Danny E. Hains

STERLING – Danny E. Hains, 66, of Sterling, passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at Royal Oaks Care Center in Kewanee. Danny was born Nov. 12, 1950, in Sterling, the son of Richard and Joyce Hains.

The Latest: Le Pen: Twin – totalitarianisms’ threaten France

In this file photo dated Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, Far-right leader and candidate for next spring presidential elections Marine le Pen from France celebrates after her speech at a meeting of European Nationalists in Koblenz, Germany. Le Pen is scheduled to give a speech to supporters at the congress center in Lyon, France, on Sunday Feb. 5, 2017, the second day of a conference by her anti-immigration National Front party.

Platform of French far-right candidate “made in France”

Far-right leader and candidate for next spring presidential elections Marine le Pen, center left, shakes hands as she visits the Entrepreneur Fair, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Paris, France. Far-right leader and candidate for next spring presidential elections Marine le Pen, center left, shakes hands as she visits the Entrepreneur Fair, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 in Paris, France.

Geert Wilders, left, stands next to Germany’s Marcus

Amid hacking fears, Dutch to use pen, paper for vote The Dutch government will manually count all votes in its March 15 election. Check out this story on thetowntalk.com: http://usat.ly/2k2xXBn Geert Wilders, left, stands next to Germany’s Marcus Pretzell and France’s Marine Le Pen during a meeting of European far-right politicians in in Koblenz, Germany, on Jan. 21. Alarmed that hackers, false news and state-backed propaganda could try to influence or tamper with the results of next month’s national election, the Dutch government has decided to count all ballots the old-fashioned way: with pen and paper.

Trump presidency boosts European right-wingers

Right-wing leaders from across the region meeting in Germany see new US administration as dawn of a new era European nationalist leaders came together on Saturday in a show of strength at the start of a year of big election tests, celebrating Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president and declaring themselves a realistic alternative to the continent’s governments. Right-wing populist leaders from France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and elsewhere strode confidently into the Koblenz congress hall on the banks of the Rhine River ahead of a flag-waving escort, setting the tone for a gathering whose mood was buoyed by Trump’s swearing-in.

The ENF: at the far-right of the European Parliament

Here is a snapshot of members of the Europe of Nations and Freedom , a circle of far-right parties who met in the west German city of Koblenz on Saturday. The small group, which comprises 40 EU lawmakers from nine nations in the 751-member European Parliament, was created by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen in June 2015.

Boosted by Trump, Europe’s Antiestablishment Unites

KOBLENZ, Germany-Europe’s leading anti-immigrant and antiestablishment politicians rallied in the Rhineland on Saturday to launch an election year they hope will topple the European Union, displaying a new level of ambition and organization and casting U.S. President Donald Trump as their inspiration. It was the first time that Marine Le Pen, the French nationalist leader vying for the presidency, campaigned alongside Frauke Petry, the most prominent of Germany’s anti-immigrant politicians.

Europe’s nationalist leaders launch year of election hopes

AfD chairwoman Frauke Petry, Far-right leader and candidate for next spring presidential elections Marine le Pen from France, Italian Lega Nord chief Matteo Salvini and Dutch populist anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders , from left, stand together in the beginning of a meeting of European Nationalists in Koblenz, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. less AfD chairwoman Frauke Petry, Far-right leader and candidate for next spring presidential elections Marine le Pen from France, Italian Lega Nord chief Matteo Salvini and Dutch populist … more Helpers prepare for a meeting of European nationalists in Koblenz, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.