Watergate and the call to renew public spirit
Letters to the Editor critique a politics of fear and deceit linking Watergate to Vietnam. They urge study of Isaiah, Halberstam, and Fitzgerald to understand root causes, warn against moral corrosion, and praise ordinary civic responsibility through figures like Willis Byrd and Sirica as signs truth can return. Rev. Jack Mendelsohn signs the piece.
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David Halberstam
Frances Fitzgerald
Watergate
CIA
Saigon
Vietnam
Schiller
Frank Willis
Robert C. Byrd
L. Patrick Gray
White House
John J. Sirica
Jack Mendelsohn
First Unitarian Church of Chicago
Springfield bills aim to tackle child abuse reform
Springfield report by Susan Catania details six introduced bills to address child abuse highlighted by the Johnny Lindquist case. House subcommittee chairwoman outlines sponsors Goodylock Dyer HB 865 and Sen Philip Rock SB 32 33 34 35 36, with provisions for shelter care hearings custody notices to foster parents and new Department of Children and Family Services duties. Contact Wilma Wynn for input at 3830 South Michigan Avenue. office hours listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Johnny Lindquist
House
Joseph Gibbs
Springfield
Harold A. Katz
Glencoe
Henry Hyde
Chicago
Peggy Smith Martin
Goodylock Dyer
House of Representatives
Philip Rock
Senate
Dyer
Department of Children and Family Services
Wilma Wynn
South
Michigan Avenue
Rebuttal to Despres on dog and cat ordinance issues
Gloria Shelton objects to Alderman Despres by arguing his September proposal differs from Nat Arus resolution and that an ACS investigation belongs in the Finance Committee. She notes no rabies cases in Cook County for 34 years, questions Despres claims of terror and rabid animals, and says she is drafting a model ordinance for her alderman.
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Gloria Shelton
Ald
Leon Despres
Despres
Natarus
ACS
Illinois
Finance Committee
Aldespres
Ald. Despres
Cook County
Chicago
Shelton
Animal Protective Association
APA
Praise and critique of Hyde Park schools and local animal welfare
A reader praises Hyde Park Kenwood public schools citing robust curricula and community support while voicing concern over animal welfare and local politics. The letter defends public education, highlights student achievement, and argues for keeping welfare of animals above politics despite prejudice against city schools.
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Hyde Park- Kenwood Public Schools
Marcella Gewirth
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Susan Catania
Nile Court Act
Senator Rock
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