Reagan decade shaping freedom and anti communism heroes
The piece lauds Ronald Reagan as central to a transformative 1980s era, highlighting the fall of communism as a creed, the Berlin Wall moment, and praise for figures like Lech Walesa Solzhenitsyn Sakharov. It frames Radio Marti and Reagan's rhetoric as pivotal, noting Walesa's electrician background and the era's complex global realignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Solzhenitsyn
Gulag
Hitler
Kremlin
Europe
Jean-Paul Sartre
Romania
Radio Marti
Cuba
Radio Moscow News
Fidel Castro
Lech Walesa
Sakharov
Freedom
House of Lords
America
Voices on military action and downtown development
Letters discuss civilian handling in Panama and warn of risks of notifying civilians. They argue the attack avoided greater civilian and soldier losses, urge awareness for workers overseas, and emphasize protecting home population. The second letter questions the USF&G building replacement, arguing Woolworth was similar in value and criticizing downtown Dixon sales impact and local business relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Noriega
Kent L. Svendsen
USAR
Harmon
Usf&g
Woolworth
Galena
Dixon
Sterling
Medical Arts Clinic
Dale L. Harshman
Is the Office of Thrift Supervision Really Necessary
The Office of Thrift Supervision faces questions as M. Danny Wall resigns. The thrift watchdog emerged from the former Federal Home Loan Bank Board, sharing duties with the FDIC and RTC. Analysts see duplicated regulation and rising costs as S&Ls shrink, urging Congress to unify thrift oversight with banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Danny Wall
Office of Thrift Supervision
Office of
Thrift Supervision
Savings and Loan Rescue
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Wall
Bank Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
S&ls
Congress
Gilded Age II and the 1990s cultural critique
The piece compares the 1990s to Mark Twain s gilded era, calling the decade a repeat of past follies. It cites debt, consumerism, postmodern architecture, political theater, and celebrity scandals while urging renewal through creativity as the Berlin Wall falls and a new era begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
America
Uncle Sam
Post
Congress
Jesse Helms
Ivan Boesky
Leona Helmsley
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Donald Trump
Berlin Wall
Gen. Noriega
G.K. Chesterton
Angels
Dixon News Parcels Reflections From 10 25 50 Years Ago
A retrospective of items dated January 4 in 1980 1965 and 1940 recalls Lao refugees party in Dixon not aligned with their New Year, Jerome C Isham named Borg Warner science exhibit manager for 1965 opening, and a 1940 case of a 16 year old using an electric signal light on the Northwestern tracks for rifle practice before arrest by Special Agent Fitzgerald and Police Chief Van Bibber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome C Isham
Borg-Warner Corporation
NorthWestern Tracks
Dixon
William G. Fitzgerald
Chicago
J.D. van Bibber
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Dixon Telegraph
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Mike Chapman
Sandy Burke
A. Maronica
Ken Brown
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lor Fagan
Ellen Farias
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Laura Butler
Deana Heintzelman
Elizabeth Lovett
Mark Robins
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Kho Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Nda Klavenga, Jane
Tracey L
Montgomery
Cathy Harshman
Edwin E. Smith Jr
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
Lee Annarn
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mckee
Gunars Kulikouskis
Richard Devine
Robert Wiler
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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