a report released to lawmakers on Wednesday.
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Obama’s Economy: Living with parents now MOST common arrangement for Adults ages 18 to 34

Living with parents now the single MOST common arrangement for Americans ages 18 to 34

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Who’s More Pro-Choice: Europe or America?

Are abortion laws more conservative in America or in Western Europe? Would a pregnant woman seeking an abortion have an easier time getting one in Texas or in…Germany? The answers, as talk show host Elisha Krauss explains, may just change how you think about America’s abortion laws.

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How socialism turned Venezuela into debt and hyperinflation hell

Venezuela: how the socialist paradise turned into debt and hyperinflation hell