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Author Archives: Marty Ryan
Dressing Up For The Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court has yet to rule on the constitutionality of dress codes in relation to students’ First Amendment rights. Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Privacy
Tagged Communism, dress code, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, gangs, House Fill 77, U.S. Supreme Court
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Love To Vote
Why does this society continue to throw rocks at poor people? Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Voting Rights
Tagged Branstad, disenfranchisement, Executive Order 42, Executive Order 70, felons, Gary Dickey, Vilsack, voting rights
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Wedding Bells In The Future
It’s going to be a very blue session if time is spent on energy-wasting issues such as judge impeachment, maneuvering in the Senate to get germane amendments to bring up a resolution that will provide for a constitutional amendment to write discrimination into Iowa’s Constitution, and other silly little games that do not address the real problems in this state, such as high unemployment rates, top-heavy school administrations, and an escalating usage of drugs and alcohol, without any meaningful and successful exit plan. Continue reading
Posted in General, Issues
Tagged Branstad, Iowa Attorney General, Iowa General Assembly
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A New Attitude Toward Winter
There have been many times when I would tread through crisp snow on a still winter’s night, wondering why the sound of my feet against the fragile surface created such a spiritual aura. Continue reading
Ethics Board Stumbles Over Right & Wrong
If you were to guess which state agency represented the best example of transparent government the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board (IECDB) would, or should, be toward the top of the list. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Last month, … Continue reading
1995
I saw a beam of light through the pessimism. Continue reading
Posted in Death Penalty, Issues
Tagged Branstad, death penalty, George Santayana, House File 2, Iowa Civil Liberties Union
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