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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 2000
Page
11
A citizen letter criticizes district leaders over grade center plans, accusing officials of manipulating public opinion and dodging community input. The writer urges accountability, warns of long-term community decline, and predicts future political consequences for the school board.
A letter criticizes Crete-Monee High School for low ACT scores and high enrollment figures, arguing board accountability is lacking. It broadens to critique government waste, tax policy, and calls for tax reduction over reform to curb spending and burdens on homeowners and seniors.
A reflective note looks back at 1999 losses including Walter Payton and John F Kennedy Jr. and contemplates mortality. The author, Tony Dauginas, notes the Homewood Park District will build a park on the old Hines Lumber site after opposing a prior referendum and quips about public criticism and remarks from a willow tree.
Charles J Shields advises teachers and students to combat the midwinter doldrums by taking action. Try new social circles, sit with someone different at lunch, and initiate conversations to spark new friendships that can transform the second half of the year.
A collection of practical ideas to boost energy and mood during winter. Teachers are advised to swap fatty snacks for fruit, mix up seating and incentives, give occasional campus tours, and collaborate with colleagues. Students are urged to broaden friendships, join activities, and resist gloom with fresh routines and reminders of sunny summers ahead.
The exhortation urges beginning the new millennium with love and kindness toward every person. It emphasizes that the reward for such actions will be universal and great for all residents of Chicago Heights.
The piece asserts Rev. Jesse Jackson has an inalienable right to move freely in any U S community. It cites armed forces service to defend universal rights and rejects limiting him to one side of the track. It criticizes Plessy v Ferguson and calls for zero tolerance on racism.
A resident supports the Homewood School District 153 board amid a controversial decision. The writer notes residents may not share the majority view, commends the board’s background work, and urges continued trust as the board makes its choice and moves forward.
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