Mandatory sentencing laws raise concerns in Iowa and beyond
A Council of State Governments survey shows 27 states including Iowa enacted mandatory sentencing in recent years. While touted for uniformity and fairness, impact remains mixed with higher prison counts and greater use as plea bargaining. Iowa's code adds five year minimum terms for forcible felonies with firearms and may reduce time via good or honor time, with prison growth and debates over new facilities.
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Council of State Governments
Iowa
Daryl Fischer
Office For Planning and Programming
Fischer
Anamosa
Mount Pleasant
Rockwell City
Jesse Owens remembered for heroism and civic service
The article honors Jesse Owens as a symbol of fighting tyranny and racism and highlights his life from a Alabama sharecropper’s son to a four time Olympic champion. It notes his community work including dedication ceremonies at Tyler Elementary in Cedar Rapids on Oct 28 1971 and his plea for children to value education and parental involvement.
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Jesse Owens
Alabama
Cedar Rapids
Tyler Elementary School
Palm Sunday Mass At Five Seasons Center Inspired Community Thanks
Celebration honors Christ as thousands join Palm Sunday processions at the Five Seasons Center. The Coordinating Committee thanks the Five Seasons crew, the media, and 400 planners and helpers for the Lenten program and liturgy. A guest speaker advised balancing athletics with education and ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Seasons Center
Five Seasons Crew
Insights Prosperity Weighs Against Adversity and Friendship
A reflective note contrasts prosperity with adversity, suggesting true balance lies in how friends endure and support each other during hard times. The statement frames adversity as the sole measure of lasting ties.
Irish Eyes and Danny Boy Origin Debate in Music Letter
A reader defends Scottish regard for the Irish and questions a March 30 letter on Danny Boy. Citing Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume III, page 293, the writer notes the song’s music is better known than its words and mentions A. G. Gilchrist’s theory on Londonderry Air.
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Danny Boy
Groves Dictionary of Music & Musicians
Eric Blom
A.G. Gilchrist
Londonderry
Cedar Rapids Street Budget Plea For Planning Change
A letter criticizes Cedar Rapids Street Maintenance for high costs after a mild winter. The writer cites inefficiencies like three workers per task and urges Council to adopt better planning to avoid bankruptcy and cut waste.
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Cedar Rapids
Free-lunchmanship shifts GOP stance in fall race
In a pre election assessment the New York Times analyzes how freelunchmanship and supply side economics shape the 1980 campaign. It notes Carter’s California win, debates over inflation and taxes, and how Reagan Kemp and Laffer push a tax cut strategy to spur growth, risking deficits.
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Tion
Walter Heller
Herbert Stein
Letters argue whether Danny Boy is Irish or Scotch
A March 30 letter contends the song Danny Boy is misnamed as Irish, noting bagpipes and glens are found in Scotland. cites Molloy Kerry Dance, Carmel Quinn The Green Glens of Antrim, Londonderry Air as alternate names, and mentions Kreisler and Weath erly. It also recalls 1902 Irish pipes popularity and patronage in Connaught.
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Danny Boy
Ireland
Scotland
J.L. Molloy
Carmel Quinn
Green
Thomas Ennis
Chicago Pipers Club
Danny Boy and Londonderry Air Debate Concludes
The editor asserts Danny Boy is the authentic Irish air Londonderry Air and notes the name Dan or Danny derives from Don all through Irish history. Citing Charlotte Yonge, the piece argues against any Scottish link and urges readers to enjoy the music as truly Irish.
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Dan
Danny
Charlotte Yonge
Ireland
Donnall
Donacha
Don
Conspiracy of the mighty Trilateral Commission image problem
A reader recounts meeting J C Lewis at an American Agriculture Movement event in Washington D C last week of February. Lewis, a retired Korean and Vietnam era pilot with 20 years in service, details influence of land grant colleges USDA CFR Trilateral Commission Rockefeller family and allied groups and promotes a 90 minute cassette tape available for four dollars from American Agriculture Movement in Guyman Oklahoma.
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Trilateral Commission
American Agriculture Movement
Washington, D.C
J.C. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Oklahoma
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Council On Foreign Relations
Rockefeller Family
United States
Europe
Japan
P.O. Box
Guyman
Okla
Four-handed poker game behind Iran hostage drama
A reader condemns U S government and media for being misled by Iran's trio of leaders the Ayatollah Khomeini President Bani Sadr and militants. The author argues for factual reporting and accuses press and officials of chasing guesses and conjecture instead of reporting real events.
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Ayatollah
U.S
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
Bani Sadr
Danny Boy melody origins and lyric relation noted
Londonderry describes the march 30 letter and writer's disgust at the song as an Irish melody. It explains melody as an ordered sequence of notes and the lyric as poetry set to music. Londonderry Air, created in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, is the original melody for Danny Boy with several lyrics later set to it.
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Londonderry
Danny Boy
Londonderry Air
Northern Ireland
UCP Thanks Volunteers After State Bowling Tournament
The United Cerebral Palsy Center of Greater Cedar Rapids extends gratitude to 147 volunteers and 280 bowlers who supported the March 22 state bowling tournament at Castle Lanes Marion. Scouts families and community members helped from dawn to the evening banquet at the Longbranch.
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United Cerebral Palsy Center of
Greater
Cedar Rapids
Castle Lanes
Marion
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
UCP Board of Directors
UCP
Longbranch
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John Donnelly
Art Heusinkveld
John Robertson
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
PTA
Ymcas
Ywcas
Tyler
Christ
New York City
Washington
Carter
California
America
State Department
Afghanistan
Arthur Laffer
Laffer
Jude Wanniski
Jack Kemp
Ronald Reagan
Kemp
William Simon
Treasury
Reagan Brain Trust
New York Times Service
Fritz Kreisler
Fred E. Weatherly
Jerry Ford
Londonderry Dan
UCP Bowling
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