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The Iowa Senate will remain under the control of a slim 26-25 Democratic majority when it reconvenes in January 2012.
When Jamel Kirby moved back to Des Moines in 2004 to take care of his ailing mother, he disliked what he saw happening.
The self-described “citizen carrying a heavy burden” found long-standing problems worsening — poor academic achievement and a disparate number of blacks in juvenile and foster care systems. “This has been going on since I was a kid, and if we don’t address it, if the community doesn’t step up and take ownership, this will continue to go on and increase,” said Kirby, a businessman who was born in Des Moines and spent 35 years in Los Angeles.
But the problems didn’t end there. Ineffective community meetings hindered progress, he said. Community organizations would try to control the outcome of meetings, he said. Residents posed questions to officials, but never received any answers.
“People get upset
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