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Solar Eclipse August 21st 2017 will be visible in Iowa

On Monday, August 21, 2017, the Moon will pass in front of the Sun, casting its shadow across all of North America. This will be the first total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States in 38 years.

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Two Rivers Insurance Co. to repay more than $1.3 million to local governments

Click here: Two Rivers Insurance Co., Burlington,  has agreed to repay more than $1.3 million to local governments that it allegedly overcharged for health insurance.
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Single Payer Healthcare Unaffordable – California Learns

Click here: The price tag on California’s universal health care is in, and it’s bigger than the entire California budget.
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Obituaries this week

Charles “Chuck” Andrew Solinski, 79, Middletown died Monday, May 22, 2017

Robert “Rob”  Rahija, 22, Burlington, died Saturday, May 20, 2017

Connie Sue Faidley, 66, Mediapolis, died Monday, May 22, 2017

Allison “Gene” McMillan, 91, Middletown, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Yvonne Annette Shelton-Sloan, 65, Burlington, died Saturday, May 20, 2017

Carolyn F. Carter, 76, Burlington died Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Imogene Ruth Caulfield, 79, Burlington died Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Vida Janice Fickel, 95, Burlington, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Yvonne Annette Shelton-Sloan, 65, Burlington, died Saturday, May 20, 2017

Bonnie “Jeanne” Elizabeth Callaway, 85, formerly Burlington died Saturday, May 6, 2017

Rev. Donald Dale Hoornstra, 74, of Bemidji, MN died Saturday, May 27, 2017

Vida Janice Fickel, 95, Burlington, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Deloris Lou  Titus , 85, West Burlington, died Saturday, May 27, 2017

Daisy Vernita Cobb Ashby, 93, Burlington, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017

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VIDEO: The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party

Did you know that the Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, founded the KKK, and fought against every major civil rights act in U.S. history? Watch as Carol Swain, professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, shares the inconvenient history of the Democratic Party.

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VIDEO: West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Isaiah Trousil Reflects on His Storied Track Career

Video by Benjamin Roberts / The Hawkeye

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VIDEO: The Teenage Brain Explained

Being a teenager is hard. Especially when hormones play their part in wreaking havoc on the teenage body and brain. In this episode, Hank explains what is happening to the teenage brain during the angsty-time.

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Hillary Supporter & Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz discusses Trump’s Crimes

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West Burlington Class of 2017

Photo by Dan Hockett
West Burlington High School Seniors pose for photo Friday. Graduation ceremonies will be Sunday afternoon in West Burlington.
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WBND Varsity Softball 2017

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Front (l-r): Makenna Davis, Morgan Flowers, Jashira Baylark, Lexi Davis, Olivia Baker.
Middle: Cassie Powers, Madelyn Stutsman, Adessa Brandenburg, Raven Messamaker, Alyssa Dameron.
Back: Asst. Coach Shannon Dameron, Haley Rogers, Sydney Marlow, Adrianna Moad, Head Coach David Oleson.