Letters respond to Tony Mathis on Braun and Fitzgerald
Peter Fitzgerald supporter Peter Gifford of Park Forest writes from Via e mail praising Fitzgerald positions on taxes education and traditional family values while criticizing Carol Moseley Braun and negative campaigning. He notes faith based rhetoric in Mathis letter and cites parental consent abortion issues.
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Tony Mathis
the Star
Mathis
Carol Moseley) Braun
Illinois
Fitzgerald
Peter Fitzgerald
Stephen L. Gifford Park Forest
Our foreign policy force in the Iraq conflict critique
A reader letter from Charles McGhee in Chicago Heights argues U S and allied policy toward Iraq mirrors prior interventions. He accuses Washington of arming Iraq, supporting Iran’s war, and using force and sanctions to dominate the region. He cites Reagan and Bush eras for global meddling and warns of escalating violence.
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Iraq
Middle East
Washington
London
Iran
Hussein
U.S. Department of Commerce
Sadaam Hussein
Reagan
Bush
Panama
Grenada
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Honduras
Charles McGhee
Chicago Heights
Wishes for a Jackie Wilson film honoring a great entertainer
A reader praises Jackie Wilson and his era, notes his impact and connections with Elvis Presley, Smokey Robinson, and Otis Williams, and urges a movie or TV special to chronicle Wilsons career and Motown era history for fans.
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Temptations
Jackie Wilson
Berry Gordy
Detroit
Freddie
Boom Boom” Cannon
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Elvis
Club Paradise
Jackie
Otis Williams
Temptations Group
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bill
Smokey” Robinson
Smokey Robinson
Mary Wells
Taxing proposal sparks districtwide concern in Steger area
Lorelei and Jonathan Williams of Steger urge Cook County taxpayers to oppose shifting Will County tax burdens. They urge notifying Steger officials and school boards. warn of potential $240 yearly hike on a $100,000 home and business impacts. They advocate Will County assessors and state action, plus public input.
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Steger
Cook County
Steger Wilco
Steger-Will County
Steger Village
Bloom Township
Steger-South Chicago Heights
South Chicago Heights
Park Forest
Sauk Village
Chicago Heights
Wilco Group
Wilco
Will County
Robbins Resource Recovery Facility nears steady approval
The Robbins incinerator plant, a Robbins Resource Recovery Facility, has not violated Illinois emission limits and passes 99.88 of air quality tests. Despite outsider opposition and local political contention over waste to energy, state and federal agencies approved the project with strict monitoring.
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Robbins
State of Illinois
Foster Wheeler
IEPA
Alsip
Crestwood
Blue Island
Art as a Basic in School Curriculum
Education columnist Bruce Aldrich discusses W. Dwaine Greer’s book arguing for integrating arts into standard schooling. He condemns treating art as a separate elective and urges teaching art across culture history and criticism while including studio art to foster perception creativity and critical thinking.
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W. Dwaine Greer
Arts in education prove essential to broad liberal learning
Bruce Aldrich of South Suburban College argues that arts exposure boosts reading and math, raises SAT results, and fosters innovative thinking. He cites NAEP data showing limited access to music visual arts and theatre, urging schools and boards to value fine and performing arts as core to education.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAEP
Chronicle of Higher Education
Robert Fulton
Samuel Morse
Abbot H. Thayer
Buckminster Fuller
Kenneth Snelson
Albert Einstein
Bruce Aldrich
South Suburban College
South Holland
Oak Forest
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Interaccess
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