Editorial: Support Lake Michigan Bill of Rights
The Hyde Park Herald urges backing Rep. Mann’s Lake Michigan Bill of Rights a six point plan to protect the lake. It calls for public access limits against lakefront development drilling or mining bans landfill restrictions waste management recycling pollutant controls and orderly lakefront property acquisition. Public hearings were held and readers are urged to write to the state Senate in support.
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Robert Mann
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Eight Chicago reforms learned from London travel
Your Alderman reports eight resolutions for Chicago drawn from London observations. They urge more interior green spaces and expanded public transit, museum admission repeal, free public toilets, restrained legislative rhetoric, ending political patronage, safer streets at night, and eliminating street litter.
Impressive gains by Wirth in middle grade scores
Letter to the editor commends Wirth school's test score gains and notes improvements in the lowest achievement, attributing them to a reduced student-teacher ratio and flexible scheduling. It also mentions community demand for public score release since 1970 and the board's move away from testing, with hints of future reconsideration.
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Community First Aid Course Appreciation
Participants thank Dr. Peter Rosen medical director for the Billings hospital ER for an April to May course. The program combined lectures with practice on common emergencies and drew large attendance, showing the community need Rosen’s instruction met.
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Billings Hospital
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