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ivan's
Juvenile Crime Up in A young man I know well re-
Iowa City? cently told me that since he
turned 16 (just over two years ago)
The Gazette recently ran a head- he has been stopped by the ICPD 8
line stating "Juvenile Crime Dips times. He has been asked to take a
in State, Eastern Iowa". The arti- field sobriety test once, his car has
cle then explains the successes of been searched twice, and his ID
the Sixth Judicial District and the taken every time. Yet he has never
Cedar Rapids Police at reducing been charged with anything!
juvenile arrests. So, fell0w white folks - have you
Read Just a bit further, and you ever been stopped 8 times in just
see that the headline should have over two years? Have your kids?
addressed CR only, as numbers Has ANY white person you know
are up considerably in Iowa City. ever undergone such harassment?
Sergeant Denise Brotherton, To his credit, Chief Hargadine
speaking for the ICPD, disputed called me to discuss this. I don't
the statistics, even though the
even know how he knew I was
numbers show a clear growth bothered by it, to tell you the
from 467 to 533. That is an increase truth, but I appreciated the call.
of over 14% - an increase I would I believe him when he says he is
call signiflcantl willing to review any/every inci-
How is it that CR can see a dent to ensure that proper proce-
decrease, while IC sees a 14% duresarefoUowed.
increase? Are kids somehow The problem is, the ICPD refus-
"worse" in Iowa City? Don't we, es to look at anything as part of
the public, deserve an explana- a trend. Each instance is viewed
tion? These are our childrenl Do
as a separate instance to them. So,
we WANT them arrested? Why a kid gets stopped. Big deal. That
can't we do what CR has done? is not harassment. Of course not
The other - uglier, piece of the - unless you add context. That is
story is that black youth are being always going to be the response so
stopped and arrested many times long as we look at things through
more frequently than white youth a single lens.
in Iowa City. That was not men- Remember, the young man I
tioned in the Gazette article, referred to earlier is not a career
When asked about racial dis. criminal. This is an 18-year-old
parities, the ICPD falls back on kid - a good kid. Despite the 8
their usual statement: most at- stops, he has never been charged!
rests come from officers respond- And the rest of the 18-year-old
ing to a call. I do not dispute this, African Americans in this town
but I think it is a red herring, and can all tell you similar stories. Be-
needs much further review, cause collectively, they make up
First, what does "most" mean? these statistics.
Is "most" 51%, 99%, or something Think I'm exaggerating? Look
in between? Because the fact is, at our numbers for disproportion-
few white kids get stopped for ate minority contact. (They are
walking in the street. White kids "our" numbers. You and I bear
rarely get stopped for having their some responsibility for them!)
trunks ajar. White kids are not These statistics are a matter of
typically asked for ID 7-3 times
PER YEAR. But black youth in public record. They are appalling.
They smack of apartheid! The ex-
Iowa City simply deal with this as planations we are being fed sim-
a part of life. ply do not hold up. I am tired of
Whether the public is calling excuses. We must demand better
in reports or not, officers have from the City of Iowa City. I hope
discretion once they arrive on the Gazette will foUow up on the
site. Why do one set of kids rou- real story here.
finely get questioned, ID'ed and The ICPD is not a bad organiza-
searched, while others do not? tion. They are the folks who pro-
If you had a ratio of one officer tect us every day. The ICPD has
for every car, and simply stopped been of service to my family and
and searched every vehicle, you me in the past. I am certain they
would find that white, black, and will do well by us in the future.
Latino families commit crimes in But somehow, some way, things
pretty similar numbers. But when are broken in this area. I cannot
you stop black youth many times explain why things aren't work-
more frequently, you find evidence ing. But they aren't working. I
of misbehavior many times more think we need to try to do better.
frequently. Trust me, nothing will happen
Sergeant Brotherton says in until you care about this issue.
the article, ',It's not about pun- You need to call the City Council.
ishment." That would be true, IF You need to call the City Manager.
Iowa City had improved in the You can make a difference! You
same way CR has. The best prac- need to let them know you refuse
tices in this field are clear - just to accept this being done in your
ask the Juvenile Court Adminis-
trators! They do not WANT refer- name.
Because face it- if you are not a
rals for minor infractions. So the part of the solution, you are a part
approach described by Brotherton of the problem.
is simply WRONG. We should, and
must, change!
