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VIDEO: Where Are the Moderate Muslims?

After every terrorist attack, politicians and pundits reassure us that the atrocity does not represent the true beliefs of the “moderate Muslim majority.” But how many moderates are there? And what exactly does “moderate” mean? Military instructor and researcher Hussein Aboubakr explains.

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Environmentalists Are Dead Wrong, Just Look at Their Past Predictions

Click here: Hoodwinking Americans is part of the environmentalist agenda. Environmental activist Stephen Schneider told Discover magazine in 1989: “We have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we might have. … Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest.” In 1988, then-Sen. Timothy Wirth, D-Colo., said: “We’ve got to … try to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong … we will be doing the right thing anyway in terms of economic policy and environmental policy.”
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Graduation & dropout rates up in Iowa

Click here: Iowa Department of Education reports that Iowa has reached an all-time high in graduating high-school students at 91.3 percent. But Iowa’s dropout rate increased from 2.5 to 2.8 percent for the first time in five years.
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IPTV VIDEO: Southeast Iowa Art Tour

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Panthers down Nikes, 6-3

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NDWB’s Travis Wills backhands the ball during his singles match against Mt. Pleasant Tuesday in Burlington. Mt. Pleasant defeated NDWB, 6-3.
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NDWB’s Daniel Crooks returns the ball in a doubles match with Mt. Pleasant Tuesday in Burlington. Mt. Pleasant defeated NDWB, 6-3.
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NDWB’s Masin Shullaw serves in a doubles match with Mt. Pleasant Tuesday in Burlington. Mt. Pleasant defeated NDWB, 6-3.
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Obituaries this week

Dwight Merton Fry, 57, Burlington died Saturday, April 22, 2017

Evelyn Lorraine Walsh, 98, Burlington, died Monday, April 24, 2017

Millie Bell, 100, Burlington, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Juanita L. Johnson , 94, Burlington, died Friday, April 28, 2017

Tom Stevens, 80, of Burlington, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Ware Hall Taylor, 89, West Burlington died Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Billy Dwayne Mellinger, 83, Burlington, died Friday, April 28, 2017

Maxine Ellen “Rosie” Cornick, 87, West Burlington, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Martha Anne Thompson Fritz, 85, Burlington, died Sunday, April 30, 2017

B. Mabel Rolf, 96, West Burlington died Sunday, April 30, 2017

Larry “Cheeseburger” Hymes, 58, Burlington died Monday, May 1, 2017

Dean Anderson, 77, Burlington, died Sunday, April 30, 2017

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VIDEO: American Indians Are Still Getting a Raw Deal

American Indians are the poorest of all of America’s ethnic groups. Why? After all, the government has granted them massive reservations and created entire agencies to look after them. Well, maybe that’s why. Naomi Schaefer Riley, author of “The New Trail of Tears,” explains.

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2017 NDWB Boys’ Varsity Tennis

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Front (l-r): Will Godar, Christian Sanchez, Dylan McElderry, Zachary Krantz, Travis Wills.
Middle: Gage Webster, Cordell Scarborough, Taylor Martin, Riley Ruther, Jonah Fritz.
Back: Coach Mike Moffitt, Jacob Fritz, Masin Shullaw, Daniel Crooks, Colby Schenk, Landon Duerre.
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2017 NDWB Girls’ Varsity Tennis

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Front (l-r): Binita Gautum, Savannah Landreaux, Bethany Shane, McKenzie Fry, Shuyu Xian.
Middle: Kennedy Rheinschmidt, Claire Hackenmiller, Lydia Becker, Riley Brueck, Joleen Kelly.
Back: Coach Jean Schnellbacher, Vera Zhang, Kathleen McAtte, Jasmine Gorman, Delaney Williams, Breanna Erickson.
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Wash Post poll: Trump still beats Clinton, 43%-40%

Click here: Washington Post Poll – President Trump would still beat Hillary Rodham Clinton if the election were held today and in the popular vote, not just Electoral College.