The Judy execution and its grim reckoning
A critical reflection on Steven Judy’s Indiana execution, the last words of a 24 year old rapist and murderer, and the broader critique of capital punishment. The piece links his twelve year criminal arc, mental illness, and a legal system failure to prevent violence, arguing the death penalty signals society’s moral collapse rather than deterrence.
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Steven Judy
Indiana
Supreme Court
Judy
Indianapolis
Britain
Crime and Delinquency
Washington press corps studied by Brookings analyst
Brookings senior fellow Stephen Hess surveys Washington reporters, based on surveys of over half the city’s 1250 press members. The study finds reporters work about 42 hours weekly, interact with editors but largely self supervise, and remain the city’s dominant information source. Hess aims to publish four volumes on Newswork, starting with The Washington Reporters, arguing journalism is best understood from the bottom up.
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David Shribman
Washington Star
Washington
Brookings Institution
Stephen Hess
Brookings
Nixon White House
Washington Press Corps
Hess
Harvard
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ington
Ford and Earhart
White House
Captol Hill
The electric chair as a sales gimmick
Russell Baker recounts how a newspaper used Indiana's electric chair as a gimmick and recalls chairs from the 1930s. He critiques the enduring aether of modernization in execution devices, contrasting electric chairs with gas chambers and lethal injections, and jokes about moving prisons into the nuclear age.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
Indiana
Newark
Market Street
CETA bid blocked in Makanda sparks village board dispute
Letters from Ann Oschmann Elaine Ross and Patricia Prevedell Rath criticize Makanda Village Board for denying a letter of support for a CETA grant to fund four local workers on a village park a refuge and recycling center and help complete the Makanda Fire Department a plan ranked high priority on the December capital list. They urge public comment to Washington and note farmers rights in the elevator bankruptcy matter as context.
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Southern Illinoisan
Makanda
CETA
MCDC
Ann Oschmann
Elaine Ross
Vista Makanda
Merrill Marxman
Elevator Task Force Working Group
South Building
Ascs-Usda
P.O
Washington, D.C
Agriculture Secretary
Judicial bankruptcy: Abusing our farmers editorial
March 9 editorial argues that the judicial system harms farmers through unfair practices and broader regulatory overreach. It urges readers to consider reforms and how court decisions impact rural communities and livelihoods. The piece analyzes potential remedies and calls for balanced policy changes.
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Southern Illinoisan
Not So Funny Protest Over Wizard of Id Cartoon
The writer condemns The Southern Illinoisan for publishing The Wizard of Id on March 8. She protests cruel animal imagery and warns such material could encourage cruelty by juveniles. She urges Parker and Hart to choose a less offensive device for humor.
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Wizard of Id
Southern Ilinoisan
Parker and Hart
Parker
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Southern Illinois
Washington Press
Dan
NEA, Inc
Patricia Prevedell
Rath Murphysboro
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