Congress Spurs Self Spending With Big Budget Request
Democrats on Capitol Hill criticized President Bush's budget while Congress pushes a 15.6 percent rise in legislative expenses to 2.7 billion. GAO costs climb 18.6 percent to 423 million, Capitol architect funding up 25.3 percent to 248.6 million, and lavish gyms and a 1,200 member police force highlight perks amid claims of hard choices.
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Dixon Education Association Thanks Telegraph for Cookbook Drive
A Dixon Education Association cookbook fundraising effort for scholarships is acknowledged. Editor Mary Jane Shoemaker thanks The Telegraph for coverage and notes recipes ran weekly on the food page. Also, a county clerk race via Nancy Nelson is urged with a March 20 vote and election-letter rules.
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One Step Forward Two Back for Sauk Valley College
A 1980 report shows Sauk Valley College gains in enrollment offset by higher costs. Utilities and catalog expenses rise while gas expenditures climb 19 percent from 1978 79. Board treasurer Robert Edison highlights the budget pressures amid enrollment growth.
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Lincoln the Lincoln Era Portrait and Debate Highlight
New York peers Abraham Lincoln as a stirring speaker while detailing his rise from obscure lawyer to national figure. The Library of America unveils a two volume set of his speeches and writings, with context from his battles over slavery and the 1856 Republican founding through his assassination in 1865.
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