You may think i am somehow
rude or disrespectful to bring this
up. That is probably because the
odds are you are white, And the
odds are that you are not humili-
ated by the very people who are
supposed to protect and serve you.
Summer
Safety...
The Lone
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amount, losing the full benefit of
the SPF protection.
Reapplication is just as impor-
tant as putting sunscreen on in
the first place, as sunscreens tend
to break down with exposure and
can be rubbed off or washed off
by sweat or water. So sunscreen
should be applied every two hours,
and immediately after swimming
or a set of tennis. During a full day
at the beach, one person should
expect to use at least a quarter of
an 8 oz. bottle of sunscreen.
Fourth, do not let yourself burn.
Sunburn is the most immediate
and obvious sign of UV damage.
When immune cells race to the in-
jured skin site to start healing the
damage, they produce the redden-
ing and swelling.
Tanning is the skin's response
to this damage and may perma-
nently affect skin cells. While
many believe a "base tan" will pre.
vent damaging burns, that's not
the case. There is no such thing as
a healthy or base tan.
Sunscreens are an essential
part of a healthy lifestyle. They
keep skin looking young and re-
duce the risk of many skin can-
cers. They must be used properly,
however. These five suggestions
will help keep you and your skin
safe.
Dr. Kevin Ronneberg is the as-
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Tiffin Fest
The booming town of Tiffin
holds its 4th annual Tiffin Fest
this Friday and Saturday night.
A parade and street dance will
be held Friday night, and Satur-
day includes a 5k, pancake break-
fast, games, rides, a talent show,
and even a rodeo! Those are only
a few of the many things to do in
Tiffin this weekend!
For all the info on Tiffin Fest
2012, visit their website at: http://
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River Junction
Tractor Ride
The annual River Junction
Tractor Ride, sponsored by the
Lone Tree Lions Club, will be held
Saturday, July 14, leaving River
Junction at 8 AM. There will be
a break at Stutsman's in Hills at
around 8:45; lunch at the Kalona
United Methodist Church; an af-
ternoon break at Fairview Men-
nonite Church; and back to River
Junction.
On Friday, July 13 there will
be a farmer's supper and tractor
show at 6PM at Walker Park in
River Junction. The dinner is $12,
and includes a variety show per-
formed by the River Junction The-
atre Group! (Not many villages of
20-25 people have theatre groups!)
This is a great annual event,
and definitely worth a look. To
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call 319-629-5387 or 319-629-5296.
Congratulations
Mike Van Heell
Congratulations to Mike Van
Heel of Iowa City, who is retiring
after 30 years of service to John-
son County.
Mike works for facilities, so he
has spent the past 30 years moving
snow, mowing, planting, weeding,
and dealing with clogged toilets,
stuck windows, and other assort-
ed issues. I am pretty proud of
the facilities owned by Johnson
County; they function well and
look good. This is thanks to the
hard work of Mike and his fellow
Facilities workers.
In addition, Mike is simply one
of the best guys you'll ever meet.
I'll miss talking baseball with
him. Congrats, Mike, and good
luck on your retirement!
DID YOU KNOW? Tiffin, Iowa
was named for Tiffin, Ohio - orig-
inal home to some of the area's
first settlers.
Anyone interested in learning
more about County government
should take a look at the County
website- www.johnson-county.
com.
As always, feel free to contact
me at 354-7199 or rodsullivan@
mchsi.com. I look forward to serv-
ing you!
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needed a hit. Last night our hits
fell and tonight they didn't - it
wasn't the fault of anybody."
Dickey said he made a decision
to bring Schmidt into the game
because Edwards had worked so
hard in the heat for the past few
days.
"It was really just that we had
gotten so much out of her the
whole week," said Dickey. "I
thought we'd give Maggie a shot
and she said she was feeling much
better, but it just didn't come
down to that. We had chances to
break things open when we had a
4-2 lead and we couldn't."
"Our kids played as hard as any-
body could and we went with that
decision - and maybe it wasn't
the best one but we thought with
the heat that it was something we
needed to But they just got hot
when they needed to."
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runs on four hits, getting a 2RBI of work.
hit from Elyssa Mills and a 2-3 per- The Lions finish their season
formance from freshman Maken- with a 15-19 record and will say
zie Reynolds who scored a run in goodbye to senior catcher Jenny
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with the loss, allowing three season.
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