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In a country where most news coverage has been of bombings and deaths or, more recently, of the decline in murders of innocent civilians, it is easy to overlook everyday heroes making a difference in Iraq’s provinces. City managers and ICMA members Jerry Calhoun, Paul Sharon, and Jim Gleason are classic examples of these unsung heroes.