Highway overhaul nears $600 billion under Skinner plan
Secretary of Transportation Sam Skinner frames highways as the dominant task in a vast portfolio, with a 20 year, $600 billion federal and state effort to fix and expand aging interstates. He notes 42,798 miles planned since 1956 with 794 miles remaining, while wear accelerates and traffic grows.
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Skinner outlines $600 billion highway overhaul plan
A review of Sam Skinner’s transportation hearings shows a push for a total policy addressing growing miles traveled, toll roads, and public funds. He cites a $12.8 billion unexpended Highway Trust Fund balance and a need for $70–$80 billion for bridge repair, while states raise taxes and tolls to fund upgrades. The plan faces the political hurdle of tolls amid a long-term national road expansion project.
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Voice of the people in Dixon letters to editor
A reader criticizes the Dixon Board of Education for inaction over contracts and delays a board meeting to October 25 1989. The letter condemns national drug policy funding and urges citizens to pressure representatives, highlighting government failures and the need for local action.
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Dixon Education Association
John McClintock
Carolyn Gannon
Karen Schaaf
Ann Bean
Pat Kleinamier
Joan Lemme
Bonnie McClain
Sharon Broers
Dooney Waters Story Highlights Crack House Plight
Washington Post feature follows six-year-old Dooney Waters living in a Maryland crack house with drug addicted mother. He endures hunger, neglect, and abuse while teachers recall his insistence on coming to school. Dooney’s life improves after moving to live with his father and a recovering addict, but the broader crisis persists across cities. The piece warns of millions of dysfunctional adults and the strain on schools and society if rescue efforts fail.
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City life contrast: Chicago’s hustle and quiet country walk
The author contrasts downtown Chicago with a calm country walk. In Chicago the streets roar with traffic and wealth, while the have nots shuffle by in worn coats. Later a beagle walk in Grand Detour offers a peaceful, cricket filled departure from the city’s pace.
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Things Dixon talked about on September 19 1979 and earlier
A digest of Dixon family YMCA history noting the YMCA origins in basketball and volleyball in the United States and its broader role, followed by past game recaps from September 19 years 1964 and 1939. It highlights YMCA innovations, the Dixon Dukes football outlook, Freeport Pretzels game result, and a CCC soil conservation camp plan in Oregon.
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Soil Conservation Service
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