Local compost debate grows as Cedar Rapids weighs food waste needs
The Solid Waste Agency surveys 27 grocery stores to gauge handling of food waste as Cedar Rapids, Linn County and Marion officials revisit the agency’s compost operation. Ten stores responded. none separate produce from garbage, four express interest in composting. questions focus on odor, trucking routes, site viability, and funding for improved technology.
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Iowa
Solid Waste Agency
DeVries
Solid Waste Agency Board
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Marion
Mount Trashmore
Tom Podzimek
Czech Village
International Paper
Cedar River
Walmart
Sam's Club
Intel and Machines Shape Flagship US Intelligence Rules
A primer on intelligence gathering its key terms and reforms Masint humint sigint and tmint described with real world examples from the bin Laden raid and counterterrorism work The piece explains how data streams are collected processed and used to protect the nation and warns on unconfirmed threats and reporting gaps
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United States
Washington
Intel
U.S
Masini
Osama bin Laden
bin Laden
Abbottabad
CIA
Barack Obama
WTC beams become relics through private displays across the country
Archaeologist Katina Lillios notes that breaking and distributing WTC beams as relics creates personal connections to the event. Port Authority officials say remnants were sent to about 1,300 communities for public displays or memorials, with private donations supporting some monuments.
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Katina Lillios
University of Iowa
Lillios
Portugal
Spain
Lillies
Berlin Wall
Port Authority
New York
New Jersey
World Trade Center
Steve Coleman
Coleman
WTC
Monticello
Doug Her
Britt Smith
Herman
Cedar Rapids
WTC Steel
New Central Fire Station
Buelow
Abzug
Gulick
Indiana
First Female Fighter Pilot Reflects On 9/11 Self Sacrifice Mission
Penney, a pioneer female F 16 pilot in the DC Air National Guard, recalls the moment she and Col Sasseville faced the decision to ram a hijacked Boeing 757. She notes that the counterpunch was a death by own action mission and praises the passengers aboard Flight 93 for their sacrifice.
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Penney
Air Force One
Washington
U.S
Lockheed Martin
121St
D.C. Air National Guard
Vietnam
Purdue
Congress
Nevada
World Trade Center
New York
Pentagon
Lucky
Col
Marc Sasseville
Sasseville
United 93
Pennsylvania
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