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Reporting on Omaha with @flatwaterfreep. Email me at cbowling(at)flatwaterfreepress.org

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Chris Bowling’s Biography

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Chris Bowling is a reporter from Cincinnati, Ohio living and studying in Lincoln, Nebraska. Currently he's working for the Lincoln Journal-Star as a cops reporter but in the past he also reported for the Norfolk Daily News in Norfolk, Nebraska on the city council and general assignment beat.

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A signature away: Lincoln Yazidi's long struggle to America | News | dailynebraskan.com

A signature away: Lincoln Yazidi's long struggle to America | News | dailynebraskan.com

After a dinner of naan, duqot and fried chicken, Mardan Dna sinks into his living room couch while Yazidi wed…

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Death penalty battle in Nebraska just beginning

Death penalty battle in Nebraska just beginning

Coming into last year's legislative session, state Sen. Paul Schumacher didn't have a strong opinion on the d…

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Will others follow Nebraska’s lead on death penalty repeal?

Will others follow Nebraska’s lead on death penalty repeal?

It’s no surprise — especially for those who keep abreast of the politics of capital punishment — that support…

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Conflicting opinions expressed on carrying out death penalty

Conflicting opinions expressed on carrying out death penalty

LINCOLN — On the day of the vote in the Legislature this spring to repeal the death penalty in Nebraska, Miri…

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The guilt of an Innocent: Is UNL's oldest honor society getting away with hazing? | News | dailyn...

The guilt of an Innocent: Is UNL's oldest honor society getting away with hazing? | News | dailyn...

About a year ago, Walter Bircher became a guilty Innocent. Or the least Innocent. He wasn't sure what you cal…

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Crash victim Neth loved motorcycles, but people were his passion : Lincoln, NE Journal Star

Crash victim Neth loved motorcycles, but people were his passion : Lincoln, NE Journal Star

When the phone rang at 4 a.m. Saturday morning, Beveryle Neth knew something happened to her son. Both times …

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Flatwater Free Press reporter talks lead investigation on ‘Here & Now’

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By Chris Bowling
| The Flatwater Free Press Verified
On Aug. 12, Flatwater Free Press reporter Chris Bowling joined Boston’s largest National Public Radio station to discuss his investigative reporting into Omaha’s lead Superfund site. Indira Lakshmanan, co-host of the nationally broadcast show “Here & Now” from WBUR, interviewed Bowling. During the segment, Bowling talked about the Flatwater Free Press’ years-long project to test Omaha residents soil for lead, what the results showed and how local and federal leaders reacted to that information.
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More Than Half The Homes In East Omaha Have Unsafe Lead Levels. That Doesn’t Mean The EPA Will Clean Them Up.

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By Chris Bowling
| Omaha Daily Record Verified
Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on environmental cleanup, more than half the yards in a section of Omaha that used to surround a lead smelter still have enough contamination to cause high blood-lead levels in kids, according to tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica.
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More than half the homes in east Omaha have unsafe lead levels. That doesn’t mean the EPA will clean them up.

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By Chris Bowling
| The Flatwater Free Press Verified
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Flatwater Free Press. Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on environmental cleanup, more than half the yards in a section of Omaha that used to surround a lead smelter still have enough contamination to cause high blood-lead levels in kids, according to tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My high school news magazine

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means telling stories that are soulful, challenging and informative.

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Twitter