Dixon unrepresented as SVCC board shifts to Sterling majority
A Sauk Valley Community College Board swap leaves Dixon with no representatives as Tom Densmore of Sterling wins the seat formerly held by Edie Peterson. The five to one vote moves toward a Whiteside County majority, stirring concern over regional balance and long six year terms.
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Lee County
Sauk Valley Community College Board
Densmore
Dixon
Stanley Weber
Weber
SVCC
Sauk Valley Community College
Svcc Foundation
Whiteside County
College Board
Sauk
A Sense of Destiny Two Hundred Years Ago
A reprint recalls George Washington’s April 30 1789 oath on the balcony of Federal Hall New York City. It notes the 13 gun salute the address to Congress and the enduring sense of national destiny voiced by Washington and echoed by Jefferson Hamilton and Madison. Letters to the editor policy included.
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George Washington
United States
New York
City Hall
Federal Hall
U.S. Capitol
Wall St
Broadway
Manhattan
Washington
Robert Livingston
State of
U.S. Supreme Court
God
Senate
Congress
Jefferson
Hamilton
Madison
Monroe
Adams
Franklin
Randolph
Jay
Knox
Army boot camp evolves to gentler fits for modern recruits
The army shifts basic training from brutal drills to low impact cardio with swimming and cycling, citing fewer injuries among third to sixth week recruits. Researchers warn today’s youths are less fit, overweight, and spend more time on electronic games, prompting more schools to scale back gym classes. Parents should promote outdoor exercise now to prevent lifelong inactivity.
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Army
Omaha World-Herald
Sixties curtain call and Abbie Hoffman obituary
Abbie Hoffman dominates the reflection on sixties culture as obits, eulogies, and questions about evolving values. The piece notes Hoffman’s death by his own action, the era’s lasting influence, and the struggle for aging activists to live with integrity amid changing times.
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Boston
Abbie Hoffman
People Magazine
Abbie
Jerry Rubin
Gloria Steinem
Hoffman
Woodstock Nation
Todd Gitlin
Gitlin
Pentagon
Vietnam
Doonesbury
Dixon DOT forum outlines downtown traffic and parking issues
Ten years ago April 28, Dixon DOT officials and Ed Rock of the Chamber of Commerce planned an Open Forum to discuss one way streets in the Central Business District, restoring East Second Street and Galena Avenue parking, and the poor condition of Galena Avenue.
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John Shular
C.R. Burris
Dixon District
Department of Transportation
DOT
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Rock
Chamber
Central Business
East Second Street
Galena Avenue
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Polo
Amboy
Sterling
Prophetstown
Rock Falls
Morrison
Nelson
Kelly
By Clark Kelly
Voice of the People
Dixon Telegraph
S. Peoria Ave
Dixon, IL
NEA
Alaska
Dixon Municipal Airport
Jack Wasson
Dixon Area
Dixon High School
Alexis de ‘Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
Mike Chapman
C. A. Maronieh
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Donna Lessman
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Cathe Barnhart
Donna Holl
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Itmae
In, Deana Heintzelman
Tracey L
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Mayes
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
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