Restorative justice gains ground over mass incarceration
A guest editorial from The St. Louis Post-Dispatch argues for evidence based sentencing and restorative justice. It highlights data from Missouri showing nonviolent offenders reoffend less under probation or community service than after prison and profiles Springfield prosecutor Darrell Moore expanding restorative programs.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Michael Wolff
State Sentencing Advisory Commission
New York University Law School
Brennan Center of Justice
Wolff
Missouri
Missouri Department of Corrections
Department of Probation and Parole
Springfield
Greene County
Darrell Moore
Moore
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Roswell News and Notes From 1984 Board Appointments and Local Personalities
Major general Gerald Childress and four others were named to a three year term on the St Marys Hospital board of directors. Odell Adkins is featured as artist of the month at Roswell Public Library sharing decades of landscape and park scene painting. Nellie Kelley is highlighted as Working Woman, recounting a life of balancing work at Roswell Girls Club with motherhood and a mission to teach ceramics and self confidence to local girls.
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Gerald Childress
Ralph Fresquez
Warren McKelvy
John Nasi
Phelps White III
St. Mary's Hospital
Odell Adkins
Sierra Middle School
Roswell Public Library
Adkins
Roswell Fine Arts League
Nellie Kelley
Roswell Girls’ Club
Kelley
New Mexico critics push for ballot reform and ethics checks
The piece surveys political finance concerns around Gov. Bill Richardson and past NM scandals, arguing long ballots enable fiefdoms and corruption. It cites Lobogate precedent, recalls treasurer indictments, and endorses a constitutional convention to shorten ballots and restore accountability.
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University of New Mexico Press
New Mexico
Obama Takes Office Vowed to Heal Nation and Lead Change
Obama becomes the 44th president amid jubilation and high hopes. He faces a shrinking economy and war in Afghanistan, with plans to end torture and restore open government. He aims to review secret memos and confront past policies while pushing for swift reform.
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Obama
Afghanistan
U.S
Iraq
Collapse of left wing media as power shifts in Washington
The piece argues liberal media decline amid Democratic gains. It cites Seattle Post-Intelligencer facing closure, Minneapolis Star Tribune filing for bankruptcy, and The New York Times taking large loans at high interest. It notes MSNBC ratings drop and GE stock decline under liberal shifts, asserting a disconnect with mainstream Americans and predicting future job losses for left wing media figures.
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Washington
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Minneapolis Star Tribune
New York Times
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
FBI
Minneapolis
The
Red Star
Minnesota
Len
Norm Coleman
al Franken
Manhattan
Carlos Slim Helu
the Times
Carlos
Tony Soprano
Times
America
Carlos Slim
MSNBC
General Electric
NBC
Jeffrey Immelt
U.S. Airways
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Rebecca Vigil-Giron
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