Dixon school board candidates discuss issues on forum night
Seven candidates for the Dixon School Board outlined views on debt, superintendent hiring, and PR. Incumbents Conley and Keeley clashed with Zinnen and LeMoine over debt. Burrows urged exiting financial distress, Cover pushed PR gains and a maintenance referendum, while Gehlbach favored staff input and cautioned on arbitration.
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Dixon School Board
Dixon Pto Council
DHS
Tom Conley
Dave Keeley
Sandra Burrows
Gary Gehlbach
Tom LeMoine
William Zinnen
John Cover Jr
Tom Shephered
Jerry Frana
Conley
Keeley
Zinnen
LeMoine
Illinois
Burrows
Cover Jr
Cover
Gehlbach
Gehbach
Reagan's Japan trip fee sparks debate on presidential value
The Telegraph reports Reagan earns about 2 million dollars for an eight day Japan visit featuring two speeches while a Nightline panel questions if former presidents should monetize the office. Supporters say the trip strengthens US Japan ties and charity work, while critics say it commodifies the presidency. Public input is invited via a reader poll.
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Dixon
United States
Ronald Reagan
Japan
Nightline
Ted
Iran
America
Ulysses S. Grant
ABC
Reagan
Hodding Carter
Jimmy Carter
Washington, D.C
Mark Weinberg
U.S
Weinberg
Secret Service
Robert Gray
Reagan Praises Japan in Million-Dollar Osaka Speech
Former President Ronald Reagan extolled Japan during a reported one million dollar speech in Tokyo as part of an eight day visit, with his wife Nancy accompanying him. He praised Japan as a golden partner for democracy and noted a peaceful century ahead.
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UPI
Ronald Reagan
Japan
White House
Reagan
Nancy
Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Akihito
United States
Poland
Osaka
Residents oppose prison camp near Chana
About 200 residents and area officials gathered at Chana School to hear an update on a proposed boot camp style prison on 140 acres east of Chana between Oregon and Rochelle. They voiced opposition and cited tax loss and job doubts while state officials offered mixed signals.
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Chana
Chana School
Oregon
Rochelle
James Thompson
White Pines State Park
Pine Rock Township
Donald Huntley
Huntley
Ogle County
Harlan Rigney
Freeport
Myron Olson
Dixon
Department of Corrections
DOC
Rebecca Huntley
Ogle
Respecteen teen awareness program presented at church
Lori Fagan reports a teen awareness effort titled Respecteen offering three educational videos and sessions to prevent teen pressures. Parents and teens are invited to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon for Thursday night presentation by Lutheran Brotherhood, a nonprofit fraternal benefit society, with John Califf, executive director of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, outlining the programs.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Franklin Grove Road
Dixon
Lutheran Brotherhood
John Califf
Lutheran Social Services of
Ilinois
RESPECTEEN program aims to boost teen parent communication
RESPECTEEN aims to help parents and teens respect themselves and each other amid rapid social change. Califf notes teen deaths by own action drug and alcohol problems and teen pregnancy as major issues. The program offers videos Values and Choices Fighting Invisible Tigers and Fragile Time plus teacher and parent handbooks. It targets schools youth groups confirmation classes and homes with 18 and 12 week sessions and emphasizes proactive family discussion.
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LSSI
North Central Region
Califf
Respecteen
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