Ohio Town Reels in State Funds For Growth
Ohio Illinois, a small town in Bureau County, received a $100,000 state deposit through Citizens First State Bank of Walnut. State Treasurer Jerry Cosentino toured the merged high and grade schools and praised the community for self-reliance and a strong local Growth Foundation backing future home and business development.
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Jerry Cosentino
Ohio
Illinois
Cosentino
Citizens First State Bank of
Walnut
Bureau County
Ohio Growth Foundation
Ohio’s plan to lure families by cash and growth hype
In a retrospective tone the piece contrasts Bureau Township’s dissolved Ohio high school with Ohio’s push to attract families by offering up to 5000 dollars to movers and state aid to new businesses. It praises Ohio’s school system under Superintendent Frank Dagne and highlights a belief that the community and school are one, while noting promises to spread this model to Prairie State towns.
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Bureau Township
Ohio
State Board of Education
Walnut
Princeton
Wyaner
Ohio Growth Foundation
Illinois
Frank Dagne
Dagne
Jerry Cosentino
Prairie State
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Annexation clash spurs reader letters in Leaf River area
Leaf River residents urge clarity on annexation talks with Byron and Stillman Valley, accusing Byron of evasive action and tax hikes while arguing for educational needs over expansion. Letters from Russell R Williams and Lena Sofolo Smith discuss district sizes, finances, and views on abortion politics.
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Stillman Valley
Byron
Mr. Miller
Byron Board
Mr. Young
Leaf River
Rockford Board of Education
Rockford
Tobacco Institute under fire over new anti smoking campaign
Copley News Service reports the Tobacco Institute's push to defend smokers while acknowledging cigarette risks risks triggering public anger and new congressional drives to curb advertising. It notes Surgeon General Koop's warning and rising death toll from smoking, urging prevention education in schools and continued cessation gains.
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The
Tobacco Institute
Institute
Congress
C. Everett Koop
Dr. Koop
United States
Bush Must Learn to Just Say No Deregulation Review
An analysis lauds Reagan era deregulation under Vice President Bush and argues for maintaining performance-based reforms. It credits airline and trucking deregulation with lower costs, expands air travel, rail and banking improvements, while noting irritants like AT&T breakup costs and rising local phone rates. The piece cautions against reviving old bureaucratic restraints and urges continued market-led solutions.
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George Bush
Carter
Reagan
Congress
Ma Bell
At&t
MCI
Sprint
U.S
Capitol Hill
Old Dixon buildings suffer roof collapse in 1979
Ten year recap notes the Dixon Fruit Co warehouse roof caved in early Saturday morning, damaging an antique car and about 25 000 dollars worth of picture frame mouldings owned by Blackhawk Photo Mount.
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Dixon
Dixon Fruit Co
Blackhawk Photo Mount
Laun
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