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There are 17,617,000 government employees and they are paid better than private sector workers.

Click here: Government employees salaries are 14.2 percent higher than private-sector workers and 6.1 percent higher than the self-employed. Government workers have the highest median earnings at $53,435, higher than both private sector workers and the self-employed. Private sector worker median earnings were $46,797. Self-employed median earnings were $50,383. The median earnings of state and local government workers ($51,202) were higher than the median earnings in any of the four categories of private-industry and self-employed workers. But federal government workers had the highest median earnings of all ($66,028).

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If Solar Panels Are So Clean, Why Do They Produce So Much Toxic Waste?

Click here: Solar panels often contain lead, cadmium, and other toxic chemicals that cannot be removed without breaking apart the entire panel. “Approximately 90% of most PV modules are made up of glass,” notes San Jose State environmental studies professor Dustin Mulvaney. “However, this glass often cannot be recycled as float glass due to impurities. Common problematic impurities in glass include plastics, lead, cadmium and antimony.”

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Gallup: Trump Approval Rating Ticks Up to New High. Tops Obama at same time in Presidency

Click here: A new Gallup poll shows Donald Trump’s presidential job-approval rating hitting a new high.

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Why God Is a He in the Bible

Is God a man, a woman, or a genderless force that cannot be identified by masculine or feminine traits? Society offers a range of ideas, but what do religious texts have to say about this immutable characteristic of God? Dennis Prager offers some insightful answers in this short 5-minute video.

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Twitter echo chamber? 10% of US users generate 80% of tweets

Click here: Twitter is often treated as a digital town square but how representative is it? Pew Research Center found that 10% of Twitter users account for a huge chunk (80%) of content, generating a median of 138 tweets per month. These top 10 % of active Twitter users have a distinctive profile: They are on average younger, more likely to be Democrats, more likely to be female, and more likely to tweet about political issues.

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Why the Electoral College is Essential

Some want to get rid of the Electoral College. However, the Electoral College is necessary to preserve our republic. See why in this short 5-minute video

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Keokuk takes Casino Barge and finds it needs $10-million in repairs

Click here: Former Rhythm City Casino barge will likely be scrapped in new home

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Victims identified in Highway 218 shooting over the weekend

Click here: Police confirm a woman was shot and killed while she was driving southbound on Highway 218 in Iowa.

UPDATE: Reward in Highway 218 shooting death upped to $7,000. Victim was former UNI softball player, Micalla “KK” Rettinger. UNI softball team will honor Micalla with a moment of silence before Tuesday’s home season finale against Iowa scheduled for 5 p.m. in the UNI-Dome.

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Who Are the Racists?

To call someone a racist is a serious charge. Conservatives are accused of racism by the left on a daily basis. Are the accusations fair? Or is something else going on? Derryck Green of Project 21 provides some provocative answers in this short 5-minute video.

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Judicial Watch: Hillary Clinton’s missing emails were found in the Obama White House.

Hillary Clinton’s email scandal resurfaces after Mueller finds ‘no collusion’. Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton discusses how some of Hillary Clinton’s emails were found in the Obama White House in this short video.