Legalizing drugs debate and the drug war critique
Judge Sweet and others challenge the drug war with legalization arguments while critics warn there is no true solution. The Wall Street Journal notes differences between hard drugs and tobacco or alcohol, arguing that legalization is not a panacea but a means to mitigate crime and justice system strain after legalization.
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George Crockett
Detroit
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William Bennett
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Wall Street Journal
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Parking fix for Dixon post office sparks decade debate
Dan Shiaras of Grand Detour argues Dixon's post office, opened 1911 and modernized in 1962, lacks customer parking. He urges acquiring nearby homes for parking or relocating, noting the facility is self funded and parking will worsen by 2000 without action.
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Britain
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One On Third
Galena
Second Street
Highland Avenue
Madison Street
Hardee’s
Seventh
Seventh Street
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Gorbachev in Lithuania Faces Delicate Thaw Or Turmoil
Copley News Service reports Mikhail Gorbachev appealing to Lithuanians in Vilnius to ease toward democratic reform while maintaining Soviet unity. Lithuanians seek freedom now, risking repression or upheaval during a fragile transition from autocracy to democracy.
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Telegraph letters policy from Dixon Telegraph
Reader guidance on letters to the editor requires signed submissions with address and phone number and disallows unsigned letters. Length limit is 400 words with longer letters subject to editing. annual limit of 12 letters per writer. submissions directed to Voice of the People at Dixon Telegraph, 113 S Peoria Ave, Dixon IL 61021.
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Dixon Telegraph
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Fax machines ignite debate on modern communication
A reflective column compares fax machines to historic inventions, praising their reach yet lamenting their impersonality. It notes frequent unsolicited faxes, reduced official dispatches, and the erosion of handwritten letters, questioning the future trend toward mind reading tech.
Sugar Grove schoolhouse to join Palmyra Cemetery protest mark
Ten years ago on January 16 1980 about 40 local citizens former students and historians gathered to oppose the demolition of the century old Sugar Grove schoolhouse slated to join the adjacent Palmyra Cemetery. Restoration efforts were noted in JoDaviess and Stephenson counties.
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Stephenson
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