Resilience and reflection on a Thanksgiving in Ferguson
In Ferguson Missouri residents find both sorrow and gratitude as Thanksgiving unfolds amid a burned and blocked street. Community members reflect on Michael Brown and Darren Wilson while volunteers repaint shattered storefronts and plan a path toward rebuilding and unity.
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Pentagon imposes standards on private security contractors
The Pentagon for the first time will require private security firms to meet certifiable standards governing staffing, weapons handling, and use of force in overseas operations. The move aims to improve accountability, with contracts allowing immediate action if a firm misbehaves, though critics say the timeline was too slow.
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Iowa rest area sponsorship expansion eyed by DOT
Iowa DOT aims to grow its rest area sponsorship program into a second year with bids opening in December. Successful bidders sign a three year contract at minimum values of 2500 per year, funding goes to the primary road fund.
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