Library Turns to 19 Hour Employees to Save
Cedar Rapids voters face a 27 cent per thousand property tax increase on Nov 3 to fund the Cedar Rapids Public Library. The library employs 85 staff, 30 full time with benefits, 24 part timers with partial benefits, and 31 at 19 hours weekly, just under benefit eligibility.
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Iowa to reexamine hair match convictions under new division
Iowa will create the Wrongful Conviction Division to review about 100 cases from the 1980s and 1990s where hair analysis helped secure convictions. The office, partnering with the Innocence Project, follows revelations that FBI hair match testimony was flawed for decades and cites prior training of state and local investigators.
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WHO links processed meats to cancer in controversial report
A WHO panel of 22 experts concludes processed meats cause cancer and red meats probably do too. The findings, based on decades of research, aim to curb meat consumption despite industry pushback and questions about evidence strength.
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National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
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