Investigators seek cause after 60 foot bridge scaffolding collapse
In Peoria Illinois three ironworkers were killed and three injured when scaffolding on the McClugage Bridge fell into the river during reconstruction. OSHA is reviewing fall protection and possible lead paint concerns as investigators meet survivors and work proceeds on a six month report. The eight month project is a $26 million twin span rebuild serving 42500 vehicles daily.
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Peoria
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Illinois River
Jack Franklin
Midwest Foundation Corp
Franklin
McClugage
Robert L. Foulks
Ronald F Watson
John W. Irby
Lacon
Peoria County
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Barry Salerno
OSHA
Randy McCombs
Ralph Bill
Salerno
Midwest
Coast to coast literary festivals a hit
The New Yorker 75th anniversary festival sold nearly all 10,000 tickets in days. Writers include Richard Ford Annie Proulx and Jhumpa Lahiri with readings and panels across three days. Other cities host major events featuring Ondaatje Pinsky Gordon Thurman and Simon. Tickets vary with some events priced around 40 dollars and up.
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New York
Richard Ford
Annie Proulx
Jhumpa Lahiri
The
New Yorker
Muriel Spark
William Trevor
United States
Mitch Kaplan
Miami
Paul Slovak
Viking Penguin
Los Angeles
Chicago
Seattle
Nashville
Tenn
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Square
Michael Ondaatje
Robert Pinsky
Mary Gordon
Gordon
Jane Smiley
Paul Simon
Robin Williams
Steve Earle
Missouri
Montana
Oregon
North Carolina
John Schreiber
Schreiber
Racism Found Among Putnamville Prison Staff
A DePauw University study details a white supremacist faction called the Brotherhood within Putnamville Correctional Facility. The 2 1/2 year report cites violence and racial slurs used by low level employees including cooks and sewage workers, with tattoos and a hood observed. It accuses administrators of failing to sanction the activity despite an investigation ordered by Gov. O Bannon.
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Indianapolis
DePauw University
Russell J. Compton
Kesley Kauffman
Kauffman
DePauw
Department of Correction
Ed Cohn
Frank O'Bannon
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San Mateo Square
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Merican
Proud
Jesse
Robinson
Rotary Park
Portales, N.M
Paul Evans
Bauq Evans Carpets
N. Grant
Metro
GROUP
Espanol
Bank of America Advantage
Bank of America
Advantage
Bankofamerica.com
Amenca Corporation
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