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The 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Iowa For 2019 – Burlington ranks 4th (2nd for violent crime)

Click here: These ten cities are currently the most dangerous in the Hawkeye State for 2019 (Southeast Iowa is well represented):

1. Keokuk
2. Clinton
3. Davenport
4. Burlington
5. Des Moines
6. Ottumwa
7. Fort Dodge
8. Red Oak
9. Fort Madison
10. Centerville

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Thanks, Common Core: ACT Scores for Class of 2018 Worst in Decades

Click here: The creators of the ACT test announced on Wednesday that scores for the class of 2018 are the worst reported in decades. Math scores, in fact, are in free-fall among ACT-tested U.S. high school graduates, falling to their lowest mark in 14 years.

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The American Trinity: The Three Values that Make America Great

Nearly every country on Earth is defined by race or ethnicity. Not America. What makes the United States different? Dennis Prager outlines the values that have allowed the American people to flourish and, unlike immigrants almost everywhere else, transformed those who arrived from across the globe into full Americans—regardless of where they were born.

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What’s Wrong with Government-Run Healthcare?

If you get sick or suffer a serious injury, you not only want medical care, you want quality medical care. What’s the best way to get it? Through a government-run program like Medicare for All or through our current free market system? Stanford policy expert Lanhee Chen has the answer in this short 5-minute video. Get informed. After all, this is your health we’re talking about.

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Mann’s McDonald’s gives $1000 to WB Athletic Boosters

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Mann’s McDonald’s gives $1,000 to West Burlington Athletic Boosters for helping to promote the restaurant’s kiosks and phone app Monday afternoon at the North Roosevelt McDonald’s in Burlington. From left: Jeff Housel – WB Athletic Director, Donna Mann – Owner, Leah Godar – WB Athletic Booster Director, and Michelle Mann Caston.

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Mann’s McDonald’s gives $1000 to Notre Dame Athletic Boosters

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Mann’s McDonald’s gives $1,000 to Burlington Notre Dame Athletic Boosters for helping to promote the restaurant’s kiosks and phone app Monday afternoon at the North Roosevelt McDonald’s in Burlington. From left: Karen Marino – Notre Dame, Donna Mann – Owner, Michelle Mann Caston, and Amerika Kies – Notre Dame.

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President Trump’s winning list: 289 accomplishments in just 20 months

Click here: Trump administration’s often overlooked list of achievements has surpassed those of former President Ronald Reagan at the same time in his administration and more than doubled since the last tally of accomplishments after his first year in office, giving President Trump a solid platform to run for re-election on. As Trump nears the two-year mark his administration has counted up 289 accomplishments in 18 categories, capped by the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

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President Donald Trump speaks to a packed U.S. Cellular Center crowd in Cedar Rapids, Iowa June, 21, 2017

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People who fled Cuba and Venezuela warn Americans not to embrace socialism.

Socialism has become cool in America, under the nice name “democratic socialism.” Gloria Álvarez ‏knows better, because she’s from Latin America and studied socialism there. She says: Watch out! Socialism has a clear track record of wrecking every country that implements it. Hear her story in this short 6-minute video.

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Michelle Malkin: The TRUTH About FALSE Rape Allegations

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Study: Trump’s Economic Boom Largely Ignored as TV’s Trump Coverage Hits 92% Negative

Click here: TV networks spent almost no airtime — a mere 14 minutes, or 0.7 percent — on the administration’s economic achievements, including the positive effects of the tax cuts and deregulation, plus historic job growth. Indeed, the only aspect of the Trump economic program that interested the networks during the past four months has been the President’s use of tariffs to push for better trade deals.