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Obituaries this week

Marvin R. Mickelson, 74, of Burlington died Sunday, January 10, 2016

Maurine Weaver, 87, West Burlington, died Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Kelly Marie Myers, 48, West Burlington, died Sunday, January 10, 2016

Keith Burdette Renner, 92, Danville, died Saturday, January 9, 2016

Jerry Hugh Fraser, 74, Burlington, died Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Evelyn K. Jarvis, 91, rural Oquawka, IL died Sunday, January 10, 2016

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Iowa Gulf War Vet’s struggle with PTSD

Click here: After vet felled by PTSD, service dog Honor aids family now
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Welcome Back to West Burlington Schools

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington Arnold High School Principal Bruce Snodgrass welcomes high school and junior high students back to a new school year during the Welcome Back Assembly at the high school gymnasium Tuesday morning.
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West Burlington Arnold High School Principal Bruce Snodgrass welcomes high school and junior high students back to a new school year during the Welcome Back Assembly at the high school gymnasium Tuesday morning.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington music teacher Mark Eveleth dances during the Welcome Back Assembly at West Burlington High School Gymnasium Tuesday morning.
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West Burlington music teacher Mark Eveleth dances during the Welcome Back Assembly at West Burlington High School Gymnasium Tuesday morning.
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Falcon Seniors larger than life

Photo by Steve Coffin West Burlington – Notre Dame Seniors receive larger than life posters as mementos of their time on Falcon Softball Team during Senior Night, Thursday, June 25th at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington. From left: Riley Hale, Courtney Coffin, Kori Mesecher, Machaela Diaz, Kelci Hill, Jayla Kreiss.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame Seniors receive larger than life posters as mementos of their time on Falcon Softball Team during Senior Night, Thursday, June 25th at Barb Carter Field in West Burlington.
From left: Riley Hale, Courtney Coffin, Kori Mesecher, Machaela Diaz, Kelci Hill, Jayla Kreiss.
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Welcome rain

Photo by Dan Hockett A soggy squirrel grabs a quick snack between showers Thursday afternoon in West Burlington.
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A soggy squirrel grabs a quick snack between showers Thursday afternoon in West Burlington.
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FBI Report Confirms Crime Fell While Gun Purchases Soared in 2013

Click here: As gun sales soared in 2013–with the number of background checks for gun sales breaking records–the FBI reports that violent crime fell sharply below 2012 figures, and property crime rates fell sharply too.
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7-Reasons Net Neutrality Is A Dumb Idea

Click here: Net Neutrality sounds suspiciously like the language President Obama used with regard to health insurance in his pitch for Obamacare.

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Sinkhole in Mt. Pleasant Street

Photo by Dan Hockett Burlington and West Burlington City workers look at a large sink hole that formed in Mt. Pleasant Street between Leffler and Broadway Streets in West Burlington around noon Wednesday. The sink hole was caused by a leaking Burlington water main under the street. No one was hurt and no vehicles were damaged.
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Burlington and West Burlington City workers look at a large sinkhole that formed in Mt. Pleasant Street between Leffler and Broadway Streets in West Burlington around noon Wednesday. The sinkhole was caused by a leaking Burlington water main under the street. No one was hurt and no vehicles were damaged.
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Scary 1929 Stock Market chart

Click here: There are eerie parallels between the stock market’s recent behavior and how it behaved right before the 1929 crash.

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Central Lee Downs W.B., 57-45

Photo by Dan Hockett Fans show their support for West Burlington Senior Mickenzie Larpenter Monday night in West Burlington.
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Fans show their support for West Burlington Senior Mickenzie Larpenter Monday night in West Burlington.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Mickenzie Larpenter shoots around a Central Lee defender Monday night in West Burlington. Central Lee defeated West Burlington, 57-45.
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West Burlington’s Mickenzie Larpenter shoots around a Central Lee defender Monday night in West Burlington. Central Lee defeated West Burlington, 57-45.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Kaylee Dochterman (left) fights for a loose ball with a Central Lee defender Monday night in West Burlington. Central Lee defeated West Burlington, 57-45.
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West Burlington’s Kaylee Dochterman (left) fights for a loose ball with a Central Lee defender Monday night in West Burlington. Central Lee defeated West Burlington, 57-45.