Dixon schools damaged by state action letter
Dixon Board of Education responds to the Illinois State Board of Education noting reputational harm from its certification of Dixon Public Schools as being in financial difficulty. The editorial asserts the action was unwarranted and based on incomplete, arbitrarily selected information while acknowledging the board’s authority granted in 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Dixon Public
Dixon school board critique of state certification process
The Dixon Public Schools contest the state board of education stance and methods used to certify districts in 1988. The editorial argues the district operates legally, highlights deficits reduced by over half in five years, and notes state funding shortfalls and neglect of educational impact. It urges the board to focus on education, fair review, and adequate funding for an equitable resource distribution. David M. Keeley, President, Dixon Board of Education, writes.
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Board of Education
State Board
Dixon Public Schools
Illinois
Bud Thompson
Dixon
Dixon Schools Was Not Warranted At This Time. the State Board
East St. Louis
David M. Keeley
Wright must go Wright must go
House Speaker Jim Wright defends himself against House Ethics Committee charges while critics say his pursuit harms the institutions he serves. The piece argues Wright should resign to protect ethics and the House, noting ongoing investigations into gifts, book royalties, and favors.
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House
Jim Wright
House Ethics Committee
Congress
Nation
Wright
Texas
Texas Savings and Loan
Surreal tale of a lost nuclear bomb off Japan in 1965
A San Diego Union editorial recounts a 1965 incident aboard the USS Ticonderoga in which a smoking nuclear bomb fell from a plane after the pilot, stated as too short to reach pedals, died when the aircraft rolled off the carrier. It questions Navy secrecy, unsafe equipment, and media silences surrounding the near disaster and calls for an apology and recovery of the bomb.
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Japan
Navy
Ticonderoga
Webster
William Lane
Lane
San Diego Tribune
America
Vietnam
Stars and Stripes
United States
U.S
Dr. Strangelove
San Diego Union
Mothers Day tribute and memories from a son
An unsigned reminiscence on Mother’s Day tracing its 1914 national observance to Wilson’s law and Philadelphia origins. The piece reflects on mothers as irreplaceable, cites quotes about motherhood, and honors a physically disabled son’s lifelong bond with his mom who has been gone for twelve years.
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Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Philadelphia
Mom
Dixon relapse of historic notes from 10 25 50 years ago in Dixon Illinois
It recalls May 13 1979 Kenneth E Springer of Dixon won 5000 dollars in the Illinois State Lottery Instant Money Machine by matching three bells in a row. It also notes a 1964 Dixon Sterling and Rock Falls board of education informal joint meeting on starting a tri city junior college with Dr Donald Prince and county superintendents. A 1939 city curfew bell at city hall scheduled for 9 30 PM would require boys under 16 to be home unless with a parent to curb juvenile delinquency.
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Kenneth E. Springer
Dixon
Springer
Dixon, Sterling
Rock Falls
Boards of Education
Tricity
Donald Prince
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