The Mandela question and South Africa's fate with universal franchise
The piece argues Mandela's release could reshape South African history like Lenin at Finland Station. It contrasts de Klerk's one man one vote with risks to minority rights, warns against majoritarian excess, and cites U.S. constitutional protections and property rights as safeguards amid the shift toward a democratic constitution and private enterprise.
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Nelson Mandela
Arafat
Palestinian Liberation Movement
Gorbachev
Mandela
de Klerk
Lenin
Finland
Mr. de Klerk
Republic of South Africa
South Africa
United States
Senate
Wyoming
California
Supreme Court
African National Congress
ANC
East
Europe
Soviet Union
East Germany
Bulgaria
First Ronald Reagan Day Celebrated in Dixon Illinois
Marlin Misner, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Home Preservation Foundation, credits community effort in Dixon for a successful first Ronald Reagan Day on Feb 6 1990. He highlights Bob Aubry for organizing student visits to Reagan's boyhood home, Myron Olson for securing the Reagan Day Resolution, and local media coverage by Dixon Telegraph WSDR and Channel 6.
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Reagan
Dixon and
Lee County
Illinois
Bob Aubry
Ronald Reagan
Dixon Public Schools
Myron Olson
The
Dixon Telegraph
Telegraph
WSDR
Channel 6
Marlin Misner
Ronald Reagan Home Preservation Foundation
Valentines Day: From Rome to Modern Love
A nostalgic look at Valentine's Day tracing its shift from Roman rites honoring Lupercus and Juno to a church holiday and a modern celebration of love. It argues love is defined by feeling, encourages expressing affection, and suggests gifting a special token to a friend or neighbor as a universal greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Lupercus
Rome
Juno
Valentine
Ambulance billing to begin at Dixon Rural Fire, KSB Hospital joint plan
Dixon Rural Fire Department and KSB Hospital will start billing ambulance service by March 1 to improve collection problems. The board president, Earl Burker, said the department handles around 200 ambulance calls annually, with the billing shift aimed at easing revenue gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Rural Fire Department
KSB Hospital
Dixon Rural Fire Board
Earl Burker
Dixon Rural
Dixon
37th District Senator Calvin Schuneman
Local notice lists Calvin Schuneman as a 37th district senator candidate or officeholder with address 306 Washington Street Prophetstown Illinois 61277 and ZIP 61277. No further context or action details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Schuneman
Washington St. Prophetstown
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Dixon Public Library
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Band of A Million Thrills
Dixon Armory
Music Corporation of America
Gil Butzen
Springfield
Harlan Rigney
P.O. Box
Freeport
O. Box
First St
Richard A. Mautino
Webster Park Place
Spring Valley
Richard Mulcahey
Center St
Durand
Alexis de Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
Mike Chapman
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Ellen Farias
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Laura Buller
Dan Etheridge
Deana Heintzelman Johnson
Mark Robins
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L
Montgomery
Cathy Harshman
Edwin E. Smith Jr
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn Harn
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Bestel
Robert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Matt Brady
Dave Johnson
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Maves
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
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