Author Archives: Marty Ryan

A Night At The Opera

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Marty Ryan

The operatic version of Dead Man Walking was better than the movie version with Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. Continue reading →

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It’s Not The Onion

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Marty Ryan

Who can you trust for reliable news nowadays? Continue reading →

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Open Records Have Limits

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Marty Ryan

Fawkes-Lee & Ryan spoke to the Iowa Public Information Board this afternoon (6/19/14).  Below is our comments. Before the Iowa Public Information Board June 19, 2014 I am Marty Ryan and I represent Fawkes-Lee & Ryan, a “web-based, service-oriented, grassroots … Continue reading →

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A Horrible Decision

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Marty Ryan

On Monday, the Court said it was constitutionally okay to take a sample of “skin cells”. They might just as well take an arm or a leg, your heart, your brain, or your medical records. Continue reading →

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A Book Report

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Marty Ryan

Murder At The Supreme Court is a nonfiction book that goes in-depth to examine “Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases” that have reached the United States Supreme Court. Continue reading →

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Enhancing Minority Disproportionate Incarceration Rates In Iowa

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Marty Ryan

A minority impact statement is a significant portion of a fiscal note prepared by the nonpartisan Fiscal Division of the Iowa Legislative Services Agency.  In cooperation with the Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning of the Department of Human … Continue reading →

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