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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1993
Page
6
The Star published its weekly edition with Norman A Rosinski as president and publisher Dennis Wheeler as senior news editor Lester G Sons executive editor and vice president Joanne M Zerkel as features editor. The paper lists memberships in several press associations and notes the date Sunday February 21 1993.
The editorial argues legislators with local government ties know the Open Meetings Act often beaten by leaks and hidden talks. It urges taped closed sessions to ensure open deliberations and protect public trust from private discussions and selective minutes.
Mayors and village presidents plead against diverting Illinois 25 percent state income tax surcharge from municipalities to education and child welfare. Gov Jim Edgar plans March budget reveal. Taxpayers face higher property taxes or cut services. readers expect tough choices and broader reform.
A columnist notes growing use of living history actors in schools including Lincoln Franklin and Curie look alikes and a Brookfield Zoo guest. He questions the shift from traditional learning to photo op assemblies amid TV culture and asks which figures will shape future classrooms.
A reader letter from Jean Jackson of Park Forest criticizes Congress for wasteful funding, urging reform of the USDA as a large, overgrown agency with diverse, unneeded missions. The piece cites lobbying growth, line item veto appeals, and calls to press officials to act, ending with a call to contact representatives.
Letters to the editor challenge claims about ESDA attacks on former director Charles Corkery and instead blame Supervisor Tom Knowles for disrupting disaster relief. Signatories Richard Township Emergency Services and Disaster Agency list George Tamer Mark Mahochko Donna Hurt Brian Hartlep Nick Hetmanski Jason Murphy Gregory Bauman Michael Carroll Rich Wangerin Michael Doyle Craig Sline Patrick Doyle.
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