Candidates thinking about running for the West Burlington School Board have until Thursday, August 3rd to file their nomination papers with the board secretary at the administration building located immediately south of the elementary school on Ramsey Street in West Burlington. Deadline is 5 p.m.
School Board Election Day is Tuesday, September 12th.
There is a war against cars in America. Regulators want Americans out of cars and onto trains, buses, and bicycles. Why? Because of what cars represent — freedom. Automotive expert Lauren Fix (“The Car Coach”) explains.
Sandra L. Smith, 74, Burlington, died Friday, July 21, 2017
Kenneth Sherman Richart, 88, Burlington died Monday, July 24, 2017
Madelyn “Mack” Jean Johnson, 89, Middletown died Friday, July 28, 2017
Anna Lee Jones, 98, Burlington died Monday, July 31, 2017
Richard “Dick” Joseph Collins, 74 Burlington died Monday, July 31, 2017
Eramae Rose Simmons, 6 months, Burlington, died Saturday, July 22, 2017
Harry Glenn Schrader, 83, rural Burlington died Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Tom Liske, 80, Oquawka, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Bill Stewart, 74, Mount Pleasant, died Saturday, August 5, 2017
William E. Black , 62, Burlington, died Sunday, August 6, 2017
The south used to vote Democrat. Now it votes Republican. Why the switch? Was it, as some people say, because the GOP decided to appeal to racist whites? Carol Swain, Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, explains.
Did you know that U.S. businesses are taxed at one of the highest rates in the developed world? How bad is it? And why should you care? Watch this short video to find out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hWUW5UC6VM
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Obituaries this week
Patsy L. Cline, 83, Burlington died Friday, July 14, 2017
Kathy Jackson, 66, West Burlington, died Friday, July 14, 2017
Darcy M. Reverend, 79, Burlington died Saturday, July 15, 2017
Timothy Julison, 66, West Burlington, died Sunday, July 16, 2017
Victor Bruce Hunter, 80, Burlington, died Monday, July 17, 2017
David Lee Gibbs, 73, Burlington, died Friday, July 14, 2017
Brian “B” Hand, 51, Muscatine, died Saturday, July 15, 2017
Reverend DuWayne Vernon Winters, 78, Burlington, died Saturday, July 8, 2017
Todd Hunt Wiedemeier, 53, Sedalia, CO, died July 13, 2017
Donna Elaine Krieger, 75, New Braunfels, TX, formerly Burlington, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Kenneth Eugene Beenblossom, 88, West Burlington, died Saturday, July 22, 2017
Robert “Bob” Alltop, 88, Carman, IL died Sunday, July 23, 2017
Yvonne Michelle Ray, 53, of West Burlington, died Thursday, July 20, 2017
Sarah Ann Casey, 38, Oquawka, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Lucia Ann Lampe, 73, Wever, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Pamela “Pam” Ann Schach, 69, West Des Moines, died Sunday, July 23, 2017
Why is the government so bad at healthcare? Why did Obamacare make it more expensive than it already was? Is there a solution? Former Member of Congress Bob McEwen explains.