Editor letters question farmland loss and empire risk
A reader cites a recent Illinois article claiming 88 percent of farmland and green space converted to development from 1970 to 1990 while Illinois population rose 4 percent. The letter questions airport siting in Will County farmland and criticizes the Farm Land Preservation Act. It warns of America’s empires collapsing from overreach and NATO mistrust, urging focus on domestic issues.
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Open Letter to Crete Monee District on Referendum and Budget
An open letter to the Crete Monee School District 2010 Legislative Action Committee and Board of Education urges negotiating a multi year teachers and administrators contract, maintaining fiscal oversight, and ensuring funds are spent as promised. It calls for TIF and tax revenue sharing, school pride through equipment, and a state led solution. The writer warns against annual salary bargaining and booster clubs bearing basic costs, urging accountability and action from Springfield.
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Legislative Action Committee
Board of Education
Varius
Springfield
Illinois businesses urged to register for electric choice
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce warns that only 5 percent of eligible firms have registered for the electric deregulation lottery. By June 15, they must register to gain the option to choose a provider on Jan 1, 2001. Nonresidential customers above 4 megawatts or with 10+ facilities may be eligible, others risk missing the October eligibility window. Dennis R. Whetstone urges swift action and provides contact details.
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Illinois Chamber of Commerce
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Lunch Money and Tax Hikes Spark Reader Letter Marching Claims
A Park Forest/Monee reader criticizes education funding debates, arguing that higher taxes and lunch money excuses mask costs. The letter asserts tax hikes will continue, predicts outcomes like tax relief only in the distant future, and defends budgeting discipline as the path to improved schools with better ACT scores and reading skills.
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Kathie Gans
McDonald's
Park Forest
Monee
Jackson Sr withdraws from third presidential bid says Jr may reach presidency
The piece argues Jesse Jackson Sr. should withdraw a third run, to pave the path for his son Jesse Jackson Jr. to eventually become the first African American U.S. president. It cites past Jackson-led victories for Harold Washington, Douglas Wilder, and David Dinkins as precedent for guiding Jr. into the presidency.
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Jackson Sr
Harold Washington
Chicago
Virginia
Douglas Elder
David Dinkins
New York City
Congress
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Internet worries and pastimes in a letter to the editor
A reader questions the Melissa virus and Internet havoc, arguing most malware is harmless prankster work. They defend freedom of speech online, criticize censorship and urge parental supervision, noting Y2K and a nostalgic defense of pen and paper culture while celebrating access to libraries and archives.
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Judge Dietch
Melissa
Michaelangelo
Henry
Lessons from a long-ago summer job with Charles Shields
A narrator recalls summer factory work after high school and college years. He describes hard labor, harsh lines between educated and working men, and lessons on leadership, performance over diplomas, and humility. The piece ends with a caution about singing inside a welding helmet after an Italian lunch, underscoring practical, cheeky wisdom learned on the shop floor.
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Charles J. Shields
Shields
Newspaper Editorial Contacts and Staff Emails
The email roster lists Franklin R. Shuftan editor at fshuftan interaccess.com Margaret Seltzner assistant editor news at seltzner interaccess.com Dennis R. Wheeler editorial page editor at dwheel interaccess.com Joanne Zerkel features editor at jzerkel interaccess.com General newsroom inquiries to starnews interaccess.com
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Fshuftan
Interaccess
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Seltzner
Dennis R. Wheeler
Dwheel
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Jzerkel
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