Polluter pork and corporate welfare in tax debate
Letter criticizes Clinton era tax cut plans and highlights wasteful corporate welfare estimated at 104 billion annually versus 75 billion for social programs. Urges cutting subsidies to mining, timber, fossil fuels, and nuclear industries to fund middle class tax relief and reduce deficits. Names Amy R. Floyd and Homewood charitable efforts including DARE support and spaghetti dinner fundraiser.
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Clinton
Congress
Joint Committee On Taxation
Office of Management and Budget
Essential Information
Dole
Amy R. Floyd
Flossmoor
Lions Fundraiser Thank You Spaghetti Dinner Invitation
Homewood Lions thank merchants and citizens for Candy Day gifts and invite all to the March 4 spaghetti dinner at St. Joseph's Church Homewood. The club aims to exceed half of its 94 95 goals through community support. They highlight aid to hearing and vision impaired locals and other charities like Recording for the Blind Tinley Park CRIS Radio Chicago and district programs.
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Junior Achievement
Homewood Police
Churchill, Willow
St. Joseph’s
Homewood
St. Joseph’s Church
Homewood-Flossmoor
Recording For
Tinley Park
Cris Radio
Chicago
District 153
Sights and Sounds
Hillcrest Gospel Choir Hosts Sixth Winter Concert
Thirty six Hillcrest High School students in matching outfits and Kente draped necklaces performed their 6th Annual Winter Concert themed The Battle's Not Yours. Ronald Barrett directed the event with Augusta Cooper sponsorship and guest group LOVE Ladies of Vocal Excellence.
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Hillcrest High School Gospel Choir
Ronald Barrett
Augusta Cooper
Ladies of Vocal Excellence
Dwight W. Welch
City of Country Club Hills
Hillcrest
Joyce A. Wilson
Spirit boosters thank you for support of Sam Mangialardi Sr
The Mangialardi family expresses gratitude to those who sent Christmas cards and letters to Sam Mangialardi Sr., former Chicago Heights deputy police chief now in prison for racketeering and narcotics conspiracy. The note mentions the family’s 23 and 20 year separations and asks for patience as he replies.
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Sam A. Mangialardi
Diane
Sam Jr
Joe Mangialardi
Chicago Heights
Sam Mangialardi Sr
Editor Letter Questions Trail Editorial Clarity
A reader criticizes a Feb 5 news piece on Old Plank Trail stewards citing poor editing and a last paragraph claiming three large piles of cuttings will be burned in April. They urge proper disposal or mulching due to environmental and legal concerns and express hope the completed trail will be a valued asset without environmental harm.
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Old Plank Trail Stewards
Seminar Helps Students Enter BOG Program at Governors State
Governors State University offers portfolio seminar for credit by life experience toward the Board of Governors Bachelor of Arts Degree. Three sessions run 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday March 11 and March 25 at the Orland Park Extension Center. Fee 45 dollars. Call 534-4092 for details or reservations.
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Governors State University
Board of Governors
GSU
Orland Park Place
153Rd Street
LaGrange Road
Orland Park
BOG
Residents urged to share ideas for regional future fair
Governors State University hosts a March 11 public fair to gather citizen concepts for regional future within the Regional Action Project 2000. The event runs 8 30 a m to 2 30 p m and is funded by Chicago Community Trust and MacArthur Foundation to identify social economic and police issues from Chicago south side to Joliet Bolingbrook. Contact Beverly Goldberg at 534 6360 for details.
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Governors State University
Chicago Community Trust
John D. and
Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Chicago
Kankakee
Illinois- Indiana State Line
Joliet
Bolingbrook
Beverly Goldberg
DIA cost overruns cast doubt on new airport plan
Denver International Airport faces 2.5 billion overrun and high per passenger fees as Stapleton closes. Columnist Gene Amole notes viability concerns, warns bonds may fail and federal bailouts possible. Though business groups and unions back DIA, airlines oppose it, unlike Peotone hub plans nearby.
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Rocky Mountain
Denver International Airport
Denver
Stapleton Field
Peotone
Rocky Mountain News
Gene Amole
DIA
Stapleton
Amole
Feds
Chicago Area
Boulder Fort Collins crowd feeds Feb. 7 David Wilhelm event
Rich T Marge Friedman, 11th District Democratic committeewoman, volunteers for Len Alice Palmer, aiming to replace Mel Reynolds. David Wilhelm, who led the 1992 state volunteer program for Bill Clinton, hopes to work on next year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Wilhelm says a primary challenge to this president could yield a GOP victory.
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Rockies
Boulder
Fort Collins
David Wilhelm
Marge Friedman
Len Alice
Mel Reynolds
Palmer
Chicago
Friedman
Bill Clinton
Clinton Gore
Demos
Democratic National Committee
Wilhelm
Illinois political buzz as Specter ponders bid and local moves
Short month in Chicago scene as Arlen Specter weighs a presidential run with Manny Hoffman calling Illinois a key state and plans to return in April. Gov. Edgar and others head to Florida for AFL-CIO, while local action includes single member districts for MWRD and a veteran impersonation bill.
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Cook County
GOP
Manny Hoffman
Chicago
U.S
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Hoffman
Specter
Illinois
Jim Edgar
George Ryan
Chicago Federation of Labor Prez
Robert Healey
Florida
Edgar
Paros Parker
Les Peterson
Juvenile Advisory Board
Department of Corrections
Peterson
Moraine Valley Community College
Lou Viverito
D-Burbank
Tom Dunn
D. Joliet
House
Michael Madigan
Illinois Commerce Commission
Steve Brown
Madigan
House Repubs
Senate
William
Bill” Shaw
Dalton
Barbra Hammond
T Gop Prez
Kim Clarke
Todd Maich
Jamaica
Clarke
Jerry Weller
R-Morris
Presidential line item veto gains support in Senate push
U S Rep Harris Fawell backs a strengthened line item veto bill now passed by the House and moving through the Senate to veto targeted tax benefits affecting 100 or fewer people. Flora Ciarlo hosts supporters at Sam's Club in South Heights. Ostenburg plans public profile via Illinois Public Policy Institute forum at Freedom Hall PF. Homewood Children Center hosts K C Conlon fundraiser March 10 with proceeds to clear debts from his death. Call 957-8188 for info.
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U.S
Harris Fawell
Naperville
House
Senate
Fawell
Flora Ciarlo
R-Steger
Sam’s
South Heights
John Ostenburg
Park Forest
Illinois
Ciark
Ostenburg
Illinois Public Policy Institute
Freedom Hall
Homewood Children’s Center
Friends of
K.C
Kevin Christopher
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St. James Hospital
St. James
Sharon Dausman
Archdiocese of Chicago
Cote
Chicago Road
CORO
James Hospital and Health Centers
Myra Guindon
Jet Lay
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