Precinct committeemen races and education funding focus
Local politics centers on Republican precinct committeemen with ten races in the March 20 primary, incumbents facing challengers in several districts and two precincts without candidates. The lone Democratic race occurs in Dixon precinct six. On education, Illinois Comptroller Burris notes higher education spending rose 71.5 percent in the 1980s, tuition surged, and community colleges offer cheaper options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Belcher
Ronald Conderman
Dixon
Robert Moats
Roy Bridgeman
Dick Wegner
Gunars Kulikovskis
Dawn Shippert
Bob Millenacker
David S. Lahey
East Grove
Kenneth Reuter
Carol A. Weiser
Marion
Ronald G. Conderman
Jim Ortgiesen
Palmyra
Tom Shaw
Hamilton
Brooklyn
Louis Apple
John Koch
Alto
Ashton
Illinois
Roland Burris
Sauk Valley
University of Illinois
Burris
Voice of the People reflects on peace and bold choices
A reader cites Dietrich Bonhoeffer and asks if true peace requires daring moves such as scrapping nuclear arsenals, cutting defense spending, lifting embargoes, and rethinking taxes. The letter argues peace demands decisive social justice and restraint of power, urging broader human-focus policies. The author signs as Frederick G. Turk of Rock Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Hitler
el Salvador
Guatemala
Vietnam
Cuba
Frederick G. Turk
Rock Falls
Things Dixon Talked About 1980 Statistics and 1965 Annexation Note
Myron Olson Lee County Circuit Clerk released 1979 statistics showing 13 612 cases filed up 520 from 1978 Traffic cases numbered 10 037 up 219 from 1978 Eight years earlier total load was 5 956 with 4 033 traffic cases Lee County had 19 jury trials and issued 188 passports In 1965 annexation would add two home sites for Woessner Subdivision if approved by the City Planning Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Olson
Lee County
Olson
Dixon
City Planning Commission
Carl and
Harriet Woessner
Woessner
Sterling Schrock
State Tax Commission
Optical computer prototype shown by Bell Labs at Holmdel
Bell Laboratories researcher Alan Huang heads a bench top optical computer using gallium arsenide optical transistors. The device, while crude, could run up to 1 000 times faster than conventional computers and may help map human genetics and analyze big data for future projects. Experts vary on timelines, but interest from private firms and the Pentagon is rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Huang
Bell Laboratories
Huang
Holmdel, N.J
Japan
Europe
U.S
Pentagon
Wright Brothers
Texas
What others say around the U S A compilation
A nationwide roundup quotes editorials on medical studies and headlines shifting claims about oat bran. Panhandle and New Mexico papers criticize public spending and education, while Florida, California, and Concord pieces debate growth, deficits, and tax policy. Armenia Azerbaijan conflict opinion cited with Kasparov commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Picayune
The
News-Herald
Panama City
Fla
Lee Hamilton
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
House of Representatives
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Amboy
Ann Taylor
Joe Borell
Gregory Witzleb Sr
Earl Schulte
Dan Moats
Michael Reilly Lahey
Linda K. Brantley
Ralph Seible
Dennis G. McCoy
William M. Appleman Jr
Tim Bivins
Doug Schuler
China
Lee Center
Nachusa
Reynolds
Willow Creek
Wyoming
Kelly
Komments
Voice of
People
Deylond Beach
Nous
Colombia
Copley News Service
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Copley News
Seavic
Anner -Atures
U.S.A
Journals of Medicine
Concord
N.H
United States
Bush
Farmington
N.M
Daily Times On
Bush Administration
Medellin Cartel
Orange County
Calif
George Bush
Azerbaijan
Red Army
Gary Kasparov
Soviet Union
Baku
Kasparov
Mikhail Gorbachev
KBG
Moscow
Armenia
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
William BE. Shaw
Mike Chapman
Inity
Sandy Burke
Horny Wenn Oteoe
Oveane
Canners
Ken Brown
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Ellen Farias
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Jaere Butler
Dan Etheridge
Deana Heintzelman
John Johnson
Mark Robins
Linda Ross
Kathyne Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L
Montgomery
Cathy Hain
Eawin E. Smith Jr
Trina Aebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mekeel
Camers Kulihovakiste
Ric Vine
Robert J. Rosemary
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Bester
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Matt Brady
Dave Johnson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Mayes
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
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