Burlington ranks 228 of 1,268 Best & Worst Small Cities in America
Click here: 2015’s Best & Worst Small Cities in America
Iowa cities that make the list:
- 9 – Ankeny
- 12 – Urbandale
- 20 – Marion
- 32 – Bettendorf
- 34 – Cedar Falls
- 40 – West Des Moines
- 68 – Dubuque
- 74 – Iowa City
- 79 – Ames
- 151 – Mason City
- 169 – Clinton
- 187 – Marshalltown
- 195 – Sioux City
- 228 – Burlington
- 283 – Council Bluffs
- 315 – Waterloo
What in the world happened to the liberal arts? A degree in the humanities used to transmit the knowledge and wisdom imbued in the works of great Western artists, writers, musicians and thinkers like Shakespeare and Mozart. But today, that same degree stresses Western racism, sexism, imperialism, and other ills and sins that reinforce a sense of victimhood and narcissism. So, what happened? Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute explains.
Oscar-nominated director Kief Davidson visits the busy eye clinic at Harbor-UCLA hospital, where patients were going blind waiting for medical services. He takes a look at the results of the hospital’s partnership with Toyota, quite literally through the failing eyes of Liseth, a diabetic patient hoping for a positive outcome.
