Ames Progressive

I read with great interest a Tribune article about the effort to add needed programs at our state prisons, which would help rehabilitate citizens: jail diversion, drug courts, mental health programs. California has an alternative system in place which has saved the state billions of dollars, as well as saved families, children, and communities.
I was […]

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According to Brian Faler of The Washington Post, the turnout for the 2004 presidential election was the highest it has ever been since 1968, or “more than 122 million people.” This would be somewhat encouraging, if it were not for the fact that a large bulk of the populous was voting for Kerry explicitly on […]

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I have to admit that when I saw the recent report on Fox News that the FBI was wiretapping the turned-off cell phone microphones of suspected mafia members, I was a bit surprised. No, not that the government would be spying on its own citizens; rather, I was surprised at its competence in doing it. […]

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When people approached me about writing for the Ames Progressive, I said that I didn’t want to associate myself with any label. I was faced with the question that if I wrote for the Ames Progressive would that necessitate I label myself a progressive? Recently I realized that I could, instead of boycotting the […]

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Why did Wolford fail to get any binding leases by Dec. 1, 2007 for his proposed development on East 13th Street?
The Ames Tribune reported December 7 that Bucky Wolford said his failure to obtain leases was due to:
1) “delays in getting the major site plan approved,”
2) the “unknown certainty of receiving approval for this project […]

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