Cedar Rapids officer's PhD sparks 4 day work week plan
Veteran Cedar Rapids police officer Chris Barnum, a 24 year veteran with a decorated past, uses a sociology PhD to push change. He suggests new work arrangements to replace the 12 hour shifts with 10 hour four day weeks, prompting mixed reactions from peers and the Police Association chief.
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Stead
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Barnum
Mike Klappholz
Bryan Furman
Officers’ Police Association
Furman
Duane Crock
the Gazette
Chris Barnum
Mark Asplund
Robert Boyer
New seven wonders named in Lisbon poll
The new seven man made wonders were announced in Lisbon after a global vote surpassing 90 million ballots. Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, the Great Wall, Petra, the Colosseum, Taj Mahal, and the Pyramids of Giza are listed, with Angkor and Hagia Sophia noted as finalists. Bernard Weber spearheaded the campaign.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Brazil
Peru
Mexico
China
Petra
Jordan
Colosseum
Rome
Taj Mahal
India
Giza
Egypt
Angkor
Cambodia
Turkey
Hagia Sophia
Bernard Weber
Transplanted Iowans share tales of past and plans ahead
Four Africans living in Eastern Iowa discuss life in Iowa after the 2000 census counted Sub-Saharan residents. From Nigeria,DR Congo,Zimbabwe and Sudan they reflect on roots and benefits of residence amid the African Union anniversary and recent Ghana summit. Shihabedin Ali from Sudan and his family feature among the voices of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
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Africa
Iowa
African Union
Ghana
West Africa
Nigeria
Central Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
East Africa
Sudan
Laura Schmitt
the Gazette
Shihabedin Ali
United States
Nahia
Mazin
Iowa City
Shihabedin
States
Bombing Kills Over 100 in Iraqi Shiite Town Armili
A truck bomb tore through the Armili market north of Baghdad killing more than 100. The blast injured dozens, leveled mud-brick shops, and sent survivors scrambling for hours as victims were transported to Tuz Khormato and Kirkuk hospitals. Reports note ongoing U.S. and British fatalities amid intensified offensives and stretched Iraqi forces.
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Taz Kuormato
Iraq
Baghdad
U.S
David Petraeus
Associated Press
United States
Anbar
Basra
Armili
Tuz Khormato
Ali Hussein
Kirkuk
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Kona
Lavie
Jannie
Umberto
Priscilla
Audrey
Democratic Republic of Congo
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Ahaven
Lubumbasha
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