State Salary Questions Rise Over Kustra Appointment
The Illinois governor appoints Kathleen Kustra to head the Department of Public Aid at a $71 321 yearly salary. Her husband, State Senator Robert Kustra, earns $35 661 as a university lecturer and collected $11 999 98 last year. The piece questions possible conflicts and public perception of spousal income in state government.
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Kathleen Kustra
James Thompson
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Associated Press
Kustra
Robert Kustra
University of Illinois, Chicago
U of I
Northwestern University
Public Infor
Public officials' pay and ties spark questions in Illinois
Kellys Komments contests public salaries and staff ties among Illinois officials. The piece cites Richard Adorian and Jim Skilbeck at IDOT, notes Helen Adorian and Bets Bosch among state staff, and questions if multiple relatives should hold public jobs while acknowledging the need for qualified spokespeople. The columnist argues for limits on double dipping and raises salary concerns across agencies.
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Walker
IDOT
Illinois
So and So
Skilbeck
Adorian
Senate
Robert Dole
Elizabeth
Labor
Kansas
America
Jim
Beth Bosch
Illinois Commerce Commission
Thompson
Kemp faces tough task as HUD reform widens scrutiny
Congress enacts a law curbing HUD influence peddling while preserving a practical pork barrel. Funding will prioritize need, with notices and procedures published, consultants registered, and penalties up to 10,000 dollars. Lawmakers and aides exempt from lobbyist rules amid ongoing scandal.
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Congress
Jack Kemp
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Kemp
Mary Rose Oaker
Ohio
Department
Cleveland
Sen
Alphonse D'Amato
R-N.y
Things Dixon Talked About Through the Decades
A compilation outlines topics discussed in Dixon on February 23 across 10, 25, and 50 years ago. 1980 notes contract talks between Dixon city and Lee County on the Law Enforcement Center with city leaders, sheriff and police officials, the mayor, and attorneys. 1965 reports an informal Lee County Public Building Committee briefing for the city taxing agencies. 1940 previews a celestial show of five planets Mercury to Mars visible after sunset, described as a star parade.
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Dixon
Lee County
Board of Supervisors
LCPBC
Bethlehem
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Statesman Baker Guides US Soviet Arms Talks Through Big Shifts
A Washington perspective notes Secretary of State James Baker’s crucial role in Moscow as US Soviet long range arms talks aim for a 30 percent reduction under START I. It foresees continued negotiations on weapons counts verification and missile posture, with NATO troop withdrawal and future roles in Western Europe under discussion. Baker’s diplomacy balances bold moves with safeguards amid rapid Cold War changes.
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Moscow
Romania
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Soviet Bloc
Atlantic
Europe
U.S
NATO
United States
James Baker
Western
Baker
Defense conversion bill undermines free enterprise
The proposed defense conversion bill would create a new federal bureau to direct private firms what to produce for military needs. It would apply to any contractor with 100 or more employees, risking lost contracts, tax credits, and payments for noncompliance, shifting jobs from market-driven demand to government fiat.
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Congress
Vaclav Havel
Havel
Czechoslovakia
Europe
United States
U.S
Ted Weiss
D-N.y
Organized Labor
Weiss
Murray Weidenbaum
Center For the Study of American Business
Washington University
St. Louis
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Copley News Service
BUDGE
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
Mike Chapman
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Ellen Farias
Patty Glunte
Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Laura Butler
Dan Etheridge
Deana Heintzelman
Cindy Matsko
Mark Robins
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
John Johnson
Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L
Jim Ness
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mckee
Gunars Kulikovskis
Richard Devine
Robert Doguiler
Rosemary Flowers
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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