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Des Moines County has Yet to Recover from Recession

New National Association of Counties report shows Des Moines County, Iowa has yet to recover from the recession in  3 out of 4 key economic indicators.
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Higher-fiber diet linked to lower risk of death

Click here: Higher-fiber diet linked to lower risk of death
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Obituaries this week

James “Jim” William Darnold Sr., 92,  West Burlington, died Saturday, January 10, 2015

Martha Elaine Oriano, 78, Burlington, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Paul “Markham” Rush, 48, Keokuk formerly Burlington, died Sunday, January 11, 2015

Lawrence Talbott, 87, Burlington, died Monday, January 12, 2015

Walter Frederick Brunken, 94, Burlington died Monday, January 12, 2015

Edward Joseph Kobs, 91, Burlington, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Betty June Lindy, 91, formerly Burlington, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Clara Adeline Gillen Zoeller, 92, Des Moines, formerly Burlington, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Yarena Yovon Jones, 58, Keokuk, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Betty Jane Atkinson, 93, Burlington died Saturday, January 17, 2015

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How OPEC Weaponized the Price of Oil Against U.S. Drillers

If there ever was doubt about the strategy of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, its wealthiest members are putting that issue to rest.
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‘Fears of man-made global warming exaggerated’

Two of three scientists at a session on climate change and society at the Indian Science Congress on Tuesday felt fears of man-made global warming were greatly exaggerated
“While I agree that glaciers are melting because of global warming, if this is because of man, then what was the reason for the melting of the glaciers in the Gondwana period long before man arrived on the planet?” asked Dhruv Sen Singh, Centre of Advanced Study in Geology, University of Lucknow.

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Hackers Show How Easy It Is to Steal Your Identity from Selfies

Speaking to an enthusiastic audience at a cybersecurity conference in Hamburg late last month, the keynote speaker (identified only as “Starbug”) showed how unsecured computers and cellphones really are, despite seeming protected with passwords, lock codes, fingerprint scanners, facial recognition systems or even iris scanners.
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KHQA: Westland Mall JCPenney slated to close in April

KHQA reports, “JCpenney’s corporate office said that the store in the Westland Mall in West Burlington, Iowa is also slated for closure around April 4.”
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New Super-antibiotic that wipes out diseases from MRSA to TB is hailed as a ‘game-changer’

Click here: Antibiotic was found lurking in soil in a grassy field in Maine
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Northern Lights to be visible in Iowa

Click here: The solar storm could push the area where the Aurora could be seen as far south as Pennsylvania to Iowa to Oregon.
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FCC looks to tax Internet on 90% of Americans

Click here: The Federal Communications Commission is in the middle of a high-stakes decision that could raise taxes for close to 90 percent of Americans.
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