Progressive image of Iowa prisons questioned by new warden transfer
Col. Crispus Nix takes over at Iowa State Penitentiary amid questions about pay and progress. Critics note outdated facilities and high black imprisonment rates while Nix, from the Army, will earn less than predecessor David Scurr who moves to Mount Pleasant after a controversial tenure.
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Crispus Nix
Iowa State Penitentiary
Iowa
U.S
Col. Nix
David Scurr
Mount Pleasant
Scurr
Nix
Iowa Lawmakers Earn High Marks for Redistricting Plan
Iowa lawmakers and the Legislative Service Bureau receive nationwide praise for a remap seen as timely fair and statistically pure. The Council of State Governments notes Iowa has the smallest population deviation among 27 states with decennial reapportionment and the state’s U S House plan also ranks exceptionally low in deviation.
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Council of State Governments
Lowa
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Senate
Iowa
Tennessee
U.S
Idaho
Mississippi
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Legislative Service Bureau
Reagan policy clash overshadows AWACS and Soviet trade debate
The piece argues the Reagan administration is split over foreign policy especially the AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia and policy toward the Soviet Union. It claims trade lobbying by corporate America risks weaponizing industry with a lack of coherent definition and leadership. It warns of potential Finlandization and warns against subsidizing defense while aiding adversaries.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Reagan
Saudi Arabia
Soviet Union
AWACS
Ottawa
Commerce Department
White House
International Harvester
Central America
Haig
Cuba
Castro
Paris
America
Evolution debate and school boundary changes raise questions
A reader criticizes an Oct Gazette piece on human evolution as speculative and imaginal. He also critiques a Kennedy Washington boundary plan, challenging bus routes for Special Education and westside students and noting the-board’s unclear rationale and sibling attendance option as discriminatory.
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Kennedy
Washington
Iowa redistricting as model for good government
An opinion argues Iowa’s straight line maps reflect a bipartisan system and a nonpartisan redistricting process. It contrasts Iowa with Georgia, noting Iowa’s Legislative Service Bureau followed objective criteria and withstood partisan pressure, producing a third plan that overrode an incumbent’s objections.
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Congressional Quarterly
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Charles Percy
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