Lee County marketing fuels growth and recruitment drive
This two part feature by Jim Chase outlines Dixon Industrial Development Association aims. Focused on retaining existing industries and recruiting new ones, DIDA highlights gains from Borg Warner in Dixon adding nearly 40 jobs and IMECO in Tollway Industrial Park employing about 30. It notes Lee County’s strong, educated workforce and strategic location near highways within northern Illinois.
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Taiwan election tests democracy under KMT pressure
Copley News Service reports Taiwan's latest election drew a small cross section of seats, with the Kuomintang retaining a majority and opposition DPP winning over 30 percent of votes. The result increases calls for reforms as Taiwan grows more prosperous and democratic, while Taiwan China status remains contested.
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Standing up to bully gun lobby Brady urge seven day wait
Former White House press secretary James Brady testifies before a Senate subcommittee urging a seven day waiting period for handgun purchases to curb crime and mental illness access. He notes NRA opposition, cites Reagan assassination attempt, and recalls Justice Department study finding no feasible quicker alternative. Brady challenges lawmakers to choose public safety over political fear.
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Who Ends the Cold War Credit Debate
The piece weighs liberal and conservative claims on who ended the Cold War, crediting Truman and containment policy as groundwork, noting Reagan’s rearmament and Eastern European uprisings, and arguing the 1980s erosion of communism came from economic collapse and regime retreat rather than voluntary reform.
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Willy Brandt
Margaret Thatcher
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Michael Dukakis
Dixon Talks on County Courthouse Space Vote
December 11, 1979 the Lee County Board delayed a vote on cost studies for 19,000 square feet of additional courthouse offices. Members studied sketches of an underground structure during the noon break with plans to familiarize themselves before reconvening.
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