Bitter lessons from two tragic gun crimes
Editorial compares the killings of Sheilah Doyle and James Jordan to broader gun violence, noting both were random crimes involving handguns. It calls for stronger gun control measures, dealer licensing, and bans on cheap handguns, plus education and enforcement, ending with a plea to respect human life.
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Sheilah Doyle
James Jordan
Mr. Jordan
Chicago Bulls
Mill Creek
Plos Township
North Carolina
Cook County
Jack O'Malley
Trail Room at Marshall Field's Park Forest to close
Longtime Park Forest fixture the Trail Room at Marshall Field's Centre will close September 4 after three straight years of losses. Patrons mainly senior citizens, waitresses with decades of service, and local residents hope to keep the institution open, but corporate decisions say otherwise.
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Trail Room
Marshall Field
Park Forest
Field
Park Forest Centre
Edmund Lindblom
Marshall Field’s
Lindblom
Park Forest Field
Park Forest Village
Amend and Defend Early Home Visiting Programs in Illinois
Gov. Edgar should veto reform provisions in SB 159 that would curb home visiting and in home parenting training for at risk families. The measure would bar visits 30 days before or after birth and ban visits after July 1 1995, harming a cost effective preventive program backed by the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse. Edgar must act by Sept 16, 1995.
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Jim Edgar
Illinois State Board of Education
Edgar
National Committee For Prevention of Child Abuse
Illinois
Hawaii
Rematch Bid Draws Reactions From Local Officials
U S Rep George Sangmeister comments on Republican Robert Herbolsheimer pursuing a rematch of their 1992 race won by Sangmeister. Robert Greaney of Landauer spoke to Glenwood Village Board about Chicago Recycling potentially moving near Landauer and desired a suitable site away from their plant.
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U.S
George Sangmeister
D-Mokena
Robert Herbolsheimer
Sangmeister
Glenwood
Robert Greaney
Landauer
Glenwood Village Board
Chicago Recycling Company
Letters to the Editor Boost for NRA
A reader defends the National Rifle Association against Judge Dietch and anti gun critics arguing the NRA protects Second Amendment rights and promotes safer gun ownership. The letter cites NRA lobbying, crime costs, prison budgets, and safety programs while lamenting media bias and urging informed debate.
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NRA
Dietch
National Rifle Association
Washington
Brady
U.S
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Ye Edor
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Eoror
Tom Houlihan
Amend
Chicago
Washington D.C
New York City
America
Amer
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