Why Credit Card Companies Charge Such High Interest Rates. The short answer is because corporate profits and corporations in general are favored over protecting the individual from harm these days. Below is only one court decision in the long dismantlement of individual rights in favor of corporate rights.
Iowa in midst of 9th coldest winter in 121 years of records (AUDIO). January 28, 2014 by Pat Curtis. Icycles form on tree branch in Des Moines. To most Iowans, itâs felt like an extremely cold winter and the record books back it up. AUDIO: Radio Iowaâs Pat Curtis reports :55. State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says, over the last four months, the statewide average temperature has been 30.1 degrees. âItâs been the 9th coldest October through January period in the past 121 years,â Hillaker said.
As alarm clocks sounded on Thursday morning, the temperature was minus 7 at OâHare. The coldest day ever in Chicago was Jan. 20, 1985 at 27 below zero, with wind chills around 70 below. We also didnât come close to the record for this date, which was minus 18 on Feb. 10, 1899. According to the National Weather Service data, there have been at least 15 days when the temperature hit minus 20 and below.