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Nov 7, 2020; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State linebacker Mike Rose (23) intercepts a pass to clinch the ISU victory during their football game at Jack Trice Stadium. Iowa State would go on to win 38-31. Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers-USA TODAY Sports The following is a press release from Iowa State At

Jeff Woody and Jared Stansbury dive into the Supreme Court’s decision against the NCAA earlier this week, the topic of name, image and likeness from the perspective of a former student-athlete and more on a special edition of Football (And Random Things).

Vernal pools, or ephemeral pools, provide a perfect environment for amphibians to mate, lay eggs and develop.

Reducing California’s corrections budget is the right strategy, and efforts should be made to overturn extreme sentencing laws.

About 62% of Californians voted against harsher sentences for some crimes while about 45% voted to end cash bail.

CA voters must reject attacks on criminal justice reform  Sacramento Bee

Gov. Newsom announced the closure of a state prison in his latest step to reduce California’s incarceration footprint.

California next year will close a prison holding about 1,500 male inmates, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration said Friday in its latest step to reduce the state’s incarceration footprint partly in response to the coronavirus and massive related budget cuts.

Despite early warnings, jails and prisons have seen a rapid spread of the virus -- a humanitarian disaster that puts all of our communities, and lives, at risk. The Appeal examines the scale of the crisis, numbers of infected and dead, around the nation.

People who have been convicted of a crime face thousands of restrictions that follow them for the rest of their lives. What's the point of rehabilitation if society continues to treat you like a criminal?  Sacramento Bee

Many factors cause gully erosion, but not all should be corrected the same way. Learn more about different practices to correct and to reduce gully erosion.

What will eventually be a $10 million-plus renovation of the 103-year-old Great Northern Building at 802 E. Spokane Falls Blvd. has begun, with crews laying down a new roof and installing windows and doors. Kim Pearman-Gilman, business development director for McKinstry, said the work will get the 5…