Decriminalization Will Come But Costs And Battles Remain
The piece argues that drug policy clashes between the Bush administration and Democrats center on funding and the death penalty. It critiques a federal death-penalty proposal tied to drug murders as impractical, notes state and city financing tensions, and suggests exploring decriminalization with expanded treatment as a future path amid debate on how long to wait for better solutions.
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Open Sesame Child Care Center praised by residents
Debra Flannery of Alpine, Illinois lauds the Open Sesame Child Care Center in Dixon for its dedicated staff and future oriented programs. She notes her one year as an after school teacher and resignation due to her husband’s job transfer.
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Telegraph letters policy from Dixon Telegraph
The Dixon Telegraph states that letters to the editor must be signed with a full address and telephone number and unsigned letters will not be published. Submissions are limited to 400 words, with longer letters subject to editing and a yearly limit of 12 letters per writer.
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Dixon, IL
Can Jesse Jackson salvage Washington DC from crisis
Opinion piece questions whether Jesse Jackson can lead Washington DC after Mayor Marion Barry’s drug arrest and Florida treatment entry. It cites crime, corruption, and a high murder rate, suggests Jackson as a potential new chief executive, and notes Barry’s fall as a test of Jackson’s leadership and a call to reform the capital.
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Far-out Cubs Convention on a planet Cubtun
A Chicago Cubs Fifth Annual Convention at the Hyatt Regency turns fantastical with fans in red white and blue amid Cubs memorabilia poems videos and a Wrigley Field model. The piece notes rival loyalties to the Mets and Phillies and ends with the question of true fan devotion.
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Dixon history highlights from January 30 in three decades
Ten years ago on January 30 1980 a Dixon National Bank account was opened for the Sugar Grove School restoration with Audrey Stouffer as committee secretary. The group planned renovation estimates while members cleaned interiors and boarded up openings.
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