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WB Fourth Grader Sings National Anthem

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 16, 2018

Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington fourth grader, Ruby Orr, sings the National Anthem before the start of Thursday night’s district game between Central Lee and West Burlington in West Burlington.

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Media ignoring crucial factor in all school shootings including the latest in Florida

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 16, 2018

Click here: As information about the school shooter emerges, a relative confides to a newspaper that the “troubled youth” who committed the mass murder was on psychiatric medications – powerful, little understood, mind-altering drugs with fearsome side effects including “suicidal ideation” and even “homicidal ideation.”

FLASHBACK (2013 report): Nearly Every Mass Shooting In The Last 20 Years Shares One Thing In Common.

Click here: CDC Study found 1 in 9 Americans aged 12 and over are on antidepressants (over 35-million people)

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JC Penney to close Wisconsin distribution facility, cut 670 jobs

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 14, 2018

Click here: JC Penney Corp. will close its Wauwatosa, WI distribution center, cutting 670 jobs.

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Total US household debt soars to record $13 trillion

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 13, 2018

Click here: Total household debt hit an all-time high of $13.15 trillion at year-end 2017, according to the Federal Reserve Bank

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Media Fawning Over North Korean Olympic Envoy Does No Favors for an Oppressed People

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 13, 2018

Click here: “The speed at which the American media lapped up North Korean propaganda in the first weekend of the Olympics was stunning. Almost all of the major news networks and publications ran glowing profiles of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, who has attended the games.”

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FLASHBACK (from 2015): What is life really like in North Korea? One Woman’s Story.

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VIDEO: How Lincoln Changed the World in Two Minutes

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 12, 2018

Why do Lincoln’s iconic words at Gettysburg still matter to each and every one of us? Professor Doug Douds of the Army War College explains in 5-minutes.

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VIDEO: DACA Recipient Slams Democrats for Using ‘Dreamers’ As ‘Pawns’

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 11, 2018

“Dreamer” Hilario Yanez praised President Donald Trump’s leadership on immigration and slammed Democrats for using DACA recipients as “pawns”. “The Democratic leadership, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, really have no clear message,” he said. “We have been confused, I think at the end of the day they have been using us as pawns.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLzClyVCEj4

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#METOO BACKLASH: Survey Shows Twice As Many Men Now Afraid To Mentor Women.

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 11, 2018

Click here: Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post, now realizes that the #MeToo movement might have a serious problem on its hands: if #MeToo insists that all women must be believed, no matter what, some men are going to act in risk averse ways with female employees.

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#MeToo movement lawmaker investigated for sexual misconduct allegations

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 10, 2018

Click here: California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, who earned national notice as a high-profile advocate of the #MeToo movement, is herself the subject of a an investigation in the wake of a report that she sexually harassed and groped a former legislative staffer.

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Scientists warn of unusually cold Sun: Will we face another ice age?

Post author By Falcon
Post date February 9, 2018

Click here: A study by the University of California San Diego claims by 2050, the Sun is expected to become cool. You might think “what’s the big deal,” but remember that this means the solar activities that create the heat of the Sun to sustain life on Earth may diminish. And the last time it happened was in the 17th Century, when the Thames River froze. Scientists call this the “Maunder Minimum”.

Image courtesy NASA