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Category Archives: Fairness
Bill
He didn’t use his biblical mastery to pummel unbelievers. He simply lived the example. Continue reading
Posted in Fairness, Issues
Tagged Bill Basinger, Jean Basinger, Peacemakers, Veterans for Peace
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It’s Not The Onion
Who can you trust for reliable news nowadays? Continue reading
Posted in Fairness, Issues
Tagged Comedy Central, Empire News, Fox News, marijuana, The Onion
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A Horrible Decision
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
Posted in Criminal Justice, Fairness, Issues, Privacy
Tagged DNA, Fourth Amendment, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Kagan, Justice Scalia, Justice Stotomayor, Maryland v. King
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Enhancing Minority Disproportionate Incarceration Rates In Iowa
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
Posted in Criminal Justice, Fairness, Issues
Tagged Fiscal Division - Iowa Legislative Services Agency, House File 528, Iowa County Attorneys Association, Iowa Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning, Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee, Rep. Dave Dawson, Sen. Charles Schneider, Senate File 384, The Sentencing Project
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Bald Eagle Watch and Release on Sunday
SOAR – Saving Our Avian Resources is excited to announce that an eagle that had elevated lead levels is ready for release back to the wild! Join us at 2:00 p.m. at Jester Park Lodge, near Granger, Iowa, for a … Continue reading
Posted in Fairness, General
Tagged Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project, Iowa Natural Resource Commission, Jester Park, Jester Park Lodge, MacBride Raptor Project, Saylorville Bald Eagle Watch, SOAR, State Represenative Dan Kelley, State Representative Anesa Kajtazovic, State Representative Charles Isenhart, State Representative Sharon Steckman, Wildlife Care Clinic
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Invasion of the Judicial and Legislative Branches
On Monday, July 16, Governor Terry Branstad issued a commutation to 38 of Iowa’s lifers. That group of lifers consists of those felons who are serving a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Fairness, Issues, Youth
Tagged cruel and unusual punishment, Des Moines Registser, Eighth Amendment, Governor Terry Branstad, Graham v. Florida, Iowa Board of Parole, Iowa Constitution, Iowa Legislature, Miller v. Alabama, Roper v. Simmons, United States Supreme Court
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