West Burlington IA News-Sports-Opinion

Rain cuts conference meet short

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Kayli Morrison of Danville competes in the long jump at the Southeast Iowa Super Conference track meet Tuesday in Danville.

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Danville’s C.J. Williams competes in the shuttle hurdle relay at the Southeast Iowa Super Conference track meet Tuesday in Danville.

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West Burlington – Notre Dame’s Jamie Johnson clears the high jump bar Tuesday at the Southeast Iowa Super Conference track meet in Danville.

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Brad Hardy of West Burlington – Notre Dame competes in the long jump Tuesday at the Southeast Iowa Super Conference track meet in Danville.

SEISC South Division Team Scoring
(rain shortened)

Boys
1. New London 76.33
2. Van Buren 55
3. Central Lee 50
4. Cardinal 25
5. Danville 13.33
6. West Burlington – Notre Dame 13
7. Maharishi 10
8. Harmony 4.33

Girls
1. Danville 73
2. New London 61
3. Central Lee 45
4. Cardinal 40
5. Van Buren 27
6. Harmony 13
7. West Burlington – Notre Dame 12
8. Maharishi 4

Average federal bureaucrat salary tops $75,000!

President Obama's call last year for "shared sacrifice" doesn't extend to federal employees, at least based on the details of his administration's 2010 budget released this week.

At a time when the official unemployment rate is nearing double digits, and 6.35 million people are receiving unemployment benefits, the U.S. government is on a hiring binge.

There's little belt-tightening in evidence in Washington, D.C.: Counting benefits, the average pay per federal worker will leap from $72,800 in 2008 to $75,419 next year.

It's A Good Time To Work For Uncle Sam

5/11/09 – 12:57 p.m. at HyVee #2, Burlington.
John James Cechota, 74, 14565 Washington Rd., West Burlington; fifth degree theft.