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Snow way! There AREN’T an infinite number of snowflake shapes – there are just 35

Click here: Snow way! There AREN’T an infinite number of snowflake shapes – there are just 35 and they’re ruled by temperature and humidity
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Burlington Iowa News Political West Burlington

Bill Clinton identified in pedophile lawsuit against former friend

Click here: Bill Clinton identified in lawsuit against his former friend and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein who had ‘regular’ orgies at his Caribbean compound that the former president visited multiple times.
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Burlington Iowa Mediapolis Obituaries West Burlington

Obituaries this week

Vera L. Ryner, 90, formerly West Burlington, died Saturday, January 3, 2015

Jim Anderson, 80, West Burlington, died Sunday, January 4, 2015

Marlin Marion Campbell, 68, Burlington, died Saturday, January 3, 2015

Herma G. Sheppard, 94, Burlington, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Doris M. Knotts, 83, Burlington died Thursday, January 8, 2015

Judith Marie Perry, 73, Burlington, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Lester Gray, 85, West Burlington, died Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Autumn Mae Steele, 34, Burlington, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Bert L. Morse, 80, Mediapolis formerly Burlington died Thursday, January 8, 2015

Lucille Mary Margaret Powell, 77, Burlington, died Friday, January 9, 2015

Norval Thomas “Tom” Alderson, Burlington, 87, died Saturday, January 10, 2015

Kay Ann Thacker, 70, Burlington, died Saturday, January 10, 2015

Joy Eileen Smith, 85, West Burlington died Thursday, January 8, 2015

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Basketball Sports West Burlington

Panthers Stop Falcons, 57-40

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Neiko Selmon takes it to the basket against Mt. Pleasant Saturday afternoon in West Burlington. Mt. Pleasant defeated West Burlington, 57-40.
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West Burlington’s Neiko Selmon takes it to the basket against Mt. Pleasant Saturday afternoon in West Burlington. Mt. Pleasant defeated West Burlington, 57-40.
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Mt. Pleasant Grounds Falcons, 82-38

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Aubrey Schmitt (right) fights for the ball with Mt. Pleasant’s Brianna Shelman (left) Saturday afternoon in West Burlington. Mt. Pleasant defeated West Burlington, 82-38.
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West Burlington’s Aubrey Schmitt (right) fights for the ball with Mt. Pleasant’s Brianna Shelman (left) Saturday afternoon in West Burlington. Mt. Pleasant defeated West Burlington, 82-38.
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Gallup: Bad Politicians & Government are Americans Top Concern

Click here: Poor government leadership was top problem in 2014, Economy ranked a close second
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Student Loan Debt Tops $800 Billion

Click here: By doling out a net average of about $100 billion per year in student loans, the federal government allows even the nation’s wealthiest universities to charge students more than they and their families can pay without going into debt.
That makes colleges richer and students poorer.

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Burlington Iowa Nature News West Burlington

NASA: Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster

Click here: Carbon dioxide emissions help tropical rainforests grow faster: Study shows trees absorb more greenhouse gas than expected.
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Jarod Fogel Signs with William Penn

Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington High School Senior Jarod Fogle (center) signs to play baseball with William Penn University with his father Rodney Fogle (right) and mother Lavonne Fogle (left) at his side Monday afternoon in the West Burlington High School Library.
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West Burlington High School Senior Jarod Fogle (center) signs to play baseball with William Penn University with his father Rodney Fogle (right) and mother Lavonne Fogle (left) at his side Monday afternoon in the West Burlington High School Library.
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Burlington Iowa News Political West Burlington

‘It’s Gonna Be a Bloodbath’: Expert Reveals the Economic Defects Under the Government’s Numbers

“Overall the economy is quite weak,” Peter Schiff, CEO and chief global strategist at Euro Pacific Capital Inc., “It’s all a bubble masquerading as a recovery.”
“The average consumer has way too much debt and household net worth has declined,” Schiff said. “Real wages are lower today than they were five years ago. I think people are overestimating the shape of the consumer and his ability to spend.”