Hugging: a touchy topic dims with nuance
A brief note discusses hugging as a natural action for children and some adults while acknowledging it remains a sensitive subject for certain individuals. The excerpt appears in Dimensions, Section E.
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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1986
Page
1
A brief note discusses hugging as a natural action for children and some adults while acknowledging it remains a sensitive subject for certain individuals. The excerpt appears in Dimensions, Section E.
The Big Dipper holiday basketball tournament has begun at Rich South High School with early-round games taking center stage in Sports Section C.
NBC's Our House centers on five likable strong characters in a lively TV Update feature. The program depicts warm, comedic interactions and everyday domestic life within a single household, highlighting character dynamics and humor.
In 1986 the Illinois primary produced a political upheaval as two Democratic candidates aligned with Lyndon LaRouche's National Democratic Policy Committee won statewide posts lieutenant governor and secretary of state. The results unsettled party plans, prompting Adlai Stevenson III to break from the ticket to form his own party while altering long standing political trajectories in the state.
Donors enabled Project Share to distribute more than 56 thousand dollars in toys, food, cash and clothing to south and southwest suburbs. Diane Williams, coordinator since 1984, noted rises in ash donations and clothing toy gifts, with food donations down due to prioritizing other items. Participating agencies include Salvation Army, Respond Now, and CEDA centers in Chicago Heights, Harvey area, East Chicago Heights, Oak Forest, and Orland Township.
Critics warn that services for people with developmental disabilities are at crisis proportions as Illinois lags in care for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. State Sen. Richard J. Kelly cites the Chicago meeting of the Chel sens Council on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities discussing the FY 1988 DMH DD budget. Gov Thompson pledged 4.5 million more for FY 1988, but advocates say fiscal and service gaps persist, said Don Moss, executive director.
Arcadia School in Matteson Illinois hosts its annual Readers Are Winners program where students bring teddy bears to class, listen to stories, and earn medallions and bookmarks for bear themed puzzles. Teachers integrate bear arithmetic and writing lessons during the week.
Reporter Pete Reynolds notes despite anti DUI campaigns holiday season deaths will occur and many will be arrested. Police cite alcohol impairs judgment and reaction time with calls for designated drivers as safer holiday travel. State police say roadside safety checks will continue with arrests and warnings as efforts to curb alcohol impaired driving persist.
Dozens of area seniors at Applewood Living Center in Matteson benefited from a program that brought visitors and gifts on Christmas Day. Pat Renzetti, who started the effort, called the response extraordinary as 47 residents were helped by volunteers including Bloom High School students. A visitor with a homemade Afghan blanket and another who filmed the day highlighted the program as a fundraiser idea for a van to aid residents.
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