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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1998
Page
10
The Star shows staff roles including editor Franklin Shaftan, Joanne M. Zerkel, Margaret Seltzner, and Dennis R. Wheeler as features editor and assistant/editor news editorial page editor.
The editorial questions expanding public pressure on suspected or convicted offenders across Cook County. It notes Sheriff Sheahan posting 500 names of sex offenders online to help parents monitor activity, and Towns like Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest pursuing drug offender registries. It warns registries risk overgeneralization, possible punishment beyond conviction, and driving offenders underground, urging restraint and careful distinction among cases.
The Bloom High School District 206 Board voted Monday night not to ask voters for a tax increase a seventh time. Several members cited unfairness to taxpayers and district inequities, noting that state funding reform did little to help districts like Bloom. Superintendent Patton said cuts will ease and some restored programs may begin, but substantial aid from the Legislature is still needed.
A Chicago writer recounts spotting an Asian long horned beetle gnawing a silver maple on his parkway and weighs hysteria against evidence. He recalls Dutch elm blight, notes beetles are localized, and doubts the insect will end the tree lined suburbs. He cites reports from The Star and predicts no extinction of maples.
The author, a 48 year legal veteran and former Cook County judge, defends Judge Sandi G Johnson-Speh arguing bond decisions are constitutional and not punishment. He asserts presumption of innocence, notes accused should be released on recognizance unless rare, and urges critics target statutes and constitutional framework rather than the judge.
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