Tribute to Emily a life loving and active in community
A Park Forest resident Emily lived on Orchard Drive and was known for humor music and dance. She battled multiple myeloma with bravery and emphasized empathy and attention to others. Emily led community efforts with The Fellowship of Caring and NOW South Suburbs and aided job seekers, earning a Mayor Daley award. She inspired many as a caring friend and civic advocate.
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Orchard Drive
Park Forest
Emily
WBEZ
Fellowship of Caring
Chicago Heights
Daley
Education Districts must train staff in dyslexia reading methods
Barbara Pavoni, a reading specialist from Tinley Park, argues districts must require teacher training in multisensory reading instruction to help dyslexic students. She cites NICHD research against whole language, urges phonemic awareness, and notes many teachers lack essential reading knowledge.
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International
National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development
NICHD
Reid Lyon
Illinois
Lindamoods
Barbara Pavoni
Tinley Park
Percentage Patrol Would Guard Truth In Advertising
A speaker derides stores that use percent off ads and up to discounts. He urges skeptical shoppers to resist spending on inflated pricing. He dismisses bargain branding as deceptive and vows to expose misleading promotions.
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Hades
Speaker-elect Livingston faced Democratic push for resignation
The speaker-elect concedes an extramarital affair in public while Congressional Democrats demand his resignation. The passage contrasts with President Clinton's alleged lies under oath and accusations of abusing power, noting partisan demonstrations in his defense.
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Bob Livingston
Clinton
Mind over matter quote misattributed to Jack Benny
The writer Roxanne M. Geraci is cited as wrongly attributing the quote about mind over matter to Jack Benny. Hollywood cognoscenti dispute Benny's association with the line, while Fred Allen mocks his ad lib ability. The memory recalls an earlier Wheeler and Woolsey gag from the 1930s with a similar phrasing this way.
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Roxanne M. Geraci
Jack Benny
Hollywood Cognoscenti
Benny
Fred Allen
Wheeler and Woolsey
Disputes over Majority Definition
A reader rebuts a Dec 31 letter on Clinton’s election, arguing that majority means more than half but also encompasses preponderance and legal age. The writer condemns narrow slant and urges independent, moderate thinking, emphasizing compassion and tolerance.
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Clinton
Snow Angel Gratitude From Steger Neighbor Patrols Driveway
Edna Mullin of Steger thanks a kind driver who stopped on Carpenter Street January 4 to plow her long driveway and declined payment saying he did not want her to have a heart attack. She praises the snow angel in her note. A Bobcat helper also cleared another resident’s driveway on January 2 and refused pay.
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Carpenter Street
Steger
Edna Mullin Steger
Lagone Paving
Would Dr King approve of today’s civil rights scene
Dolores J. Whiters reflects on Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy as Jan 15 marks his birthday and Jan 18 the holiday. She questions whether gala tributes, media debates, and corporate acts honor his memory or mask ongoing inequality and self-defeating behavior within the Black community. She calls for active work to uplift children, erase ignorance, poverty, and bias, and to demand real justice.
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Dr. King
Martin Luther King
America
Dr King
Memphis
Tenn
Supreme Court
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