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Obituaries this week

Les Brown, 68, Danville, died Monday, September 28, 2015

Ruth Ann Gayewski, 75, Burlington, died Monday, September 28, 2015

Ruby LaVerne Hoelzen, 93, Burlington, died Saturday, September 26, 2015

Max P. Elmore, 75, Burlington, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Lois Marie Nelson , 77, Algoma, WI, died Friday, September 25, 2015

James C. Babcook, 80, Burlington, died Friday, October 2, 2015

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The Truth about CO2

Global Warming activists will tell you that CO2 is bad and dangerous. The EPA has even classified it as a pollutant. But is it? Greenpeace Founder Patrick Moore provides some surprising facts about the benefits of CO2 that you won’t hear in the current debate.

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Falcons grounded by Williamsburg, 48-12

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Tanner Snodgrass (20) picks up a fumble before running 52-yards for a touchdown with only 20-seconds remaining in the game against Williamsburg Friday night in West Burlington. Williamsburg defeated the Falcons, 48-12.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Tanner Snodgrass (20) picks up a fumble before running 52-yards for a touchdown with only 20-seconds remaining in the game against Williamsburg Friday night in West Burlington. Williamsburg defeated the Falcons, 48-12.
Photo by Dan Hockett Falcon Fans cheer for their team Friday night in West Burlington.
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Falcon Fans cheer for their team Friday night in West Burlington.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Shavontae Nelson (77) and Tanner Snodgrass (26) strip the ball from Williamsburg Running Back Michael Galyon (4) Friday night in West Burlington. Williamsburg defeated the Falcons, 48-12.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Shavontae Nelson (77) and Tanner Snodgrass (26) strip the ball from Williamsburg Running Back Michael Galyon (4) Friday night in West Burlington. Williamsburg defeated the Falcons, 48-12.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington Marching Band plays during halftime Friday night in West Burlington.
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West Burlington Marching Band plays during halftime Friday night in West Burlington.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame Running Back Isaiah Trousil (28) carries the ball against Williamsburg Friday night in West Burlington. Williamsburg defeated the Falcons, 48-12.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame Running Back Isaiah Trousil (28) carries the ball against Williamsburg Friday night in West Burlington. Williamsburg defeated the Falcons, 48-12.
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Xavior Williams (1) carries the ball against Williamsburg Friday night in West Burlington. Williamsburg defeated the Falcons, 48-12.
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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Xavior Williams (1) carries the ball against Williamsburg Friday night in West Burlington. Williamsburg defeated the Falcons, 48-12.
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Feds Develop App That Predicts ‘Psychological Status’ of Americans

Click here: $8.9 million NIH study led to mobile system for ‘real time behavior monitoring’
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WaPo: How the American government is trying to control what you think

Click here: Is this the new propaganda?
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Are We Losing Our Liberty?

Was the Constitution written in a way that was designed to protect freedom and limit the government’s size? Has it been effective in doing that? And what’s the Supreme Court’s record when it comes to protecting our rights? Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, answers these questions and more.

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Super Moon & Lunar Eclipse Sunday

Photo by Dan Hockett A Super Moon appears between the towers of the Great River Bridge in Burlington Saturday night. A Full Super Moon and Lunar Eclipse will appear Sunday night starting at 7:11 p.m. and peaking at 9:47 p.m. A Super Moon is at its perigee and is 31,000-miles closer to earth than during the apogee of its orbit. The Super Moon will appear 14% larger and 30% brighter in the night sky.
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A Super Moon appears between the towers of the Great River Bridge in Burlington Saturday night. A Full Super Moon and Lunar Eclipse will appear Sunday night starting at 7:11 p.m. and peaking at 9:47 p.m. A Super Moon is at its perigee and is 31,000-miles closer to earth than during the apogee of its orbit. The Super Moon will appear 14% larger and 30% brighter in the night sky.
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What They Haven’t Told You about Climate Change

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Why the Right is Right

What makes conservatism right? If you’re a conservative, you should know why you’re right. If you’re not a conservative, why should you think about becoming one? Greg Gutfeld, bestselling author of, “How To Be Right: The Art of Being Persuasively Correct”.

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Was the Civil War About Slavery?

What caused the Civil War? Did the North care about abolishing slavery? Did the South secede because of slavery? Or was it about something else entirely…perhaps states’ rights? Colonel Ty Seidule, Professor of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point, settles the debate.